What would it cost for the Atlanta Braves to lock up Freddie Freeman… forever? And should they consider going ahead and doing just that?
That question is not absurd, given Freeman’s comments to FOX Sports over the weekend. The comment – which strangely wasn’t followed up by the interviewer – was “I want to be here forever” and “hopefully I can be here for the rest of my career”.
I’ll go on the record now: I’d sign on to that idea.
That full interview is available to watch here:
The context was Chipper Jones‘ Hall of Fame phone call, their relationship (Freddie was on site for the call), and how Chipper’s organizational loyalty has ‘rubbed off’ on him.