Atlanta Braves fans will be happy with Matt Olson. He has terrific power and is a top defender. But he’s no Freddie Freeman, writes Tom Verducci
. They reportedly offered Freeman $135 million over five years, which basically took the Paul Goldschmidt contract and added $1 million a year.
How did those deals turn out? Not good. In 39 seasons under those contracts , those players returned only 12 qualified seasons of average or better offense , with three of those 12 seasons coming from Goldschmidt in his three years with St. Louis. Legacies die hard, especially first basemen because of their general limited athleticism.
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