After over a decade of seeing the position as essentially a revolving door, the Atlanta Braves have enjoyed seeing the same productive – and popular – player on the right corner of the infield for nearly a decade.
Freddie Freeman‘s presence has paid great dividends and his contract – the largest extension deal in the history of the franchise – has been well-earned.
As the Braves’ division rivals have made great strides in improving their clubs, let’s rank the players expected to compete from 1st base in 2019.
Here are the players involved:
Last year, this wasn’t particularly close.