Coming into the year, my thoughts on a possible Freddie Freeman extension were pretty clear:
Spring Training has become extension season around baseball the last few years so the Freddie Freeman news should be dropping pretty soon.
— Stephen (@b_outliers) February 25, 2021
At 3:17 PM on February 25th, I felt the biggest question surrounding the extension was when it was going to happen. Not if. I just couldn’t imagine a scenario where the Braves let their franchise player walk out the door right in the middle of their contention window.