| Hot | 6/18/2013 10:13:00 AM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman picked up three hits, including a two-run walk-off homer, Monday against the Mets. | Insight: Freeman is 6-for-8 over his last two games and is batting .327 with 48 RBI and an .872 OPS this season. His power hasn't developed as expected yet, but it's hard to complain about his production. | | |
| 5/30/2013 11:19:00 AM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has crushed Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey for nine hits in 18 at-bats. | Insight: Four of those hits were doubles, and one was a homer. With Dickey on the mound Thursday against Atlanta and Freeman swinging a hot stick, make sure the first baseman is active. | | |
| 5/28/2013 9:25:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is batting .362 with 11 RBI over his last 12 games. | Insight: Freeman went 3-for-5 Tuesday against the Blue Jays. He only has three homers this season, but is batting .304 with 31 RBI. | | |
| 5/25/2013 11:38:00 AM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is just 1-for-11 (.091) against Mets starter Dillon Gee. | Insight: Freeman is having a solid season, batting .290 with 28 RBI, but hasn't hit Gee very well and should not be started. | | |
| 5/15/2013 7:35:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman had three hits, a walk and three RBI Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. | Insight: Freeman doubled twice, but he still has just nine extra-base hits in 27 games. | | |
| 4/30/2013 10:07:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 with three RBI Tuesday versus Washington. | Insight: Freeman came in 5-for-25 (.200) with two RBI in seven games since returning from a strained oblique, but he raised his season average to .319 Tuesday. | | |
| 4/22/2013 4:20:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (strained right oblique) is expected to be activated for Monday when Atlanta opens a series in Colorado. | Insight: Freeman said his oblique "felt fine" and fantasy owners will want to get him in the lineup immediately as he'll be playing three games in the light air of Colorado. He's a career .406 hitter with a 1.349 OPS at Coors Field. | | |
| 4/18/2013 5:39:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (strained right oblique) will begin his minor league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Gwinnett, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. | Insight: Freeman said his oblique "felt fine" while taking 30 swings on Tuesday, and he made it through a workout Thursday without issue. He should be able to rejoin the team on Monday in Colorado. | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:16:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (strained right oblique) will work out with Triple-A Gwinnett Thursday, and if all goes well, he will begin a three-game rehab stint Friday and be activated Monday, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. | Insight: Freeman said his oblique "felt fine" while taking 30 swings on Tuesday. He actually suffered the injury during a workout before Opening Day but played in five games before the team shut him down to prevent a muscle tear. | | |
| 4/16/2013 9:10:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (strained right oblique) took swings Tuesday for the first time since being placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 7. SOURCE: AJC.com | Insight: Freeman said the oblique "felt fine" while taking 30 swings. He actually suffered the injury during a workout before Opening Day but played in five games before the team shut him down. The team opted to go that route because it didn't want to risk Freeman tearing the muscle. He should be able to return next week. | | |
| 4/7/2013 11:10:00 AM |
Description: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. | Insight: Freeman says he suffered the oblique strain last Sunday but has played through it and is upset the Braves have opted to place him on the DL. Oblique strains can linger for 3-4 weeks, but this one should only keep Freeman out for the minimum amount of time. He is 7-for-17 with one homer and seven RBIs this season and should resume his expected breakout season in two weeks. Chris Johnson will handle first base duties in the interim. | | |
| Hot | 4/3/2013 10:53:00 PM |
Description: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman torched the Phillies for two more hits Wednesday in a 9-2 victory. | Insight: Freeman's bases clearing double in the bottom of the fourth put the Braves ahead 7-0. He also had three base knocks in the season opener on Monday. We wouldn't expect him to hit .714 for the rest of the season but it's definitely good to see Freeman get off to a nice start. | | |
| 4/3/2013 12:40:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is a career .467 hitter against Phillies ace Roy Halladay (7-for-15) with three homers, nine RBI and a 1.567 OPS. | Insight: He went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in the season opener while Halladay has struggled to find his game for most of spring training. Freeman is a must start on Wednesday. | | |
| 4/1/2013 10:28:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman rounded the bases for his first home run of the season Monday in a win over the Phillies. | Insight: He went 3-for-4 on the night. Many are predicting a breakout season for Freeman in 2013. He'll have the day off Tuesday before the Braves take the field again Wednesday against Roy Halladay. | | |
| 3/20/2013 6:00:00 PM |
Description: After going 4-for-4 with two homers Wednesday, Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman now leads the majors with seven spring homers. | Insight: Freeman had 23 homers, 94 RBIs and 91 runs last season so he already has been a valuable fantasy first baseman but he should be in line for a career year in his third full season. | | |
| 9/28/2012 10:36:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has three homers in his last six games. | Insight: Freeman went deep Friday against the Mets, his 23rd of the season. The first baseman needs six RBIs in his final five games to reach 100 for the first time. | | |
| 9/11/2012 7:33:00 PM |
Description: Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman will sit out Tuesday's game against Milwaukee. | Insight: Freeman's benching is probably the result of his current 2-for-24 slump. Lyle Overbay (.287, 2 HR, 10 RBI) will start at first tonight for Atlanta. | | |
| 9/1/2012 12:28:00 PM |
Description: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman is just 2-for-13 against Phillies lefty Cliff Lee. | Insight: Freeman is having a solid season with 19 HR, 84 RBI and a .270 batting average. But this matchup is one to be avoided. | | |
| Hot | 8/12/2012 10:54:00 PM |
Description: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman is hitting .330 with four homers, 26 RBIs and an impeccable 11/18 K/BB ratio since the All-Star break. | Insight: Freeman whiffed 71 times and walked just 21 in 72 games in the first half while batting .264, so this is a major improvement all around. The first baseman also had a strong second half in 2011, hitting .292 with eight homers and 33 RBIs, though he still struck out 61 times against 21 walks. We may see a season-changing performance from Freeman over the final weeks of 2012. | | |
| 8/12/2012 3:46:00 PM |
Description: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman hasn't faced Mets starter Jonathon Niese many times in his career, but when he has, it's gone well for him. So far he is batting .400 in 10 career at bats against the New York lefthander. | Insight: Freeman (.281, 14 HR, 74 RBI) will look to add to those strong numbers when he faces Niese (8-6, 3.82 ERA) again Sunday in the final game of a three-game set. | | |
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