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death2redemptions

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Wait, why did they take Folty out of the game already??? He was at just 73 pitches and had gone 5 innings with 6 k's and only two hits given up.

Unless he was injured this just seems silly. Let's waste the bullpen while we're at it, why not?
 

Rabs

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It looked like when he hit that ball to shortstop something happened to him. I think that's why he's out.

And just like that we are losing.
 

death2redemptions

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I'm so mad that I missed this game cuz of a stupid dentist appointment! Soroka took a no-hitter into the 7th inning & Freeman hit his 14th HR of the season & an RBI single to go with it. Braves shutout the Mets 2-0

Freeman is on FIRE right now and the power is back, mashing 5 HR's in his last 7 games! As of right now he is the best player in the NL and it's not even arguable. Want proof? He leads the NL in hits, batting average, OBP, slg%, OPS, Total Bases, wRC+, OPS+, rWAR, fWAR & wOBA. He's 2nd in RBI's & XBH, 4th in HR & 5th in Runs Scored. The only category you won't find him top 5 in is stolen bases but still, he does lead all NL 1st basemen in stolen bases! It is absolutely insane how good he has been! He's on pace to have his best season yet.

F. Freeman 2018 Season - .344 avg 14 HR 48 RBI 1.025 OPS 6 SB (3.4 rWAR/3.4 fWAR) *those WAR numbers don't include today's game & they will be higher when they do.
 

death2redemptions

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On my latest episode of "Slob his Knob" I take a look at Freddie Freeman and his NL rank among every important traditional & sabermetric stat:
.344 avg - 1st
.435 OBP - 1st
.590 slg% - 1st
1.025 OPS - 1st
88 Hits - 1st
44 Runs - 6th
14 HR - 3rd
48 RBI - 3rd
6 SB - 19th
151 Total Bases - 1st
34 XBH - 2nd
41 Walks - 6th
3.6 rWAR - 1st
3.6 fWAR - 1st
181 OPS+ - 1st
175 wRC+ - 1st
.429 wOBA - 1st
.246 ISO - 6th

Which brings us to this question...

https://www.foxsports.com/watch/mlb-whiparound/video/1255438403676

Is Freeman the clear front runner for NL MVP? I'll give the same exact answer the guys in that video gave....yes, yes, yes. No other position player even comes close to stacking up against Freeman & at least for the moment, the Braves are contenders so we don't have to get into the debate of whether or not a player who's not on a contending team should get consideration & even if he weren't on a contending team, his stats are far better than any other NL position player that I think he'd still be the top candidate. The only other NL player who could give Freeman a run for his money at this point in the season is Max Scherzer. Now, I'm not a big fan of pitchers winning the MVP award unless their stats are drastically better than any position player candidate and while I do believe Scherzer has had an incredible season so far I'd say his stats are comparable, or at best, slightly better than Freeman's.

Throughout his career I'd say this season would be his best shot at winning the award, with the Braves in contention and Harper struggling. However, in order to win it he's going to have to avoid the DL this year. I don't believe serving the minimal time on a single 10-day DL stint will drastically hurt his chances but he has to avoid those major injuries that require significant recovery time.

And again, he could go in a major slump while Harper goes on the hottest streak of his career & the Braves fall out of contention...all things that hurt his chances...but I'm just talking about right now & right now he's the front runner.

And that includes our latest episode, as it only ends when "the player's Knob is full of my Slob". I'll catch you next time when a Braves player's Knob is in need of some Slob, so long folks!
 

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