Watching Freeman's return to Atlanta last night was another reminder that sometimes you have to put what's best for the team ahead of what's best for the player. Olson is putting up similar numbers (~50 points lower BA, a few more home runs) to Freeman for a contract that is about $7 million a year less, and that covers his age 28-36 seasons versus Freddie's which covers his age 32-38 seasons. As heartbreaking as it must have been for Atlanta fans to lose their franchise player a year after winning the WS, it's hard to argue that they didn't make the right move.
