Ex-Braves player suggests Max Fried might sign with the Dodgers in 2025
As the Atlanta Braves chase a World Series title in 2024, Max Fried will be one of the leaders in their pitching rotation. But come 2025, some believe Fried won’t even be playing for the Braves.
Fried is scheduled to hit free agency after the season. With how the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2024 offseason, Braves legend Jeff Francoeur is wondering if Fried would eventually join their super team, via Foul Territory.
“You wonder if he’s gonna be joining (Tyler) Glasnow and those guys out there in LA,” Francoeur said. “He’s from there.”
While signing with the Dodgers will seemingly always be an option, Francoeur acknowledged that the Braves still have plenty to offer. With a higher payroll due to their new stadium attendance, Atlanta can afford a big contract. Furthermore, Fried would continue being a focal point for a Braves team looking to take control of the National League.
But before any decision is made, Fried will need to prove his health. The right-hander made just 14 starts in 2023 as he battled forearm and hamstring injuries. When he was healthy, Fried was dominant, putting up an 8-1 record with a 2.55 ERA and a 80/18 K/BB ratio. Over his seven-year MLB career with the Braves, the righty holds a 62-26 record with a 3.03 ERA and a 697/189 K/BB ratio.
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Braves are headed to Spring Training with a ridiculous amount of sunflower seeds
Spring Training games start on February 24th. The Braves let the social media world know they are ready to go.
On Monday, the Atlanta Braves posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that they were loaded up and departing to Florida in preparation for Spring Training. Games start on February 24th but obviously players will be reporting well before then. With 23 additional non-roster invitees tagging along, more equipment will be needed but how much more?
The Braves social media team shared that their cargo consisted of 100 batting helments, 400 pairs of pants, 8 rolling carts, 12 pairs of catching gear and 1,200 bags of sunflower seeds. This is normal, right? Or is it?
12 pairs of catching gear may seem like too much, but what really created some conversation across social media (including here at HTHB) was the amount of sunflower seeds mentioned. We know that nearly every ballplayer from the time they are in Little League enjoys sunflower seeds but to some, 1,200 bags seems excessive. This has created the opportunity for some great responses on social media.
The great debate becomes if 1,200 bags of sunflower seeds will be consumed by the Atlanta Braves in Spring Training or if there will be left overs. Since there is a significant increase in individuals consuming them than there would be in the regular season, our bet is that they will all be gone. However, others need more information to make a hypothesis.
What brand of seeds are there? What flavor variety is being provided? How big are the individual bags? These are all questions that could play a factor in guessing whether or not some sunflower seeds will survive Spring Training.
We would like to know if you think the seeds will make it or not! Let us know on our social media sites!
Of course our focus will remain what improvements the Braves have made this offseason and watch them plant the seed for 2024 (pun intended). We will get as much information as we can regarding the 1,200 bags of sunflower seeds and provide you all with updates as we can.
At the end of the day we are just like every other Braves fan out there. We’re really excited baseball is close to being back.
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