Jeff Passan on Freddie Freeman Firing Agents for Botching Braves Negotiations | The Rich Eisen Show
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan tells Rich Eisen why Freeman fired his agents after they failed to ink a deal last offseason to keep him in Atlanta.
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His agent didn’t tell Freddie about the final Braves offer which would have paid him more money than the dodger and he found out THIS WEEKEND. That’s why the agent got fired and he would still be a brave if his agent didn’t do this. That’s why he is so emotional
i think they should look into possibly the dodgers paying off his agent 👀. this could be a really interesting situation
If this is all true the agent should have to forfeit all agent fees and should also loose the ability to rep players
@@Smart-Towel-RG-400 he's gonna go to jail
Wasn’t Freeman in ATL like a decade or something? If he really wanted to be there that badly, couldn’t he have just contacted the Braves front office directly and got that final offer communicated to him before he took the Dodger deal?
All agents are snakes
Its about the agents, not the Braves or the Dodgers. His agents were not truthful with him.
The timing of his firing is impeccable. Freddie discovered the truth in Atlanta.
He should fire his boujee wife too. (for chasing the bag).
@@dicktracy5066 I bet she was one of the reasons so she can live that lavish lifestyle in LA😂
@@dicktracy5066 i wouldn’t do that, cause that would be every single woman, so not specific to her being greedy
@@Matt-gu4yx not true. You need to get out more.
The L.A. Dodgers are fortunate to have Freddie Freeman. He's an impressive hitter.
And lucky. It's becoming more and more apparent that he wants to be in Atlanta.
Better crier.
The only problem with that is Freddie Freeman is only a Dodger in uniform ready belongs in Atlanta not Los Angeles
Freddy belongs in Atlanta he's not a Dodge
“Is it possible he found out something about the negotiations this past weekend?” Oh the timing
I would imagine he had a face to face conversation with the Braves GM and learned some things.
@@dungbeetle14 bingo
"He was speaking his truth"
There is no such thing as "his" truth or "my" truth or "your" truth!
There's just TRUTH.
Reminder the Braves had an offer with more money per year and no deferred money.
And taxes eat up so much more in Cali than in GA. That agent boned him. Wonder where the agent actually lives...higher overall signing means higher commission for him...and if he is in a lower taxed state...
@@marinewillis1202 That's true. CA has one of the highest state taxes in the nation.
@@marinewillis1202 I believe the agent as WELL has to pay those California taxes from that contract.. it’s whatever state the money COMES from..
Freddie’s agent overplayed his hand gave a ultimatum to the Braves and then misled him.
His agent didn’t tell Freddie about the 5 years 140 million dollar deal
Freddie over flexed and didn’t expect the Braves to say oh cool you wanna power move us, have fun in a LA as fast as they did and he’s regretting it. Easy as that.
@@turneryoung905 Lol. the Braves didn’t, it was his agent apparently
They didn't expect the Braves to break off so quickly, but Alex knew he had a tiny window to get Olson. He couldn't afford to play the games Freeman's agents were playing.
God damn Passan was so boring about this whole situation. Like this is a big deal and he’s just acting like nothing happened. Is he connected to this agent somehow???
Passan has always sucked. He came across as pro agent
How do I get back the 8 minutes of my life wasted listening to Passan. What a know-nothing dufus.
Sounds like someone who doesn't know what he is a talking about, so he is taking the apathetic route to downplay it's significance.
Literally, exactly as one of the other commenters said, Freddie's agent, Casey Close, did not disclose to Freddie the Braves' final offer, as well as did not tell Freddie about the ultimatum Close gave to Alex Anthopolous. Casey Close absolutely went around his client's back, and negotiated against his client's wishes, to benefit his self. Freddie expressed so, so many times, over and over, in the press throughout the post-season and after the Series, that he had no wish to go anywhere else, he 100% intended to retire a Brave, and he trusted that his agent would work in his interest to get him the best deal. This is completely messed up, this guy Casey Close deserves to lose every single client he has, ESPECIALLY one very big one, Dansby Swanson. Dansby needs to fire this man IMMEDIATELY, if not sooner.
Word, B.
Dansby uses the same agent? Yikes, I did not know that. And Dansby is in the final year of his deal now.
Close is a big wheel. Playas like that.
Freddie Freeman, MLB, & the Atlanta Braves need to take legal action against this Agent and possibly the the Dodgers
Is that true? How do you know?
Wow Passan really tip toed around that without giving any useful insight. Kind of just talked out of both sides of his mouth and ended it “people shouldn’t care about this” Lolol such useful insight.
Sounds like a Dodger fan to me.
You just perfectly described a media job in a nutshell circa 2022, sadly.
CAUTION..."ESPN MLB Insider" - give me a break. Freddie's agent was dishonest and screwed Freddie for his own greedy gain. Freddie should sue him for all he's worth. Miss you in ATL Freddie!
How quickly the Olson trade is now a nothing burger! LOL!
@@michaelomalley9992 Homie those contracts aren't even a tenth over yet, he's also rocking a 121 OPS+ as of this comment. Just because he's not the best goddamn player in the sport doesn't mean he's a bust.
@@michaelomalley9992 Freddie's agent was saying (lying) to the Braves, "Other teams have offered us X dollars. Match that or else we're signing elsewhere." AA didn't have enough payroll to match that, so he went out and made a deal for Matt Olson before somebody else scooped him up.
From AA's perspective, his choices were: Trade for Matt Olson or sign a scrub free agent to play first base.
I knew something was off with these negotiations when we kept hearing reporting saying the Tampa Bay RAYS were still in the mix for Freddie just like a week before Freddie had to sign with LA. Even the Blue Jays were in the mix. The Blue Jays who have one of the best first basemen in all of baseball are in the mix for Freddie Freeman?
His representation was doing anything they could to drive up the price and start a bidding war with the Yankees and Dodgers. The second Atlanta traded for Matt Olson Freddie's side lost all leverage and had to start stirring up rumors to get more teams interested.
In all fairness, Vlad could theoretically move to 3rd, or they could share 1B and DH. Now Vlad was a touch below average, -3 DRS in 96 games, granted he hasn't played much game at 3rd in 3 years, he's also a lot more fit now than he was in 19 so I'm willing to bet that a touch below average defense is fine and would be expected if they did that.
Should have got Buster Olney, he actually knows what happen.
Passan is a clown
I agree Passan sounds like he really doesn’t care about the details of it. Sounds more like a dodger fan with his statement of he signed with the dodgers and that’s that.
How is it possible that a MLB insider knows less about how it went down than I do?
@@AsylumSaint LOL.. well the offers were made public and neither party has disputed those offers.
Exactly what I was thinking, it’s literally their job and they don’t know anything
Agreed wow
Because he has to be very careful with his words.
@@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 right. just like Brian windhorst suggesting the Jazz's impending rebuild without actually saying anything
#5 Freddie Freeman - always a Brave!
Jeff sounds like someone who is downplaying this because it's his very job to be in the know about things like this, and he obviously didn't know.
Wow that was breathtaking analysis. Freddie wanted x and the Braves wanted Y. Thanks Jeff!
Anything that comes out of Jeff Paissan’s mouth with respect (or lack thereof) to the Braves, should be taken with the level of credibility that you’d give to some rando standing in line next to you at the bank.
Guy’s a complete sock-puppet.
I’m sure Kershaw will hold fast to similar sentiment next year as he begins the end of his career in Texas.
Kershaw will shed tears like a normal human. Freddie looked like his owner rescued him from an animal shelter. He was balling like a bitch
If he actually said that, not smart.
110 million in Atlanta over 6 year is the same as 150 million in California/New York/Boston over 6 years! California based teams play 75% of games there vs 20% based in Atlanta!
Passan is so full of it. Casey Close has got to be a source of his or something.
That’s what I’m saying! He’s acting like Freddie was aware during the offseason.
There is no such this as his, her, their, or my truth. There is THE truth and NOTHING else.
As a Braves fan, i have no hurt feelings Fred left. I know business is business.
The mafia is business too.
freeman want to retire in L.A
Unfortunately plenty of Braves fans aren’t as mature as you
You guys are so clueless it’s incredible. If anybody still thinks Freddie didn’t want badly to retire as a Brave they are delusional or lying to themselves.
I'd like to know the amount of involvement the Dodgers had with this..How much change was kicked to Freddie's agent for mishandling this? Oh well
Kershaw has the same agent too. I'm sure this comes into play with his comments regarding this and Im sure kershaw had something to do with freeman coming.
The agent knew Freddie didn’t care about the money and that he wanted to be in Atlanta, that’s exactly why he chose not to show Freddie that last offer knowing Freddie would accept the offer therefor limiting the money hed get
"Let's go out and win a ring" LOL
Jeff, you know what happened. Don't sugar coat it. He wanted to stay in Atlanta, but his agent f'ed up. Just say it.
Should’ve went with Jerry Maguire. If he could get Rod Tidwell paid. He definitely could’ve got him paid also! Lol
Man oh man- you are quite the punster!
@@otherworld11 What was the pun there? 🤔
Terrible take. The Braves clearly wanted Freddie back. They just had a deadline to get Olson if not. They offered 170 mil for Gods sake. That’s not a “Braves turned the page” price
why is this guy carrying the water for the agent?
Passan contributed nothing here.
I cancelled Jeff Passan when he suggested that the Blue Jays should trade for Andrew Benintendi ...
Freddie wanted 6 yrs, but the Braves offered 5. The money was there though. We'll miss you in Atlanta Freddie. Thanks for the memories, dedication, and the Championship. Go Braves!! GO DAWGS!! 🏆 🏆
To hell with Georgia
I wonder if the trade could be voided legally
Jeff Passan with the Uncle Ben line
Of course they were fired. They completely failed in their main task. I’m an attorney. If we do good work but ultimately lose too many cases, we get fired. Results are all that matters at the end of the day. And those results were limited by the agents incompetence and errors.
When Corey comes back as a visitor. I bet he's not gonna cry like a punk
Because no one cries when leaving the Dodgers and California.
Freddie has a soul - you do not.
You're so tough, tough-guy. Prove to us how tough you are you stud.
How does anyone know the Braves aren’t lying? Plus if the Braves are talking to him, isn’t that tampering?
In the end, he signed the contract to go to the Dodgers💯
Did that dummy just say 'with great power comes great responsibility' and 'spoke his truth'?
He did indeed!
I don't know what Kershaw meant. It might have been just him saying that the Dodgers love Freeman too. But if he was trying to say what Eisen/Passan are implying, it's stupid. Nothing Freddie did or said implied that he's not fully committed to LA now. He's still allowed to look back with a lot of love at his time in Atlanta. No contradiction whatever.
kershaw is represent by the same agent as freeman was. I think there was a little back door channels thing there.
I love FF, but he played with fire, and he got burnt. The tears? He sure does miss Atlanta, doesn't he? Perhaps more than LA, we have a real community, churches and neighborhoods, and lots of southern hospitality. Don't get me wrong: I greatly respect the Dodgers and frankly, I like LA quite a bit, but it's obvious that FF regrets not being here. FF put in the dirty work while the team was down, and now the Braves are looking really good for the next 5 years, anyway. Shame he will not be around to share in the success.
Atlanta is a gross, sweaty, traffic-jammed, crime-ridden city.
So sick and tired of "homers" in the comments trying to build it up as this Southern Mecca when that honestly couldn't be further from the truth.
It's like, visit New Orleans sometime...chump.
The good thing is Matt Olsen is also producing!
This is kinda sad to me. I think Freddie would have taken the offer because of how much he loved the organization. And for the agent he has " a responsibility to earn the most money for his client".
Only that’s not his responsibility. He’s supposed to be getting his client what he wants, which was to stay in the ATL. The agents’ goal was to get the most money. He thought he was Boras but he ain’t lol. There’s only one of him.
@@flch95 The only problem is that Agent have an obligation to their respective union to refuse a contract that devalues their client. So you have agents that know the player wants to go somewhere, but they will steer them in the direction of the highest bidder, because it make the agent look good.
@@mkadoza yes and that’s part of the problem.
@@mkadoza no, there only obligation is to get the client what he wants. agents have to confer all offers to the client that they are representing no matter what.
Thank you. As a Dodger Fan ..as long as he produces, don't care about the past.
Dodger Fans are so insufferable. They can’t comprehend the idea that they were not number 1 in Freddie Freeman’s mind.
Freddie wanted to be like chipper and stay a brave forever but he didn’t think it would be so hard to leave but he found out where Freddie’s heart truly lies and it’s Atlanta not LA. The icon chipper tried to tell him how to deal with his contact situation.
Lol if he wanted to stay he would have. He was being offered a lot of money. Yeah la beat the Atlanta offer. But he would still have ALOT of Mika in atlanta
@@Chyeahokay his agent didn’t tell him about atlantas last offer that’s what this drama is about
@@Chyeahokay LA didn't "beat" the atlanta offer. would rather have a 5/140 deal (28 million avg) with the ability to sign more for the team you have played for 15years. or a 6/162 deal with a new team, (though a 'hometown' team) but with 57 million deferred and paying higher taxes?
Jeff Passan proves he is a complete joke of a reporter!
Firing his agent or not it doesn't really matter at this point. The agent will get paid for the deal no matter what and it will be his last long term deal. I believe when his Dodger deal is done he will be 38 years old maybe at that point he gets a 1 or 2 year deal from someone.
Sounds like to me that he didn't want leave Atlanta. Should have took less money to stay if that was the case. But if I remember right, they traded for the A's first baseman first.
Yes, the Braves made a trade for Matt Olson. Other teams were also considering a trade to obtain Matt Olson from the A's. And other teams were making offers to Freddie Freeman. So the Braves had to make a decision quickly before all the options were gone. (Keep in mind that the time crunch was extra tight because of the MLB lockout, during which teams and players couldn't negotiate.)
Freddy screwed this up and now blames the agent because he’s not happy in LA :) plane and simple.
Chipper told him not to test the market. He didn't listen. Now he has regret. Freddie was gonna be an ATL Icon like Chipper, Glavine, Smoltz and Hank Aaron. He made a mistake and has remorse.
Right - I would have stayed for the legacy even if the contract was a bit smaller.
Damn is that true
Ffs
Hank Aaron?!
This dude wasn't even SID BREAM, ffs. 😆
Rizzo>Freeman value wise
"Spoke his truth" is such a dumb saying
Jeff leaving out all sorts of details = directly from freddie. Disgusting
Poor guy was crying all the way to the bank.
Kershaw has never been down that road before.
Wow. The press was bat crazy over this story. BTW. Dodgers up by 9.5 games the West. Nice try media
The Dodgers need to figure this out. They’re in the middle of a playoff race, this is a distraction…
Freddie needs to demand a trade. Get this dude off my team. Totally lost respect for him.
100%
@@AztecRay I thought Yankee fans were the biggest snobs. Who knew, it’s the dodgers!
@@AsylumSaint “you’re entitled”
Dodger fans demand excellence, as should every fan of their team
@@AsylumSaint they’re only a game and a half in first and in one of the toughest divisions
So until October arrives, it’s a playoff race
His agent got em more $, near his hometown in a Major market. He also has an option to defer his last year of contract to pay em 5 million a year til 2039. Please cut the BS.... he's full of crap.
Less money per year, more deferred dollars which are worth less when paid than when promised... And in a state with a much higher tax rate and cost of living... Not the win you think it is
@@joecook8227 the deferred $ is paid with interest and pays out more cash. The overall contract has guaranteed more $. That's what matters in the long run.
@@jusliving7977 not every contract with deferred dollars pay interest. If this one does, then it's a moot point ONLY IF the interest paid matches the rate of inflation. Otherwise, he makes less money over time and the dodgers get the better end of the deal.
@@jusliving7977 just did some more research, Freemans contract does not allow for interest payment. So he does, in fact, lose money over the 12 years of deferral
@@jusliving7977 he effectively took a pay cut to move to Cali and be unhappy lol
Freddie wanted to resign but money and his agent got in the way sometimes in sports money isn't the answer ask Corey in Texas....
Passan lost all credibility with me when he declared Jason Heyward a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Freddies agent truly owes Freddie's wife an apology bc he screwed Freddie really good.....
I understand the dodgers are a big market team, but either way the agent was going to get paid heavily. Why do this for the extra spotlight that comes with a big market team... smh
Because it’s deeper than what the agent gained financially from whatever contract was signed.
MLB coerced Freddie and The Braves to part ways in some way. MLB got embarrassed by Atlanta winning the WS last year and commish getting boo’ed in HOU.
Tearing out the heart of our Braves team was MLB’s way of getting in the last jab.
You did notice he helped beat the Braves the other day?
Agent overplayed hand. Everything should not be about $$, and it’s business for good organizations
Wtf get up with the times … do a zoom call a freaking pic . This is why DP, pat Mack dusts rich
didnt the braves go out and sign mat olson way before the final deal to freeman was offered also that ticked off freddie freeman
Freddie can blame himself. He hired him. He signed. He didn't sign. The buck stops at Freddie
You must be in bed with Jeff huh?😭🥱
Freddie had been with the Braves for over 10 years. He has relationships with everyone in the front office. At any time prior to signing, he could have picked up the phone and said "I want to stay, lets get this done." He didn't do that. Freddie owns this one.
How bad is Passan!? The guy is clueless. He has no idea that this is a huge story. Freeman’s agent took money under the table from the Dodgers to move his client there and in so doing lied to Freeman about the Braves offer.
Or, Passan is objective and realizes a reporter can't throw accusations like that out in public, uncorroborated, without losing major access to teams and athletes.
didn't seem to have a problem going against the braves... which would be the bigger deal. agents come and go, teams don't. access the teams is more important.
He's carrying water for his source.
Kershaw has the same agent that Freddie used. Maybe Kershaw should make no more comments nor be involved in the situation...
Freddie could’ve done what AROD did and negotiate the contract himself.
Freddie could have stayed in Atlanta, he took the most $$$, even if he didn't know of Atlanta's "final offer", he should know an agent will ALWAYS angle toward HIS biggest payday, not necessarily Freddie's wish to stay a Brave.
So, take less $$$ and stay, you are already filthy rich, just stay, FFS, you ARE the Braves.
You climbed the mountain to a World Series victory....then you leave?
Passan seems to know about as much as the general public.
He went from a place he was a hero, to a place he’s just a paycheck
When you do the math, because of the California state income tax and the Georgia state income tax, Freeman would have made the same at the end of the year.
Except that you aren't off setting for other states and deductions
@@N1120A well Freeman will play 81 in LA (dodgers home games) 10 in SD, and 10 in SF. that's at least 100 of 162 each year and they play 2 at LAA this year. so 102 games in California with the higher taxes. the braves would play 10 games total vs LAD, SD, and SF in California. they also play a series in OAk this year.
Freeman will be back in atlanta....maybe not this year... some day before he retires..... sounds like his agent wanted to be in LA
what a teams needs to know the man going to do. brave had to go get someone if the not saying yes or no.
Love Freddie. Albies contract is a joke and if you’re a legacy, this is YOUR team, take a little less. Others have, and got us a title. Can’t cry over spilt milk esp since we have their closer now. You chose 5. See you in Cooperstown.
Freddie doesnt like driving home everyday in LA and seeing tents everywhere…..
Hahahaha! He doesn't live in that area.
lol. He grew up in the L.A. area.
@@paulwblair he grew up in Orange County
Ask Buster Olney not this guy get answers.
Sad Freddie was screwed by his agent
If he wanted to stay a brave he could've taken the deal the braves offered and he turned down
Missing the point. The accusation is that his agent didn’t let the Braves last offer known to Freddie.
where is my violin
Eisen of the long pause, you seem to me to be exaggerating your self imitations more by the week. Nothing wrong with passing along gossip. Passon to the contrary. Gossip is a big reason why some of us follow you. But this with Freeman, your coverage is as much snide sanctimony as juicy tidbits. More Ring Lardner, less Hedda Hopper, please.
Every one doesn't like being in California. I lived their twice and both times couldn't stand it, and couldn't wait to get out
We're glad you left. Don't come back.
Weather is too good, humidity sucks.
Big Braves‼️‼️‼️
I love it when Jeff pretends to have a human brain that works. Every sentence starts with "I Think". In other words Jeff has...and never has had a clue,
Pretty telling how highly the Braves guys haven’t really had a big embrace with him, and have spoke about Olson who’s asked to do a tough job fillin Freddie’s shoes. With the Acuña stuff, and the buzz behind the scenes seeming to to imply that Freddie was much more of an unlikable diva with young Braves than the media portrayed him as the teams leader, makes it interesting to see a fan favorite supposed legend receive cold treatment from the clubhouse and management and even Kershaw afterwards.
You have not a clue to what you are talking about. Learn the facts instead of writting your own personaL opinion.
I think alot of those acuna rumors were blow out of proportion by the media trying drum up drama
I don't think he received cold treatment, he literally had multiple ovations and spoke with the gm...plus Kershaw is a dbag. Won't even be with the dodgers next season. He's descending.
Imagine Acuna Jr. calling somebody else a diva- that’s rich 😂
@@johnrambo3831 Freddie was more of a diva than Acuna? Can't really classify Acuna as a diva so idk what you're getting at. He makes the game more fun but he's not a diva in the media by any stretch. Freddie isn't either but his recent actions are more diva than anything acunas ever done
This is a copium firing by Freddie. Sure the Braves upped their offer...by $1M a year, or 3.7%. That's miniscule, and still far away from what Freeman and his team were seeking in dollars and years. I highly highly doubt Freddie would have taken that even if his agent told him. If he thinks that it's pure revisionist history. He wanted a 6th year, which the Dodgers offered and he accepted.
It will be interesting to see what Freddie's stats are in that 6th year. Is he going to go out like Pujols or David Ortiz?
They offered a 6th year but basically the same dollar figure I would rather make my money in 5 years than 6. also freeman gets a bunch deferred. 57 million deferred. he basically is getting 17.5 million and paying more taxes for it. vs. 27-28 million for the braves
Freeman is the braves. Aaron murphy jones freeman
passan is 100%. a few years from now, all of this will be nothing. let's don't forget, freddie grew up in orange country. it isn't like freddie is totally in a new place. also, didn't freddie say something like now his grandfather can watch his game anytime he wants to.
You’re completely missing the point. He wanted to stay in Atlanta and he had every right to be there. His agent betrayed him any way you look at it. The agent works for the player, not the other way around.
“A few years from now”
The dodgers are worried about this year…
…..and he still isn’t happy about being there. What kind of clubhouse is Roberts running? Or maybe its the fans.
Very little here
Man I hope Matt Ryan cries like that for us too. 😆
AS a Philly fan, I am happy he went to the Dodgers! He was a Philly killer!!! It has given us a better chance of winning the division!! I do think he is unhappy.
philly has no shot of winning the division!
Seems once Freddie spoke to chipper jones the whole truth came out. Bottom line he got screwed and now he knows.
Stop calling ppl's personal perspective "his/her truth" you sound like a pretentious politician... its annoying
Passan kinda sucks