Freddie Freeman, Dodgers Reportedly Finalizing 6-Year, $162M Contract

Freddie will be chasing another title on a different team.

The first baseman and the Dodgers have agreed to terms on a six-year, $162 million contract, according to Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported in November that he couldn't find a soul who believed that Freeman wouldn't return to Atlanta.

Nightengale pointed out that the 32-year-old had rejected the team's five-year, $135 million offer and was looking for something similar to a six-year, $200 million deal.

The industry view has shifted, and there is a growing belief that the standoff in his negotiations will lead to him leaving Atlanta.

When the Braves traded for Matt Olson, the separation seemed even more inevitable.

The Los Angeles offer is a major boost for the team's championship ambitions.

His resume includes the World Series title, the 2020 National League Most Valuable Player, five All-Star selections, three Silver Sluggers and a Gold Glove. He has finished in the top 10 of NL Most Valuable Player voting six different times in his career.

He slashed.300/.393/.500 with 31 home runs and 83 runs scored in the last four seasons.

In 16 playoff games for the Braves, he slashed.302/.423/.625 with five home runs and 11 runs scored.

The first baseman can impact the game with his glove, ability to hit for average and overall power at the plate, and he played some of the best baseball of his career in the pressure-packed run to his first World Series title.

One of the best free-agent signings of the entire season should be a fit for the Dodgers.

Los Angeles has a lot of players on the right side of the plate. It now has one of the best left-handed hitters in the league and should cause havoc for opposing pitchers.