Originally Posted by
BoomBoom
the history to this line of thought is that Heyward was the top prospect in the Braves system, so Freeman was always viewed as second best. he's been underrated ever since, but just continues to produce at every level in a manner consistent with an elite prospect/player. without that undeserved view of FF not being an elite prospect, you'd look at his production and progression and conclude last year was expected development, not a fluke. Imagine if Heyward has that kind of year this year, will everyone be saying next year how they expect regression?