Rays reportedly made Freddie Freeman offer before work stoppage

Currently, no one is certain of Freddie Freeman’s intentions. He really isn’t guaranteed to see the Braves sign him anymore.

I believe he will go to Los Angeles. That would make Max Muncy happy, who would probably play second base in such a scenario, pushing Trea Turner to shortstop.

The names of the Yankees and the Blue Jays (which I still don’t understand) are also still circulating, but we must obviously add another club from the Eastern Division to the mix: the Rays.

According to Jon Heyman, the Tampa Bay Rays offered Freeman a contract before the lockout. It is not known how many millions of dollars were promised to him in such an agreement in Florida.

Considering I’m not even sure the Braves have put a deal on his table, that’s pretty surprising.

And from the perspective of talking about the Rays, I’m on the behind.

Offering a big contract is not in the habits of the house. A year ago, ironically, Charlie Morton left the Rays for the Braves because of the money.

Can the Rays go from a club that can’t afford Morton to a club that wants to afford Freeman in a year? The question is valid.

Remember that in recent months, Wander Franco signed a $182 million contract in Tampa Bay. Two $180 million contracts, is that possible there?

The detail that jumps out at me is that before the lockout, Stephen Bronfman was in the background with the shared custody plan with Montreal. This is no longer the case.

The purpose of joint custody was to take two small deals and turn them into a medium. But there, Tampa still has stadium problems and no longer has Stephen Bronfman’s money to help.

I therefore wonder if the offer will still be on the table upon returning from the work stoppage. I have a feeling not, but who knows?