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My name is Sean Coleman.

It's been a little bit. Hope wherever you are

and wherever you are listening. You are having a great start to your week. And of course, you can find

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media. My name's Sean Coleman. Certainly hope wherever you are and wherever you are listening

again, you're having a great start to your weekend. When it comes to the Braves, here's the latest

from Atlanta. Obviously, it's been quite the turn of events over the past week or so since we last

had a daily hammer. Major League Baseball is back on due to the league and the players coming to an

agreement to end the lockout. And now, of course, that means that the flood of free agency

is likely to begin a flurry of offseason moves will

happen obviously over the next few days as spring training ramps up, but with several teams

and several notable names needing to secure their future first before spring training really

gets going. And at the forefront, the player's future,

who is at the forefront of many minds across Major League Baseball and especially praise fans,

is Freddie Freeman. Obviously, with the lockout now ended, the decision that we've waited

for months to see come to a resolution is where the future of Freddie Freeman will occur.

And of course, a few weeks ago, we talked here on the Daily Hammer about the latest report

talking about how Freddie Freeman, the Braves, and other teams around Major League Baseball,

they expected a decision to come too quickly.

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