Atlanta Braves: Best Options to Replace Freddie Freeman at First Base

With Freddie Freeman possibly missing the start of the season for the Atlanta Braves we look at who could potentially replace him.

The Atlanta Braves and their fan base got some sobering news over the weekend when it was reported Freddie Freeman and three other players tested positive for COVID-10.

For Freddie, it seems to be more serious than the others as he’s been showing symptoms since last Thursday.

Based on the health and safety protocols, Freddie and the others will not be allowed to return to action until they get two negative tests.

But most importantly, we just pray those players and their families stay healthy and no further damage is done by this virus.

We all knew this was something that would happen with the resumption of the season. On the whole, the number of positive tests in baseball was relatively small.

Still, this is something we will continue to see through summer camp and during the season. And honestly, it’s just something we’re going to have to learn to deal with in society as well if things are every going to get back to normal.

This won’t be the last round of positive tests for Braves players we see this year, but hopefully the safety guidelines put in place will help eliminate the spread of the virus even further and these players will get the treatment they need to get healthy as soon as possible.

For those who get this virus they could bounce back in a couple of weeks or a couple of weeks — it just depends.

We know Freddie wants to play more than anything and he’ll do what he can to get healthy and back out there with his teammates. But he also has a family to keep in mind.

And with that, we really have no idea when the Braves first baseman will return.

But the show must go on, so let’s look at some of the likely replacements for him during the 2020 season.