Freeman: Wrist only 80-85 percent, has sapped his power

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He’s still the Braves’ best hitter, but Addison Russell Youth Jersey Freddie Freeman hasn’t been nearly the formidable force since returning from a seven-week stint on the disabled list that he was before fracturing his left wrist May 17. And it’s not about timing or being able to get back into a hitting rhythm or groove. It’s more simple than that. Freeman’s wrist aches, and he’s not as Billy Williams Womens Jersey strong as he was before he was hit by a fastball and had his career-best, MVP-caliber start to the season derailed. “It is obviously Clayton Richard Youth Jersey not 100 percent, but it’s good enough in my eyes,” the big first baseman said Tuesday, revealing for the first time that he’s struggled physically with the wrist since returning from the DL a few weeks sooner than initially expected. “It’s probably about 80-85 percent. Once I started to swinging again it hasn’t gotten any better.” And it almost certainly Ernie Banks Youth Jersey won’t until he has time to rest it for an extended period this winter, much like the right-wrist injury that caused him to miss 44 games in 2015 and wasn’t right again until after an extended rest period after that season. “I talked to Dr. (Gary) Lourie the Hector Rondon Kids Jersey other day, and he says it’s going to be a whole offseason (before it’s back to normal),” Freeman said. “I have lost a lot of strength. I’ve hit some balls that I thought were home runs, and they’re not going.”