Talks between the Los Angeles Dodgers and free agent first baseman Freddie Freeman are "intensifying," according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Morosi further reports that the two sides "remain in contact" Friday night on a possible deal. 

Freeman was, of course, drafted by the Braves in the second round in 2007 out of high school, developed by the organization, came up with a playoff-caliber team, stuck around through a radical rebuild and now has won an MVP and a World Series title in the last two years. He's now played for the Braves for 12 years, 1,565 regular-season games and 42 playoff games. 

Through much of the 2021 season, many felt like Freeman and the Braves would eventually come together on a contract extension before he even hit free agency. In the celebration in Truist Park after the World Series parade, multiple Braves players yelled through microphones that the club needed to extend Freeman. 

Instead, he hit free agency and remains unsigned.