Marcell Ozuna, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
Although the Miami Marlins traded just about everyone last winter, dealing Marcell Ozuna at that particular time made sense. Based off his slow start with the Cardinals, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect with regard to his trade value.
The outfielder’s quality of contact is among the league leaders upon looking at his 50.0% hard-hit rate, but it’s also accompanied by a 49.2% ground-ball rate. Plus, his .301 BABIP doesn’t look terribly out of whack (last year’s .355 mark has been the outlier so far).
Something that does need to make its return is his patience. After posting a career-high 9.4% walk rate in 2017, it’s currently at 4.6%. He is working his way back, though — after watching that number dip down to 2.7% in April, it’s up to 8.1% through 62 plate appearances in May.
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