Marcell Ozuna Watch - (Update: Traded to Cards Pg. 13)

[Warning]

I can bearly wait any longer on these trade deets

[cardsfantx]

Martinez wiil be the fourth OF if Grichuk and Piscotty are gone.

no....he can't play CF (and not great at either corner OF spot to be honest)

Fowler will play CF when Pham doesn’t.

i'm just saying, your 4th OF almost always can handle all 3 OF positions. martinez can't.

he can be your 5th OF, and 1B back up.

but the 4th OF will most likely be bader/o'neill/sierra...don't know yet since we don't know who got traded

[Hoot45]

What a serious OF that is. If Pham is what he was last year, that's the best OF in the NL (maybe?) and the best we've had in ........ I can't remember. Ever, maybe.

2018's OF hype is officially my 2017 OBP Monster and then some. Last year Pham finished 11th in MVP voting and Ozuna 15th. Ozuna is coming off a Gold Glove. Both those guys can mash and play defense. Plus the prospect of Fowler being himself for a full season instead of that 200-PA snoozefest he started us off with. It won't happen, but this is a 3-All Star outfield.

[Fat Strat]

Our pickup of Ozuna this year makes last year's signing of Fowler look even better. It's a well constructed OF. The right combination of players and skills. We brought in Fowler knowing he wasn't that elite bat we wanted, but could be a core piece to go along with a future impact addition. Here we are.

It helps that Pham came out of nowhere to become what he is -- at the very least a very good defensive CF'er with good offensive skills and at best a legit MVP caliber player.

[Fat Strat]

More LOL's from the Marlins:

[MinorLeagueGuy]

More LOL's from the Marlins:

He should send them that 'poop' emoji in response.

[MinorLeagueGuy]

So, the Big Bear huh? I like it.

[Cronos]

Our pickup of Ozuna this year makes last year's signing of Fowler look even better. It's a well constructed OF. The right combination of players and skills. We brought in Fowler knowing he wasn't that elite bat we wanted, but could be a core piece to go along with a future impact addition. Here we are.

It helps that Pham came out of nowhere to become what he is -- at the very least a very good defensive CF'er with good offensive skills and at best a legit MVP caliber player.

Yep.

Even if Pham is only what Steamer predicts for 2018 (a 2.9 WAR player), that's still looking pretty darn good. And that's almost worst-case scenario for him, like if his eyes fail him again.

[cardsfantx]

More LOL's from the Marlins:

they might as well trade him, but the problem is what they get in return.

- their farm system is not great.

- they didn't get anything great from the gordon and stanton trades.

- if the rumors are true and alcantara is the best get from the ozuna trade, they didn't really get anything special there either.

so they're reducing payroll a ton, but not getting much back in terms of players/prospects.

[Padsfs]

Martinez wiil be the fourth OF if Grichuk and Piscotty are gone.

I think of Martinez as more of a UT. Regardless, he can fit on a roster with both Bader and O'Neil.

Garcia
Kelly
Bader
O'Neil
Martinez

Am I missing anyone?

Edit: If Longoria is acquired and Gyroko moves to UT, then either Martinez goes in a deal or O'Neil and Bader fight for playing time and ride the Memphis caravan.

That's an awfully RH-dominant outfield if O'Neill isn't a part of it. He should start the year in AAA. I know he got around 600 PAs in AAA last year, but he's still really young and it would be nice to see his Mariners-level OBP (.328) could match up with his Cardinals-level SLG (.548) like they did in the playoffs this year with his .340 OBP and .604 SLG.