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

[Freed Roger]

Late to thread -what is the consensus here? Thumbs up?

[cardsfantx]

Late to thread -what is the consensus here? Thumbs up?

absolutely...i hate to give up gallen; he's by far the best of the bunch IMO.

alcantara may be the "name", but he has no control...he's just a bullpen piece for me. gallen may very well end up as just a 4-5 starter, but a 4-5 starter has a lot of value.

not a steal as some here think due to gallen, but a very fair trade for both sides, where both win IMO.

the marlins get 3 pieces they can play in MLB next year. (alcantara to bullpen, but they may try and start him. galled finished at AAA, and could slide in the back end for a team like the marlins this year; sierra is a fine 4th OF for them)

[MrCrowesGarden]

It’s a heist.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

It’s a heist.

this

[Fat Strat]

It’s a heist.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and crew are already working on the movie.

[Jocephus]

My Problem With the Marcell Ozuna Return

by Dave Cameron - December 14, 2017

Up front, I will say that I’m not a huge fan of these kinds of bets. Alcantara is arm strength without performance, which is the basic profile of every guy who got taken in the Rule 5 draft this morning. Sierra is extremely fast but isn’t yet clearly an elite defender, so the questions about his bat are problematic. And while I understand that he was 21 last year, began the year in A-ball, and probably shouldn’t have faced MLB competition at that point in his development, I would like to present some very-small-sample Statcast numbers that are kind of scary.

So, yeah. Magneuris Sierra is 21. These samples are tiny. Guys develop. He’s fast and might turn into an elite defender. There are lots of caveats here.

But if it’s me, and I’m trading a guy like Marcell Ozuna, I want some real stuff in return. Given what he just did in the Majors, I think it’s fair to wonder if he just falls outside the barrier of Major League offensive quality. Running is great, but Terrance Gore isn’t really a big leaguer. And if I’m the Marlins, I’d be pretty worried that I just traded for the next Terrance Gore.

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagr ... na-return/

[Big Amoco Sign]

Ozuna destroys Cubs pitching if anyone was wondering.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspit ... /teamId/16

Mashes Chatwood and Lester hard.

[TimChopsula]

Mashes Chatwood and Lester hard.

2 singles in 3 ABs vs. Chatwood?

[ZigZagCardsFan]

Fun with small sample sizes! BvP data is rarely significant, despite what Tony LaRussa would like us to believe.

[Big Amoco Sign]

Mashes Chatwood and Lester hard.

2 singles in 3 ABs vs. Chatwood?

lol I should have looked at the ABs, just glanced at OPS.