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3 former Miami Marlins who are doing badly with new teams

By Neil Raymond

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 27: A general view of the new Marlins logo in the outfield during 2019 Workout Day at Marlins Park on March 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - MARCH 27: A general view of the new Marlins logo in the outfield during 2019 Workout Day at Marlins Park on March 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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Marcell Ozuna
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 20: Marcell Ozuna #13 of the Miami Marlins in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on August 20, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Marlins defeated the Mets 6-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

2. Marcell Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna used to share the Miami Marlins outfield with Christian Yelich back in the day. Interestingly, Ozuna was considered to be a better defender, and played in center, with Yelich in left. Ozuna played for The Fish from 2013 to 2017, before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He’s currently a DH for the Atlanta Braves.

How did Marcell Ozuna do for the Miami Marlins? He was known as a streaky power hitter and good defender. In 2014, he batted .269/.317/.455 with 23 home runs and 85 RBI in 153 games and 575 AB’s. He declined to a .259/.308/.383 batting line with 10 home runs and 44 RBI in 123 games and 459 AB’s in 2015.

In 2016, Ozuna batted .266/.321/.452 with 23 home runs and 76 RBI in 148 games and 557 AB’s. 2017 was his best season with the Miami Marlins, as he batted .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and 124 RBI in 159 games and 613 AB’s. That was good for 5.6, the highest WAR of his career.

Ozuna’s St. Louis tenure began in a typical way for the streaky slugger, as he batted .280/.325/.433 with 23 home runs and 88 RBI in 148 games and 582 AB’s. He followed that up with a disappointing .241/.328/.472 batting line with 29 home runs and 89 RBI in 130 games and 485 AB’s.

2020 was Marcell Ozuna’s first season in Atlanta and he batted .338/.431/.636 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in 60 games and 228 AB’s. That turned out to be his peak.

Marcell Ozuna has been pretty bad the last two seasons: he batted .213/.288/.356 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI in 48 games and 188 AB’s in 2021. This season he’s batting .227/.279/.414 with 14 home runs and 32 RBI in 70 games and 273 AB’s. The Miami Marlins don’t miss him.

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