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

[Jocephus]

those homers *sound* amazing

[Big Amoco Sign]

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

Sierra had ZERO power. Wow up there with RA Dickey and Gio Gonzales...with a BAT.

[go birds]

wonder what its gonna take to extend ozuna

[Magneto2.0]

wonder what its gonna take to extend ozuna

I'd wait out his contract. As much as I don't think 2017 was a fluke, let's just be sure lol.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Goold had a good article about how Barry Bonds helped mentor both Ozuna and Fowler at the plate:

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... 8e993.html

[Magneto2.0]

I was listening to a podcast (I believe fangraphs or BP) and they were discussing the Ozuna trade and they were saying he actually hit more flyballs in 2016 then he did in 2017. So they believe there's still another notch he can reach in his power game. If he can match his fly ball rate of 2016 again, he may hit 40 homers.

[MinorLeagueGuy]

More and more I'm glad we dodged the Stanton bullet. We knew he'd never stay, his salary was large, and he'd be looking at\pining for a bigger opportunity his whole time here. Which you have to wonder how teammates feel, when they could never completely gel. Nevermind whatever pouty attitude he may have brought. No, Ozuna was the right call and a much better fit all around from the sound of things. We may actually have a chance to retain him, he sounds like a great teammate, he's not so full of himself as to ignore constructive criticism that might raise his game. I hope we all have a reason to buy cheap authentic Ozuna jerseys before too long.

[Big Amoco Sign]

I think we need some more on this team in addition to Ozuna. It will feel like the Fowler upgrade last year which wasn't really an upgrade production wise.

Need more needle moving. Archer, Greinke, Donaldson... something.

[Farewell Friends]

It will feel like the Fowler upgrade last year which wasn't really an upgrade production wise.

Cardinals center fielders in 2016: 103 wRC+
Dexter Fowler in 2017: 121 wRC+

[phins]

For me, the more I do this sort of thing as a small-time writer/blogger, the more I understand how many casual fans do not identify how difficult it is to really move the needle on a baseball team with one transaction.

MLB teams are becoming better and better at evaluating and valuing their players/prospects, so the days of stealing players for leftover coins is pretty much over.

Dexter Fowler was a massive upgrade for the Cardinals last year, and will most likely be a nice bargain on his contract, even with the fact we lost a pick to sign him. Marcel Ozuna is a massive upgrade over Piscotty, and the cost was within reason.

I'm confident in the direction we are headed as a club, even if I understand that the Cubs are positioned to be a legit threat for the next six years or more.