One of the biggest sluggers left on the open market is near finding a home.
The Atlanta Braves announced that they and him off the field Marcell Ozuna they have agreed to a four-year, $ 65 million deal. The contract would include a fifth-year option that could raise the overall value to $ 80 million.
Ozuna, 30, joined the Braves last winter in a one-year “prove it” type deal after starting his career with the Miami Marlins and making a stop at St. Louis. Louis with the Cardinals.
In the shortened 2020 season, the Dominican Republic native appeared in all 60 games and had a triple bar of .338 / .431 / .636 to go along with 18 homers, a 179 wRC + and .444 wOBA crazy and 2.5 fWAR.
Ozuna played on the left in just 19 games last year, having spent most of the campaign as Atlanta’s designated hitter. While most of Ozuna’s production comes with the stick, he has also proven to be an average campaign player.
For his career, he has 12 saved defensive runs (DRS) and a final zone range of 25.6 (UZR). However, if Major League Baseball institutes a universal DH, one has to imagine that this is how Atlanta will deploy it.
Ozuna is represented by CAA Sports.
