With Josh Donaldson off to Minnesota, the best remaining bats are Marcell Ozuna and Nicholas Castellanos. Though both outfielders had been linked to the Cincinnati Reds in the past, it seems unlikely that either players winds up in the Queen City.
We hadn’t heard much on the free agent front of late. It appeared that both Ozuna and Castellanos will be the next names to come off the market after Donaldson agreed to a four-year deal with the Minnesota Twins yesterday. The reported deal is worth $84M with an $8M buyout for a fifth season, guaranteeing the third baseman at least $92M over the life of the contract.