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Miami Marlins may be giving Marcell Ozuna a short leash

Although the center fielder still has a lot of promise at the age of 25, he will likely be a trade deadline chip if he continues to under-perform.

After Marcell Ozuna had a season to forget in 2015, there were multiple reports that the Marlins were shopping him for a major league ready starting pitcher and possibly prospects. This was because the free agent market was producing some exorbitant fees for starting pitching, especially in the cases of David Price and Zack Greinke. Therefore, the Marlins thought it would be in their best interest to pursue pitchers on the trade market.