It wasn't that long ago that the Atlanta Braves limiting Marcell Ozuna's playing time or trading him would have been unthinkable. Ozuna averaged a .916 OPS over the last two seasons and most just assumed that he would be able to replicate that success this season. Unfortunately, a hip injury slowed Ozuna early in the season and his timing has been off for most of 2025, leading to some big changes in how the Braves deploy the 34 year-old DH in his contract year.
With a .233/.367/.395 line through 102 games, playing Ozuna every day should not happen when Atlanta has both Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy on the roster.