The Miami Marlins are in full-on rebuild mode. All-Star outfielder Marcell Ozuna figures to net them their biggest prospect return this offseason. The team has been non-committal as to it’s intentions with Christian Yelich.
Ultimately, that’s what is slowing the market for Marcell Ozuna. Teams favor Yelich because he is already locked into a team friendly contract. Without the need to overcome a no-trade clause, the best bid would net a potentially elite outfielder at a bargain rate for the next five-years.
The biggest obstacle the Miami Marlins have had to overcome is convincing teams that Christian Yelich isn’t going anywhere.