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Padres should pursue Marcell Ozuna as team’s DH

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Marcell Ozuna had a big year with the Braves, and he’d be a major upgrade at DH over Mitch Moreland for the Padres next year.

After a failed tenure in St. Louis, Marcell Ozuna had a bounceback year with the Atlanta Braves. For whatever reason, things didn’t pan out with the Cardinals. But with the Braves, the almost 30-year-old was producing at a rate similar to 2017 when he with the Marlins.

That year, Ozuna earned his second consecutive All-Star selection while hitting 37 bombs with 124 RBI.

He’ll be one of the most coveted bats on the free-agent market this offseason, after hitting 18 HR and 56 RBI in 60 games this year.