The St. Louis Cardinals have traded for outfielder Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins, according to multiple reports on Twitter. Ozuna, a 27 year old righthanded outfielder who can handle center field or a corner outfield spot, had been talked about as a potential Texas Rangers target, although with only two years of team control remaining and with a hefty prospect price tag, Texas didn’t seem to be a good match.
Ozuna had a breakout 2017 campaign, slashing .312/.376/.548 in 679 plate appearances after having brought a career 741 OPS into the season.