The Atlanta Braves made one of the easier decisions when it comes to designated hitter Marcell Ozuna's contract.
Despite having two designated hitters on the roster with the acquisition of Jorge Soler, he’s part of the future plans,Ozuna is the lone position player All-Star for the Braves in 2024 and participated in the Home Run Derby. His 86 RBIs lead the National League and his .300 batting average and 32 home runs only trail Shohei Ohtani, who has 33 home runs and is batting .306, putting Ozuna very much in the hunt for theThe Braves need all the outfield bats they can get.
“I think the one thing we’ve seen the last few years is, you’re going to need more than three , and injuries are part of it,” Braves general manager Alex AnthopoulosSince arriving in Atlanta, Soler has been playing right field and batting leadoff, and that will likely stay that way until Ronald Acuna Jr. returns next season.
Atlanta’s outfielders have been hitting .204 with an MLB-worst .606 OPS since Ronald Acuña suffered a season-ending torn ACL, with the third-worst batting average and OPS among leadoff hitters. We’ve seen the result of having few options this season, especially when in-house options have down years on top of it.“It’s hard to find on-base with power and plus makeup,” Anthopoulos. “The fact that Jorge can play right field. I think people think corner outfield, and we don’t necessarily view it that way. Not all corner outfield is viewed the same. A lot of players in baseball can play left field only, because they don’t have arm strength and so on.
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