I know St. Louis Cardinals fans were looking forward to having Giancarlo Stanton slugging balls out of Busch Stadium in 2018 and beyond. The Cardinals' acquisition of Stanton's ex-Miami Marlins teammate Marcell Ozuna should not be viewed as a consolation prize.
It's easy to lose sight of Ozuna's numbers with Stanton's 59 home runs this season. But Ozuna had 8 fewer RBI than Stanton (132 to 124) and hit more than 30 points higher than him (.312 to .281). Did I mention Ozuna won a Gold Glove this year? And Ozuna costs the Cardinals a fraction of Stanton's contract and is far less injury prone. I think Cardinals fans will be very happy at the end of 2018.
The same cannot be said of Marlins fans. Dee Gordon, Stanton and now Ozuna are gone in just over a week. How much longer will Christian Yelich remain a Marlin?
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