
At Winter Warm Up, John Mozeliak created some apprehension about Marcell Ozuna's physical readiness.
When Yadier Molina followed that up by expressing his hopes that the slugger - who has spend the winter in the Dominican Republic - would be ready for Opening Day, the panic ensued.
So, this week, Tara and Alex break down the Ozuna conundrum:
Is he healthy?
Why doesn't the team know anything?
Is it reasonable to worry that he might not be capable of playing a key role as planned?
With this knowledge (or lack thereof), why aren't the Cardinals all-in on Harper?
Does this set up to be Tyler O'Neill's big break?
(Also, it's Alex's birthday week. So, wish him the happiest of celebrations to him!)
I had this to say about Ozuna on Twitter. Thought I'd put it here, too...
Why am I terrified of Marcell Ozuna in LF and at cleanup?
Here are the second best totals of his career:
.280/.325/.455/.780
That's not his second best season, that's cherry picked. The BEST in EACH CATEGORY in his other 5 seasons.
His career averages including his 2017 season: .277/.329/.452/.781
That means that each of his other 5 individual seasons are WORSE than his career average. His median season must be MUCH lower.