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Jrankin1246
Wow! Ozuna as an entitled punk! His demotion was earned and for goodness sake, it was a little over a month.
Really nice to say AAA is like a prison, ya know, to the 90% of MiLBers that never make it past there.
phillyphanatics
He’s just flapping his gums so that the Marlins trade him…isn’t it obvious?
He’s basically saying he mistrusts the organization and can’t wait to get out as a free agent in a few years but would be happy to make waves if it gets him out sooner
thecoffinnail
And I am sure those comments are going to encourage other teams to rush out and trade for him.. Sometimes these players shoot themselves in the foot when they want out of the organization they are in.. All he needs to do is put up solid numbers and avoid signing a cheap extension.. Loria will trade him as soon as his arbitration salary starts to rise..
Vandals Took The Handles
1. How can he put up numbers when he’s not in the major leagues.
2. Why would he even be offered an extension since he’s not a free agent until 2020?
bruinsfan94 2
I think most teams would probably understand since the Marlins are shady at best.
kingjenrry
The Marlins are the worst run organization in baseball. No team will be put off by a player and his agent pointing that out because it’s true.
kingjenrry
He was demoted for the money. It’s the only plausible reason. The Marlins are a last place team using their GM as their manager and are wirely reviled as having the worst owner in the business.
rederick
What in the name of Bob Buhl is he talking about? No one has had a streak of 1 for 100. Even pitchers.
cookiemonster
i mean i don’t think he should have been demoted just because he could get work in, in the bigs because the team wasn’t contending but those comments don’t make him look good.
jb226
In roughly a half season’s worth of at-bats this season, Ozuna has a 75 wRC+. If you want to talk about how you’re just being held down by the man to avoid paying you, well, I think it behooves you to put up numbers first.
cookiemonster
4.5 bwar and 3.7 fwar last year, so he has put up numbers.
Ray Ray
That would be why they didn’t send him down last year. It also bought him extra time to be mediocre this year, but at some point it needed to happen.
formerlyz
to be fair though, he hadnt been that terrible until that slump right before he went down, and that slump coincided with the fact that Stanton, and others, were out of the lineup (which hasnt been fully healthy pretty much all season), so it was pretty much Ozuna and company out there. His lack of power was an issue, but before June he had been somewhat decent. The one thing I would say though is that he probably wasnt in the best conditioning to start the season
formerlyz
Nothing wrong with what Ozuna said. He had no business being sent down in the first place. Then, he should have been called back up after a few games when he was raking down there. He is 2 years into his career. Its ridiculous that the Marlins held him down, specifically to make him miss the Super 2. Its not like he is still a prospect, waiting for his call to the big leagues. I would want to keep him for multiple reasons, but after seeing that story, I know for a fact they’re going to trade him for 25 cents on the dollar. The quote just sounds so familiar with Loria. He will be “insulted” by what Ozuna and Scott Boras said, and want him out
As for our managerial situation, we desperately need someone that understands matchups, and that doesnt do things that make you want to pull your eyes out. Based on my understanding of the Marlins, considering the fact that I’ve been a fan for essentially my entire life, I would bet that they dont get someone that is competent in those areas. That being said, as long as he is at least better than Jennings (which shouldnt be difficult) and at least better than Redmond (which also shouldnt be difficult), I guess I would have to take that
wildmarlinman2003
Get outta here. Ozuna has been AWFUL this year. OPSing at .600. His job was to protect Stanton this year, instead he K’s on 3 pitches 30% of the time. He puts up terrible ABs. He had a well deserved demotion and is closer to playing himself out of the league than he is to a big contract. Boras should shut his mouth and worry about his clients actually producing before he worries about their paychecks.
formerlyz
So you’re saying that when he went down, and was raking, it made sense to keep him in the minor leagues for over a month, while the team struggled mightily and fell into where they are right now….totally ridiculous
Cam
Pretty reasonable amount of time to straighten his swing out. If someone struggles mightily at the big league level, and you send him down..a hot streak for a couple of days at AAA doesn’t always justify an immediate promotion.
formerlyz
The situation is different when they’re already an established big leaguer, and the issue was fixed within that first week. Also, the GM (jennings) had been receiving reports about how he was doing, and was questioning why he wasn’t back with the team. As the Super 2 cutoff date approached for Ozuna, we started hearing that he should be back in a few days. It was very clear what they were doing.
Cam
I guess he wasn’t so established was he?
There’s absolutely no doubt that the arb cutoff had something to do with it – that’s just business. But the fact does remain, he was a 24 year old, coming off a decent but not spectacular season the year before, who was struggling mightily this year – a AAA stint is justified.
When you’re young, struggling, and your contract has options – don’t be shocked if you get optioned. Coming out and saying it was like jail is just furthering the perception.
He’s a good player and will most likely continue to be a good player. But, if you regress terribly from a .317 OBP/26.8K% season – and that’s your MLB track record – a demotion without an immediate recall shouldn’t be surprising.
myaccount
Just because a player rakes against AAA pitching does not mean they’ve worked out all their flaws to become extremely successful against MLB pitching. If that were the case, guys like LJ Hoes, Ed Lucas and Nick Evans would be in the majors.
willi
Man, if Im a Brother I changing my name from Hoes !
wildmarlinman2003
Oh please. Ozuna has been terrible this year. OPS .600 and less than .200 with RISP. He deserved it. Boras needs to worry about production and less about $$.
willi
Players have to be on drugs to Sign with this Organization with Lurie as Owner !
Another Bud Buddy screwing Florida Fans and MLB. Give us our Tax Money Back .
Cam
When a significant chunk of players don’t have any free trade rights, they don’t get a choice.