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Cardinals To Activate Marcell Ozuna

By Connor Byrne | August 2, 2019 at 9:16pm CDT

The Cardinals have gone without one of their top hitters, injured left fielder Marcell Ozuna, for over a month. The club has since grabbed a half-game lead in the National League Central, and now it’ll get Ozuna back as it works to hold off the rival Cubs and Brewers. The Cardinals are “likely” to activate Ozuna from the IL on Saturday, according to president of baseball operations John Mozeliak (via Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

Ozuna hasn’t played since June 28, when he suffered several finger fractures on his right hand in a base-running mishap. The Cardinals then recalled Tyler O’Neill from Triple-A Memphis to take Ozuna’s place. The 24-year-old O’Neill has done a decent job in the majors this season, having hit .279/.316/.434 (97 wRC+) with five home runs in 136 plate appearances, but a sure-to-fall .397 batting average on balls in play has buoyed his numbers. Furthermore, O’Neill has struck out in just under 34.0 percent of plate appearances and walked at a mere 5.1 percent clip.

No Cardinals outfielder has been as productive as Ozuna, who has slashed .259/.331/.515 (118 wRC+) and shown prodigious power (20 homers, .256 ISO) across 326 trips to the plate. Injury aside, this has been a strong platform season for Ozuna, a pending free agent who ranks as one of the best hitters scheduled to reach the open market in a few months. In the meantime, he’ll continue trying to make a case for a sizable contract while attempting to help the Cardinals to the postseason.

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  1. alxdhm32

    6 years ago

    Let’s Goo!!!

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    • Francys01

      6 years ago

      Yes. Let’s go Cards.

      Reply
  2. Yeetus

    6 years ago

    Maybe this will help them get into first place.

    Reply
    • azelch99

      6 years ago

      They already are in first in the NL Central. It says it in the article.

      Reply
    • jjghost

      6 years ago

      Stay in first place.

      Reply
    • STLCards33

      6 years ago

      *stay

      FTFY

      Reply
  3. h0wmyd0ing

    6 years ago

    Imagine Ozuna signing with Colorado! Him healthy would be 60 HRs

    Reply
    • spinach

      6 years ago

      If he has a QO attached that will like double the chances they sign him.

      Reply
  4. Birdman1182

    6 years ago

    so who goes down, Revelo?

    Reply
    • Birdman1182

      6 years ago

      Ravelo

      Reply
      • Yeetus

        6 years ago

        Ravioli

        Reply
        • macn307

          6 years ago

          Ravelo hitting a buck 58!!

          Reply
  5. dmarcus15

    6 years ago

    This is better than a big trade.

    Reply
    • Nick Stevens

      6 years ago

      God I hope that is sarcasm.

      Reply
  6. bigcheesegrilledontoast

    6 years ago

    Ozuna will definitely receive a QO but I doubt the Cards will try to extend him.

    Reply
  7. bigcheesegrilledontoast

    6 years ago

    I hope Rendon is available and the Cards sign him this off season.

    Reply
  8. troll

    6 years ago

    did just fine without ozuna

    Reply
    • stan lee the manly

      6 years ago

      Just think how much better they will be with him then

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      • Nick Stevens

        6 years ago

        38-40 with him. 20-10 without. just think…

        Reply
        • SobahJam

          6 years ago

          Don’t forget Goldy wasn’t hitting a lick before the AS break. That’s not Ozuna’s fault. He was the only offense we had for a few months.

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        • stan lee the manly

          6 years ago

          I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Correlation does not imply causation.

          Anyone with two eyes can see that a healthy Ozuna makes them a better team

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          Reply
    • Nick Stevens

      6 years ago

      Funny how they have played better without Carpenter, Molina and Ozuna. 3 selfish players.

      Reply
      • themed

        6 years ago

        This web site is much better without you nicker. Your a selfish poster!

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        • Nick Stevens

          6 years ago

          Just the facts. Just the facts. Get back to grazing. There’s a spot of grass in CF you missed.

          Reply
        • Nick Stevens

          6 years ago

          Themed, You’re. 4th grade English class.

          Reply
        • themed

          6 years ago

          Huh? I couldn’t understand your 3rd grade English.

          Reply
        • Nick Stevens

          6 years ago

          That’s such a lame response, as usual.

          Reply
        • spudchukar

          6 years ago

          Molina is definitely not a selfish player. Carpenter perhaps somewhat offensively only, and Ozuna does have a selfish streak, but he plays hard, and every day. So for someone who maintains he is never wrong, you strike out again.

          Reply
      • rusty2489

        6 years ago

        I agree on the carpenter part. Edman and Munoz held the fort down pretty darn good.

        Reply
        • Nick Stevens

          6 years ago

          I think Wieters has done fine too. He could start on a lot of teams.

          Reply
        • themed

          6 years ago

          Wow what an awesome dialogue Nicker. I bet no one else would have ever thought of that one.

          Reply
        • dad

          6 years ago

          He perhaps should start on this team

          Reply
      • SobahJam

        6 years ago

        Found the Cubs fan

        Reply
        • getright11

          6 years ago

          You must be new

          Reply
  9. uncle mike

    6 years ago

    Amen to that Stan Lee!!!

    Reply
    • DoItDoug

      6 years ago

      Go Cards!

      Reply
  10. Nick Stevens

    6 years ago

    Cards are 20-10 when he does NOT PLAY.

    Reply
    • Dotnet22

      6 years ago

      Got it. You’ve posted this 3 times. Now go away and grumble about Mozaliak in your moms basement.

      1
      Reply
    • RedFeather

      6 years ago

      Cards were literally 20-10 at the beginning of the season when he did play.

      Reply
    • baycommuter 2

      6 years ago

      Yeah, but Ozuna or later the averages will catch up to them.

      Reply
  11. Nick Stevens

    6 years ago

    Oh joy. The mom’s basement joke.

    Reply
  12. Gobbysteiner

    6 years ago

    Wow he’s a good player. Imagine if a team had him, Yelich, and Giancarlo Stanton in the same outfield. Imagine that.

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    • SobahJam

      6 years ago

      Lolz

      Reply

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