VEB 2018 Community Projections: Marcell Ozuna

Even after the Cardinals’ pursuit of Giancarlo Stanton fell through at the hands of his no-trade clause, St. Louis was still able to turn arguably their greatness weakness into one of their positions of strength in one fell swoop.

Marcell Ozuna, likely the Cardinals’ best position player, broke out last year with 4.8 FanGraphs WAR and 5.8 Baseball Reference WAR behind what was easily the best offensive season of his career. While there are certainly questions regarding just how sustainable his 2017 performance was, a revamped approach at the plate could be a source of optimism going forward despite his batted ball peripherals. St. Louis’ biggest acquisition of the offseason is a reigning Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner who MLB Network named the best left fielder in baseball.

While we obviously don’t have VEB projections for the newcomer from this time of year last season, you can see what the Steamer and ZiPS projections think of his future. What are your predictions for Ozuna’s debut campaign with the Cardinals? Make your voice heard by completing the survey below.