Ohtani CARDS are Mostly UNDERVALUED

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Marcell Ozuna may win the NL Triple Crown this year and nobody seems to care. Certain players are always hyped the most by the press.

A few factors at play here:

1) Ozuna had just just two seasons with an OPS above .800 in his 20s, and one was during the short 2020 season.

2) He's not a good fielder, so all of his value comes from his bat.

3) He was terrible in 2021 and 2022. If this represents a breakout year, it will come at age 33.

Collectors just don't get excited about guys like that. Baseball Reference compares Ozuna's career stats to the likes of Carl Everett, Geoff Jenkins, Jason Bay, Vernon Wells, and Frank Thomas (no, not that Frank Thomas... the other one).

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by gunboat82

A few factors at play here:

1) Ozuna had just just two seasons with an OPS above .800 in his 20s, and one was during the short 2020 season.

2) He's not a good fielder, so all of his value comes from his bat.

3) He was terrible in 2021 and 2022. If this represents a breakout year, it will come at age 33.

Collectors just don't get excited about guys like that. Baseball Reference compares Ozuna's career stats to the likes of Carl Everett, Geoff Jenkins, Jason Bay, Vernon Wells, and Frank Thomas (no, not that Frank Thomas... the other one).

Don't forget Chuck Knoblauch and Danny Heep