What do the Rockies need to counter the Arizona's J.D. Martinez trade?

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MILWAUKEE, WI – JULY 01: Marcell Ozuna of the Miami Marlins celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 1, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Marcell Ozuna, like Yelich, has been mentioned in a bevy of articles but primarily, he was mentioned in the same article as Yelich.

Ozuna has had a career year in 2017 as he appeared in his second career All-Star game but this year, he started in left field for it.

In 2017, he already has 23 home runs, 70 RBIs, 113 hits, a .316 average, .374 on-base percentage, and an OPS+ of 146.

In his two other full season of 2014 and 2016 (in 2015, he was injured and only played in 123 games), he averaged 23 HRs and 81 RBIs, a .268/.319/.454, and a 112 OPS+ so obviously, 2017 has been his career year thus far.

In 10 games at Coors Field, he has also played well as he has three homers, four RBIs, and a slash line of .333/.372/.462.

In 2017, he’s also hit in the clean-up spot for the Marlins in 2017 and that the four hole has been an area of disappointment for the Rockies this season. Since we last reported the numbers on Rockies #4 hitters, the numbers have gone up but it is still low. In the past 13 days since that article was published, the Rockies #4 hitter’s batting average has gone up nine points to .245 (and going from 26th to 22nd in baseball), the on-base percentage is up 10 points to .345 (18th to tied for 12th), and their slugging percentage is up 23 points to .373 (but it is still last in the majors).

Ozuna is arbitration-eligible for the next two seasons before becoming a free agent so he, like Yelich, would be more of a long term option.

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What do the Rockies need to counter the Arizona’s J.D. Martinez trade?

By Noah Yingling | Jul 19, 2017