Marcell Ozuna (OF, STL) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~35

CURRENT ADP: 46

ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna will look to follow up his excellent 2017 with an even better 2018, this time on a new team. Ozuna was acquired from the Miami Marlins this offseason and is coming off a .312/.376/.548 campaign with 37 home runs and 124 RBI.

He will immediately slot into a better team and has a chance to improve on his already great 2017 numbers, There are some experts who believe 2017 was somewhat of a fluke year that Ozuna will not be able to repeat, but at the same time there is reason to believe he took a big step forward in his approach and will be a dangerous bat for years to come.

Ozuna will likely bat cleanup for the Cards, behind a trio of batters who all reached base at prolific rates last season. Tommy Pham (.411 OBP), Matt Carpenter (.384 OBP), and Dexter Fowler (.363 OBP) will give Ozuna plenty of opportunities to drive in runs in 2018. With those three setting the table, Ozuna's power alone may be enough to give him substantial fantasy value, even if he falls off in other areas.