The Daily Chop: Ozuna, NL East Catchers, Acuña, and more

The pursuit of Marcell Ozuna has been a quiet one this offseason, to say the least. On Wednesday, the extent to which the Braves are actually part of that pursuit became much less clear. An interview with Ozuna created some buzz after the free agent outfielder made reference to a lack of communication with Atlanta this winter. This is very disappointing of course, as several moderately-priced alternatives have already signed elsewhere this offseason and the Braves have been famously absent from the trade market during the Anthopoulos regime. Letting Ozuna walk would be defensible if another plan was executed, but given the proximity to Spring Training, things will need to progress very quickly. Time will tell.

Braves News

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The Braves got great production from their catcher in 2020, but where do they stack up among their division rivals?

Spring training is nigh, maybe? Time to fire up worry over Braves

Worrying seems reasonable given that it’s February 4th and the Braves have not acquired even one major league-caliber bat.

Top 10 RF Right Now: Acuña Jr.

Acuña comes in just behind Mookie Betts and Juan Soto on the list of top right fielders.

MLB News

Twins reach deal with closer Colomé (source)

The Twins re-signed Nelson Cruz and added Alex Colome in less than 24 hours.

King Félix has Minors deal with O’s

Braves legend Felix Hernandez signs a minor league deal with the Orioles.

Gold Glover Wong agrees with Crew (source)

Kolten Wong will remain the NL Central as he signs a two-year deal with the Brewers.