For all that went right as the Braves reached their first National League Championship Series since 2001 — young pitching finding its groove in a record-setting postseason, Freddie Freeman taking MVFree to the big stage — the one-year bet that Marcell Ozuna and Atlanta took on each other was at the top of the list.
The NL’s leader in home runs and RBI, Ozuna delivered six extra-base hits in the playoffs, including two HRs in Game 4 against the Dodgers in the NLCS, and the free agent enters the offseason as one of the most sought-after bats on the market.