Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna climbs the wall at Busch Stadium in an attempt to catch a ball that fell for a hit against the Dodgers last April. Ozuna wound up face-first on the ground, and the ball bounced over the wall for a double. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
After the 2019 postseason ended and the free agency period quickly ensued, the Cardinals made free agent left fielder Marcell Ozuna a standard, one-year, qualifying offer of $17.8 million in order to ensure a high draft choice if Ozuna signed with someone else. More than two months later, Ozuna, who turned down that offer, has signed with someone else, the Atlanta Braves, for one year at $18 million, as the Cardinals apparently did not come off that qualifying figure very much, if any, in the 75 days or so since it was made.