About this episode

Alex Stumpf discusses Marcell Ozuna's disappointing performance compared to Rowdy Tellez and Tommy Pham, focusing on the implications of a DH-only role.

Marcell Ozuna is more than 200 plate appearances into his first season with the Pirates, and the production still has not arrived. Alex Stumpf compares Ozuna’s slow start to Rowdy Tellez and Tommy Pham, explains why the DH-only profile changes the conversation, and looks at what the Pirates can realistically expect moving forward.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Marcell Ozuna
• Rowdy Tellez
• DH-only profile
• baseball performance
• player comparison

Keywords

• Marcell Ozuna
• Rowdy Tellez
• Tommy Pham
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• DH
• performance
• player analysis

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Organizations: Pirates

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