FG : Ozzie Albies

As much as he's regressed it's a possibility but if I were betting I'd say they'll give him one more year to prove it's not the wrist lingering and with a 4 million buyout it would only cost 3 more million to retain him so I think it's a no brainer he's at 2nd next year. With SS and other holes on the team they don't wanna create another one in the same offseason.
 
Not sure what the buyout situation was, but they did decline d'Arnaud's $8M option after having a significantly better season than Albies is having now.
 
Travis Demeritte is toiling in an independent league, so he is available.

Seriously, I don't see Anthopoulos deviating from his "core" plan that involved all the extensions. Further, Albies' contract is a bargain and although he's really playing poorly, I don't see how they replace him at the same rate of pay.
 
I was just about to post a link to this article. I've looked through his metrics too, and the only conclusion I can draw is he's still plagued by that wrist being weak/hurt.

Either way, there is 0% chance Albies isn't on the roster in 2026 to save $3M, and the sheer number of other holes on the roster means taking a gamble on him bouncing back is a reasonable strategy.
 
The author himself acknowledges that the question is clickbait and they're obviously going to pick up the option -- even if Albies just ends up being a 1.1 or 1.2 WAR guy this year, you don't mind paying a few million bucks for that, and that's without even getting into the other stuff.
 
I choose to believe it is the wrist injury that has resulted in Ozzie's poor performance this season. If you look deeper into his stats, it's really just the power outage that stands out. K rates are normal. BB rate is actually at a career high. Contact rates are normal, so he isn't having trouble catching up to the ball. It's simply the power that has disappeared, which isn't uncommon following wrist injuries. And obviously is appears to be affecting his right side significantly more as the numbers as a lefty are actually getting within shouting distance of his career line.

Also, if you look at his 2022 Savant page, it is very, very similar to his 2025 Savant page within the same range of PAs. And he had the exact same EV in 2022 as well.
 
Carp said:
I choose to believe it is the wrist injury that has resulted in Ozzie's poor performance this season. If you look deeper into his stats, it's really just the power outage that stands out. K rates are normal. BB rate is actually at a career high. Contact rates are normal, so he isn't having trouble catching up to the ball. It's simply the power that has disappeared, which isn't uncommon following wrist injuries. And obviously is appears to be affecting his right side significantly more as the numbers as a lefty are actually getting within shouting distance of his career line.

Also, if you look at his 2022 Savant page, it is very, very similar to his 2025 Savant page within the same range of PAs. And he had the exact same EV in 2022 as well.
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I joke around, but I’m with you. It would be idiotic to not pick up his option just to save 3 million. I believe he’ll rebound next year.
 
Like a few other guys on the team they are all pressing right now. Give them a week to relax and take off and hopefully that helps. The all star break is much needed for this team bc Ozuna isn't this bad either.
 
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