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- Updated: December 7, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna could be on the move. No, neither is being discussed in trade talks, but the Marlins are considering switching their outfield spots.
During his media session at the Winter Meetings on Wednesday, manager Don Mattingly talked about Stanton and Ozuna flip-flopping, with Stanton moving from right to left and Ozuna left to right.
Nothing is official, but the organization is exploring its defensive metrics, and there is a feeling the club may be better in the field with Stanton in left field and Ozuna in right field.
Stanton has been an anchor in right field since he was promoted to the big leagues at age 20 in June 2010. The 27-year-old slugger has appeared in 827 MLB games, and he was not in right field just once (excluding nine games at designated hitter in American League parks). In his 6,947 2/3 innings defensively, Stanton has a mere one inning in center field (in ’10), and the …
