Player Review: All hail the short king, Ozzie Albies

Ozzie quietly had one of his best seasons as a Brave this year.

Ozzie Albies's Stats

MLB Stats: .280/.336/.849 with 30 doubles, 5 triples, 33 homers, and 109 RBI

Ozzie Albies Offensive and Defensive Splits

Offense: A+

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In Ozzie's seven-year stint with the Braves, this was his second-highest batting average (.280) for a season (excluding his first-year in 2017 where he only played 57 games). His only season where he had a better batting average was in 2019, when he finished with a .295 batting average for the year. What Ozzie lacked in average he made up for with power: Ozzie hit the most homers (33) and drove in the most RBI (109) of his career this year.

Defense: A

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This was not Ozzie's best year, but it wasn't his worst either. Ozzie had his second highest fielding runs above average this year (7). His best season was in 2021 when he had 22 runs above average. That's the good. The bad part is that he finished tied for the second most errors of his career with 8 this year. 

Ozzie Albies's contract status

Ozzie is entering the back end of a back-loaded contract that he signed in 2019. In 2024, Ozzie will make $7M in 2024 and 2025 and then the Braves have a club option for 2026 and 2027 before Ozzie becomes a Free Agent in 2028, his age 31 season.

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