The Pirates finally ended the Marcell Ozuna experiment, releasing the veteran after he failed to provide the right-handed production their lineup needed. Alex Stumpf examines the costly signing, Pittsburgh’s ongoing struggles against left-handed pitching and why Ronny Simon is receiving the opportunity instead. He also discusses Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn, Spencer Horwitz and O’Neil Cruz while placing Ozuna among the franchise’s worst recent free-agent additions.

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