Does Cardinals' trade for Ozuna complicate their pursuit of Machado?

The Cardinals didn't get Giancarlo Stanton from the Marlins, but they have landed another Miami outfielder, Marcell Ozuna, a 27-year old All-Star with a Gold Glove.

Now the question is: Does this mean the Cardinals would be pulling out of the market for Orioles third baseman Manny Machado? Apparently they would still like to swing a deal for the Baltimore slugger, who also has a Gold Glove and Platinum Glove on his resume.

According to media reports, the Cardinals gave up their fifth-best pitching prospect, Sandy Alcantara, to get Ozuna. There are other top-notch pitching prospects in the Cardinals system, including Jack Flaherty, 23, who has a mid-90s fastball and a better-than-average changeup, and Dakota Hudson, 22, who throws his fastball in the high 90s with curve and cutter.

Ozuna hit .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and 124 RBIs for the Marlins in 2017. The home runs and RBIs would have been highs for the Cardinals.

He'll join an outfield that has Dexter Fowler and Tommy Pham. Ozuna will play left field, Pham will move to center and Fowler to right. Outfielders Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk could be traded.

The Cardinals finished seventh in runs scored last season and eighth (196) in home runs in the National League.

Jedd Gyrko is the Cardinals' third baseman.

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