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17. Marcell Ozuna

From the Dominican Republic, Marcell Ozuna was signed in 2008, and five years later debuted for the Miami Marlins.

Ozuna became a fixture in Rightfield as a sophomore, peppering 23 Home Runs in 2014, a number he duplicated in 2016, which was his first All-Star season.  Ozuna followed that with a breakout campaign, blasting 37 Home Runs with 123 RBIs with a .312 Batting Average.  In addition to obtaining his second All-Star invitation, he won his first Gold Glove and Silver Slugger.  

As typical with the Marlins, Ozuna was traded before he could be priced out, with the Cardinals being his landing place. With Miami, Ozuna batted .277 with 96 Home Runs.

16. Cliff Floyd

Cliff Floyd began his baseball career with the Montreal Expos, a team he played four years before being traded to the Florida Marlins in 1997.

Floyd played mostly off the bench in his first year in Florida, but he did help them win their first World Series Championship.  He became a starter in Leftfield in 1998, smacking 22 Home Runs, a total he matched again in 2000 when he batted an even .300.  Floyd had his best year in a Marlins uniform in 2001, going to the All-Star Game and hitting 31 Home Runs, 103 RBIs with a .317 Batting Average.   Floyd had come into his own, but he was traded in July the following year, returning to the Expos.

With the Marlins, Floyd batted .294 with 110 Home Runs.

15. Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson was an original in the Florida Marlin organization, taken very late in the First Round of the very first Amateur Draft that the Marlins participated in.

Johnson appeared in four Games in 1994, and the defensive genius became a starter for the Marlins soon after.  He quickly became known for what he could do with his glove and how he understood his hurlers. Johnson was named an All-Star in 1997 and was a member of Florida's first World Series Championship Team.  

After the World Series win, Johnson was one of the many Marlins who was traded, with his destination, the Dodgers.  Johnson returned to Florida as a Free Agent in 2001 and was an All-Star again.  He left for Colorado in 2003, ending his playing career with the Marlins for good.

Johnson had 467 Hits for Florida and a Defensive bWAR of 8.6, which is a franchise record.

14. Christian Yelich

Before Christian Yelich was an MVP, he was a star on the rise with the Miami Marlins.

Yelich was a late 2010 First Round Pick in 2010, and the Californian made his first appearance in the Majors three years later.  Playing at Leftfield, Yelich became a starter with the Marlins in 2014, winning a Gold Glove with a 165-Hit, .2984 Batting Average.  Yelich had another season in 2015, and in 2016, he increased his power stats to 21 Home Runs, captured a Silver Slugger while still flirting with a .300 BA (.298). 

Yelich had his second straight 170 Hit year in 2017, and he secured another year where he belted over 18 Home Runs, 80 RBIs, and batted over .280.  He was a star on the rise, but as what was typical with the Marlins, he was traded away, his case being Milwaukee, where he would win the MVP.

With the Marlins, Yelich had 719 Hits with a .290 Batting Average.