My point all along ... he's a "fit". Not at any cost. The comparison of Elias' consistency and toughness with Ozuna's ability to do several things very well is the place I started. Elias and Flores looked to me like one of those "everybody wins" trades that even Loria would see as fair.
I'm not as sure now there's a trading "fit" though I still believe in the roster "fit". Ozuna's not a superstar, although he might make an All-Star team in a year when the team is successful. What he is might make the Ms from a contender-with-holes to a contender-with-few-holes.
But when the dust of "we won't take less than a 30-HR bat is worth" clears and the 20-HR bat with a lot of inconsistency remains, maybe there will be a deal there. But Paxton and Walker just don't make sense - but I also doubt any other club will offer someone even on the level with Elias.
Maybe Miami will see that and will look across to Tampa Bay and to Detroit and see that the M's have been pretty good at pitching development and their 4th and 5th starters are often pretty good. Maybe not.
But Ozuna in Safeco, with Cano and Cruz and Marte, batting 5th or 6th, playing 100 G in RF and 40 G in CF, would be a mighty nice cog in a contending gear train. But Ozuna's ability to fulfill his promise is also predicated on what type of team he is on; he just seems like that kind of player. Much of the value he would provide would come from the value added of playing with Cano and Cruz. Put him on many other clubs and he might be a head case. So Miami selling him as a potential 30-HR lineup mainstay is disingenuous. I hope they realize that soon.