Tyler O’Neill acquired by Red Sox
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Was great in 01, below average every other year. 28. 2 GG’s. Intriguing, I think. Estimated $5.5m arb.
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Supposedly a good defender, with one massive breakout season in 2021. Hope we are buying a bit low though, he's been below average offensively in every other season.
Prior rumors post summed him up. Apparently his dropoff from 2021 is at least partly due to injury:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/cardinals-trade-rumors-tyler-oneill-mariners-royals.html
Prior rumors post summed him up. Apparently his dropoff from 2021 is at least partly due to injury:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/cardinals-trade-rumors-tyler-oneill-mariners-royals.html
I would have rather gotten Carlson or Burleson if trading with the Cards, but potentially just a minor acquisition cost going this way.
Three things I know about Tyler O'Neill:
Canadian.* Light hitting. Good glove.
*Probably the fourth or fifth most famous athlete from Burnaby.
Canadian.* Light hitting. Good glove.
*Probably the fourth or fifth most famous athlete from Burnaby.
Haven't watched him much but the statistics look like an average hitter with above average defense, who once spiked a killer BABIP fueled year. Seems like a pretty good 4th OF, but maybe a little redundant to Refsynder, who I have a soft spot for.
I think this is fine as a replacement for Refsnyder as the 4th OF, *maybe* 5th. That's about all I'd want on a contender's roster though... assuming they are contending.
Still in his prime (turns 29 in June) and is 3rd year arbitration eligible who can't be a free agent until 2025. Made just under $5 million last season. His most similar comparison according to Baseball Reference is old friend Wily Mo Pena. Has a little bit of speed as well (40 career steals)
He’s a pretty big malcontent. Living in STL, he had a pretty poor reputation. Hopefully change of scenery helps.
He has 5 years of service time, he's a FA next fall. (BBRefs' listing of when they're a FA is a bit wonky.)
Forgive me as I forget the Rule 5 stipulations, can this involve their claim for Fernandez and turn that into a trade?
No, but we have to have someone that can play defense in right, no? At least on a platoon basis.
Tweet from Eno Sarris/The Athletic:
I like Tyler O'Neill as a player, think he can do well in Boston. He runs fast, hits ball hard, has a cannon. The only thing... he's said multiple x to me that he wants to let the ball travel, he keeps pulling fewer fly balls. Yes, K% might go up, but what if he pulled flies?
This acquisition, I'm assuming, precludes them from re-signing Duvall and/or Justin Turner and also makes Refsnyder obsolete?
I wouldn’t say so. Refsnyder’s good for his cost and doesn’t really have trade value.
I’d think it’s likelier that Duran or Rafaela could be moved.
But that's betting on a minor leaguer to be even able to play in the majors. This is betting on a proven MLB who could possibly get close to his '21 numbers
Eh, STL was a tire fire last year and I don't really trust the coach there to keep players happy. I'm willing to roll the dice that Cora may be better at that element of this.
Now he's injury prone, that's a problem, but not getting along with Marmol might be a feature not a bug
As of now, isn’t this just a Verdugo replacement? Saves them a little cash. Obviously subject to change depending on what other moves they make but I don’t think this bumps any of their OF of the roster yet.
Can we stop making really stupid post on the main board?
This is a hitter who profiles perfectly in Fenway, can play above average at all three outfield positions, is right handed.
Please name the minor leaguer whois Currently under control who fits that description even a little? I’ll wait.
FA after next season so no real reason that they can't go with O'Neill in LF, TBD in RF and Yoshida to DH
More like a platoon with Abreu than a straight Verdugo replacement, I would think.
That said, this dude has MASSIVE biceps. Like, the size of my waist, and I am fat.
He's a talented player when he is putting it all together. Here's hoping the player's manager Cora can get the best out of him.
A season like 2021 and he may end up being worth giving a QO too, as well.
View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1733259329103401075?s=46&t=7XazH1NKZP26a4WUZikbkQ
Red Sox sending Nick Robertson and Victor Santos to StL for O’Neill
Red Sox sending Nick Robertson and Victor Santos to StL for O’Neill
And Nick Robertson become completely expendable with the Verdugo trade return.
Good piece of business the last few days here.
Good, hopefully he learned from it. One would hope that heading into his FA season might bring a renewed sense of self awareness.
They get the 2023 version and it's totally meh.
They get anything even close to the 2021 version and this is a monster move.
Reasonable expectation is something in between, which means he'll probably not be great but will be fairly useful, which is fine.
Yamamoto please, Craig.
They get anything even close to the 2021 version and this is a monster move.
Reasonable expectation is something in between, which means he'll probably not be great but will be fairly useful, which is fine.
Yamamoto please, Craig.