Tyler O’Neill entered the season as the Seattle Mariners’ top power hitting prospect, but he has greatly surpassed even the loftiest expectations so far in 2016. The M’s reigning co-Minor League Player of the Year has made it look easy this season with the Jackson Generals of the Southern League.
The 20-year-old is slashing .321/.384/.557 through 279 plate appearances in 2016. O’Neill has also contributed 18 doubles, 2 triples, 12 home runs, 54 RBI and 4 stolen bases across 63 games this season with Jackson. The highlight of O’Neill’s season occurred earlier this month against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, when he went 3 for 4 with a double, a homer and 8 RBI.