Much ink as been spilled about Tyler O’Neill in this offseason, and I apologize in advance, but you’ll have to suffer through at least one more. Because O’Neill has had a very strange start to his career. His career numbers of a 91 wRC+ with a .305 BABIP certainly suggest a much more normal career than he’s had. And it’s easy to see 1.9 fWAR in 450 PAs and conclude he’s probably pretty good!
But the way he’s gotten here is both encouraging and discouraging. His wRC+ has gotten worse each season he’s played in the majors, which is never a good sign.