Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill will be on the bench in the second game of the three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels. O'Neill has been one of the best hitters of the season so far, posting an excellent .279/.426/.698, and is tied at the top in home run leaders with six. As a result, Wilyer Abreu will be batting in the two-hole and playing in right field. Abreu is off to a slow start to begin the season with a .190 AVG and just one extra-base hit. However, Abreu is a sneaky play in DFS as he should see plenty of at-bats and has a great matchup against Griffin Canning, who comes into today's game with a hefty 8.38 ERA.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill showed some muscle in Friday night's 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels in their home opener, going 3-for-4 with two solo home runs, two RBI and three runs scored. The 28-year-old has so far enjoyed playing for the Red Sox in 2024, as he's started the year by going 9-for-22 (.409) with a league-leading four home runs, four RBI, a stolen base and nine runs scored in 28 plate appearances in his first seven contests. The former Cardinals outfielder has also walked more (five times) than he's struck out (three times). The former third-round pick in 2013 by the Seattle Mariners has always had the talent, but injuries kept him from reaching his ceiling in his six years in St. Louis before joining the BoSox this past winter.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Oakland Athletics. It looks to be a normal day of rest for O'Neill in a day game following an extra-inning night game on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Canadian is off to a good start in his first year with the Red Sox through six games, going 6-for-18 (.333) with two home runs, two RBI, a stolen base, five walks and a league-high six runs scored in his first 23 plate appearances. With O'Neill out on Wednesday, Wilyer Abreu is starting in right field and batting ninth against A's right-hander Ross Stripling. Abreu has started the year just 1-for-10 with two walks and six strikeouts and should be avoided as a deep DFS sleeper on Wednesday.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners. He will get the day off, with Wilyer Abreu getting the start in right field. O'Neill is slashing .286/.375/.714 with a home run and a stolen base over eight plate appearances in 2024. The 28-year-old's next chance to return to the lineup will be Sunday for the series finale against the Mariners. Abreu was on the bench for Boston's first two games and will make his season debut on Saturday. The 24-year-old slashed .316/.388/.474 with two home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 28 games in 2023. Abreu struggled mightily this spring, hitting .127 over 63 at-bats, and can be avoided as a streamer or in DFS for Saturday's slate in a tough matchup against Logan Gilbert.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs, one stolen base and a solo home run. The home run would mark the fifth straight season that the slugger has gone yard on Opening Day, which is now a MLB record. O'Neill had a nice spring with his new club and should provide some punch in the Red Sox lineup this season. O'Neill hit 34 homers in 2021, but has dealt with injuries over the past season and has not seen the field much. As long as he can stay healthy, O'Neill makes for a very good bounce back candidate as well as an affordable power bat that can sprinkle in some steals.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill went yard for the second time this spring on Monday in a 9-2 Grapefruit League win over the Rangers. It was a solo shot and his only hit of the day, although he also drew a walk. O'Neill has been battling a calf injury all spring, but has played in games for three consecutive days now, so he looks like he'll be ready to go for Opening Day. The calf injury aside, the 28-year-old has had a productive spring with his new team, going 10-for-34 (.294) with two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, nine runs scored, and two stolen bases in 13 games. He's also got an encouraging 7:8 BB:K. If the former third-round draft pick can stay healthy this season, he could be a solid power-speed value pick at his NFBC ADP of 225. RotoBaller ranks him much higher, at 182 overall.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill (calf) is likely to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday, according to manager Alex Cora. O'Neill has been plagued by calf issues twice during camp already. The Red Sox are going to take the cautious approach and hold him out until he's fully healthy. If he returns on Tuesday, fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned about his Opening Day status. Otherwise, O'Neill could be in danger of missing Opening Day if this calf issue causes him to miss another week or more. Fantasy managers will have to check back on Tuesday for another update on his status.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill (calf) has been scratched from the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Minnesota Twins. O'Neill missed time last week due to a calf issue, so it appears he has re-aggravated the injury. The expectation is that O'Neill is going to sit out for a few days before getting back into the lineup. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor this situation. The assumption is that O'Neill will be back to full health in time for Opening Day.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill (calf) is expected to return to Grapefruit League action on Tuesday, per the Boston Globe's Pete Abraham. The 28-year-old was dealing with tightness in his calf, so he did not make the trip to Santo Domingo over the weekend for the Dominican Republic Series matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. O'Neill has made a good first impression with his new team to this point, batting .286 with a home run, three RBI, and two stolen bases in 14 at-bats.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill is dealing with tightness in his calf, so he will not make the trip to Santo Domingo for this weekend's Dominican Republic Series matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. He is, however, expected to play Monday when the team returns to Fort Myers for a game against the Pirates. At least this means his status for Opening Day shouldn't be in doubt, but for managers who were hoping for a sneaky under-the-radar power-speed player late in drafts, it's certainly a situation to monitor. One of the Sox's offseason acquisitions, O'Neill is 4-for-14 (.286) with a home run and a stolen base through six spring games.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill, who was acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason, is likely to see much of his playing time in left field in 2024 in his first year in Beantown. Masataka Yoshida is expected to take a step forward defensively this year but he's also expected to see time at designated hitter. O'Neill figures to be in the mix for at-bats at DH, too, with the Red Sox expected to use the spot as more of a rotation with Triston Casas and Rafael Devers also getting DH time. With O'Neill in left, Wilyer Abreu should get the first shot at right field. The 28-year-old O'Neill's fantasy stock is on the decline after he played in just 72 games in 2023 due to more injuries. His plate skills deteriorated as well, but he'll be given plenty of playing time and gets an upgrade in home ballpark with the move to Boston.

Pitchers Nick Robertson and Victor Santos have been reported as the package being sent from Boston to St. Louis for Tyler O'Neill. Robertson is a relief pitcher with major league experience and good strikeout numbers in a cup of coffee. He appeared in 22 1/3 innings for the Red Sox and Dodgers, striking out 26. However, he finished the season with a 6.04 ERA and 1.75 WHIP. He'll likely head into Spring Training with a chance to win a bullpen spot for the Cardinals. Santos looks like a fringe starter with low strikeout rates and an average. WHIP. It could take a couple of injuries for him to start in the bigs in 2024.

The Boston Red Sox are acquiring outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. It's unclear at the time what the Cardinals will receive in return. The 28-year-old Canadian has an intriguing mix of power and speed, but injuries have limited him to just 168 games the last two years and made him expendable in St. Louis after an impressive 2021 campaign that saw him hit .286 (138-for-482) with career-highs in home runs (34), RBI (80), stolen bases (15) and runs scored (89) in 138 contests. Despite the last two disappointing seasons, O'Neill should have plenty of appeal as a value pick in fantasy drafts in hopes that he will bounce back with a change of scenery and better health in Beantown. If he's fully healthy, O'Neill should be an everyday player in Boston's outfield in 2024, something that wasn't going to happen if he stuck around in St. Louis.

St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said that the team's projected starting outfield for the 2024 season is Lars Nootbaar, Tommy Edman and Jordan Walker, with Dylan Carlson serving as the fourth outfielder. Mozeliak mentioned the team is getting a lot of hits on their outfielders, but he mentioned specifically that they are listening on trades for Tyler O'Neill. The 28-year-old Canadian has an intriguing power/speed profile, but his stock is down and he may need a change of scenery to ignite him. O'Neill has played in over 100 games only once in six seasons in the big leagues due to injuries. In 72 contests in 2023, he hit .231 (55-for-238) with nine home runs, 21 RBI, five steals and 27 runs scored. If he goes elsewhere, stays healthy and has a starting spot, he could be a nice low-cost sleeper target late in fantasy drafts.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is back in the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles and left-hander John Means, who is making his first start back from Tommy John surgery. O'Neill didn't take part in his club's 12-5 series-opening loss on Monday but will take over in left field and hit sixth on Tuesday while Alec Burleson hits the bench. O'Neill has recovered from a slow start to produce a solid season thanks to an .840 OPS along with seven homers, 10 doubles, and four stolen bases across 38 games in the season's second half. He's up to a .242 average along with nine homers, five stolen bases, and a .750 OPS across 68 games as he also missed significant time with a shoulder injury earlier in the season.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is not in the team's starting lineup on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles on the road. O'Neill continues to manage a knee injury, so the Cardinals have been giving him regular rest of late. On top of injuries, the 28-year-old Canadian has disappointed in 2023, hitting .242 (54-for-223) with nine home runs, 14 doubles, 21 RBI, five stolen bases and 27 runs scored in 68 games for the Red Birds in his sixth big-league season. With O'Neill starting on the bench Monday, Tommy Edman is starting in center field and batting eighth in the order against Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. It doesn't appear that O'Neill is dealing with an injury, so this is probably just a routine rest day. O'Neill is 8-for-21 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI since the beginning of September. The 28-year-old has struggled at the times this season, but appears to be finally turning a corner. In his absence, Richie Palacios will cover left field and bat eighth versus right-hander Carson Spiers on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals will give O'Neill the night off against tough right-hander Spencer Strider, even after he went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in the win over Atlanta on Tuesday. Lars Nootbaar will play left, Tommy Edman will man center field and Jordan Walker will play right on Wednesday. The 28-year-old O'Neill has had a disappointing 2023 and only has 211 at-bats because of injuries. However, he's started the month of September strong by going 5-for-12 with two home runs, a double, five RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored three games. Fantasy managers can only hope O'Neill will reward them in the final month of the season.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (knee) is back in left field and is hitting sixth for St. Louis on Friday against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Mitch Keller. The Cardinals held the oft-injured O'Neill out of Thursday's lineup with recurring left-knee soreness, but he'll be back in there for the weekend series against Pittsburgh. Injuries aside, not much has gone right for the 28-year-old Canadian power/speed threat in 2023, as he's hitting just .231/.317/.397 in 199 at-bats with seven home runs, 16 RBI, four stolen bases and 23 runs scored for the Red Birds. In his last six games, he's gone 2-for-18 with seven strikeouts. All fantasy managers can hope for now is that he can end the year on a positive note heading into the offseason.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (knee) is experiencing some knee discomfort and is unavailable to play in Wednesday's series finale against the San Diego Padres. Richie Palacios will get the start in left field and is hitting eighth against Padres left-hander Rich Hill. O'Neill's frustrating 2023 campaign continues, and he's been dealing with knee issues for most of the month of August. For now, consider the 28-year-old to be day-to-day. Hopefully another day off on Thursday will allow him to return to the lineup for the series opener on Friday against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. O'Neill has managed to play in only 61 games in 2023 and is hitting .231 (46-for-199) with seven home runs, 16 RBI, four stolen bases and 23 runs scored in 224 trips to the plate.