St. Louis Cardinals Superlatives for the 2022 Season
By Josh Jacobs

Biggest Disappointment: Tyler O’Neill
Coming into the 2022 season, Tyler O’Neill was a dark horse MVP candidate after a breakout 2021 season that saw him finish top 10 in NL MVP voting on his way to his second Gold Glove.
Unfortunately, O’Neill has been nowhere near his elite production at the plate. Slashing only .195/.256/.297 with 2 home runs and 42 strikeouts in only 118 ABs, O’Neill was being benched in favor for red hot Juan Yepez before landing on the IL with a shoulder injury.
Tyler O’Neill This Season:
— MLB Nerds (@MLBNerds) May 17, 2022
127 PA
.188/.252/.295
61 wRC+
.245 wOBA
8.7 BB%
30.7 K%
-1.3 BsR
-1 DRS
-0.3 fWAR
Better than Joey Gallo and Brandon Nimmo?
It is way too early to give up on O’Neill, and he has plenty of time to turn it around. The hope for fans would be that he goes from early season disappointment to turnaround story of the season. Even if he does not return to his red hot form from the 2nd half of 2021, an improved bat would make a world of a difference for the Cardinals lineup for the rest of the season.