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Cardinals: 3 players who weren’t traded at the deadline, but will be this offseason

By Mark Powell

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Nolan Arenado #28 and Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals warm up before the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Nolan Arenado #28 and Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals warm up before the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images) /

Cardinals players to trade this offseason: Tyler O’Neill

Tyler O’Neill still has another year left of arbitration, so he won’t be a free agent until after the 2024 season, much like Carlson. O’Neill was floated in trade rumors early this season until just a few weeks prior to the trade deadline, when the Cardinals made it clear they intended on keeping the Canadian.

O’Neill is a Gold Glove caliber talent and has increased his offensive numbers from their surprising lows earlier this season. In 2023, O’Neill is slashing .254/.324/.403 in 41 games played. He’s struggled with injuries for much of the year.

As talented as some of these Cards outfielders have been — Harrison Bader included — it’s their health that ends up being their undoing. Bader was traded for Jordan Montgomery at least year’s deadline, but when healthy Bader is clearly the more valuable asset. The same can be said about Carlson and definitely O’Neill. When healthy, O’Neill is a Gold Glove talent who can hold his own at the dish. He’s a winning ball-player, but not one who sees the playing field as often as he should.

Playing into the possibility of trading O’Neill is the fact that he and Oli Marmol were involved in an early-season spat. If Marmol is here to stay — and it sure looks that was given he aligns with management on most issues — then O’Neill would be better served taking his talents elsewhere after the 2024 season. St. Louis knows this, which is why they’d consider trading him before that occurs.

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