Who Should I Draft?
Byron Buxton or Tyler O'Neill (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Tyler O'Neill LF - STL  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 30 of 43 experts |
30% Recommended by 13 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 37 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 63 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 48 | # 58 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 47 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 130 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 87 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 34 |
| RBI | 78 | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .261 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 47 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 42 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 35 | # 45 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 35 | # 36 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 40 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 36 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 48 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 42 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 51 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 37 | # 38 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 31 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 20 | # 39 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 36 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 19 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 37 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 41 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 38 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 39 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 59 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 40 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 36 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 30 | # 40 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 50 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 55 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 36 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 25 | # 42 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 63 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 25 | # 30 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 39 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 32 | # 31 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 25 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 33 | # 32 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 35 | # 34 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 35 | # 28 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 37 | # 25 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 38 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 34 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 45 | # 35 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 26 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 38 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 60 | # 31 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 22 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Tyler O'Neill LF - STL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 235 | 482 |
| Runs | 50 | 89 |
| Hits | 72 | 138 |
| Singles | 30 | 76 |
| Doubles | 23 | 26 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 34 |
| RBI | 32 | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 4 |
| Walks | 13 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 168 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .647 | .560 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.005 | .912 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Tyler O'Neill LF - STL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 522 |
| Runs | 86 | 87 |
| Hits | 135 | 136 |
| Singles | 67 | 75 |
| Doubles | 33 | 25 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 34 |
| RBI | 78 | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 4 |
| Walks | 30 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 176 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .261 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .319 |
| Slugging Pct | .543 | .507 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .827 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Tyler O'Neill LF - STL | |
| News | ||
| OF Byron Buxton is out of the lineup Tuesday. He worked out on the field pregame but is still dealing with the hip injury that caused him to leave the game Saturday. Vince DiSilvio Tue, May 10th | Cardinals LF Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-5 in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Mets, singling and driving in one run in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, May 18th | |
| Byron Buxton left Saturday's game early due to right hip tightness, according to acting manager Jayce Tingler. He is considered day-to-day at this point. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, May 7th | Cardinals LF Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-4 Saturday, singling and scoring one run in the Cardinals' 13-7 loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 8th | |
| Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a single and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 1st | Cardinals LF Tyler O'Neill went 2-for-5 Thursday, doubling and driving in two runs in the Cardinals' 7-1 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Fri, May 6th | |
| Byron Buxton is back in the Twins' lineup for their Sunday game against the Rays. He is batting leadoff and playing center field. Dan Harris Sun, May 1st | Cardinals LF Tyler O'Neill went 2-for-4 Wednesday, hitting one triple and one home run to drive in three runs while also scoring two runs in the Cardinals' 10-0 win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Wed, May 4th | |
| It would appear to be a precautionary move by the Twins after their star player was hit on the hand by an errant pitch yesterday. According to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Buxton is available off the bench today. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, Apr 30th | Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a RBI during Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Royals. Andy Zimmerman Wed, May 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| Get a season of reasonably good health out of Buxton and you're likely to run a profit, probably a big one. But what are the chances he'll play 150 or more games? In the five non-COVID years that he's been on the Twins' Opening Day roster, Buxton has averaged 81.6 games played and 271.2 at-bats. In 2021, Buxton missed 39 games with a strained hip, then broke his hand after being hit with a pitch in his third game back, causing him to miss another month. When healthy, Buxton will steal a lot of bases and score plenty of runs. He's added power, too, and he batted .306 over 61 games last year. Still only 28, Buxton has upside galore, but the risk level here is enormous. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | You could do a lot worse than O'Neil as your second outfielder. You're in great shape if somehow your third outfielder. He's a second-tier five-category guy, although O'Neill's .366 BABIP in 2021 suggests that he's probably not going to bat .286 again. The peripherals suggest that O'Neill's power is legit, however. He's not a guy you reach for, but if he starts to fall, grab him. O'Neill is only 26, so it's possible he'll turn in a season that ends up much better than his ADP. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
