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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1767561" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-oneill-loses-his-arbitration-case-but-glad-burden-is-lifted-from-his-shoulders/article_c6ac5121-14a3-5a00-938f-ef8d30a3580f.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>Cardinals left fielder Tyler O’Neill was a loser in the salary arbitration verdict handed down Wednesday although “losing” at $3.4 million (the Cardinals’ offer), compared to his asking price of $4.15 million, is relative.</p><p>O’Neill sighed Wednesday afternoon and said, “I feel glad that it’s done.”</p><p>Because of the 99-day owners’ lockout, arbitration cases were held during the season rather than in February, with O’Neill’s conducted Friday before a game in San Francisco. After a nothing-for-four night on Tuesday, O’Neill’s average dipped to .198 with just three hits and 10 strikeouts in his past 16 at-bats. This season’s statistics, however, had no bearing on the arbiter’s decision. But O’Neill’s recent skid had a bearing on Wednesday’s lineup.</p><p></p><p>He wasn’t in it.</p><p>“Trying to break the cycle of some of his at-bats and get him in the right frame of mind,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “He’d tell you that his at-bats aren’t what he wants them to be, right now. I would agree.”</p><p>O’Neill instead took extra batting practice in the afternoon and then hit more with his regular group later as he sought to recapture his timing.</p><p>“I’m not a ‘rest’ guy,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of energy. I’m lively and I’m young (26) and need to get my work in.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1767561, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-oneill-loses-his-arbitration-case-but-glad-burden-is-lifted-from-his-shoulders/article_c6ac5121-14a3-5a00-938f-ef8d30a3580f.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] Cardinals left fielder Tyler O’Neill was a loser in the salary arbitration verdict handed down Wednesday although “losing” at $3.4 million (the Cardinals’ offer), compared to his asking price of $4.15 million, is relative. O’Neill sighed Wednesday afternoon and said, “I feel glad that it’s done.” Because of the 99-day owners’ lockout, arbitration cases were held during the season rather than in February, with O’Neill’s conducted Friday before a game in San Francisco. After a nothing-for-four night on Tuesday, O’Neill’s average dipped to .198 with just three hits and 10 strikeouts in his past 16 at-bats. This season’s statistics, however, had no bearing on the arbiter’s decision. But O’Neill’s recent skid had a bearing on Wednesday’s lineup. He wasn’t in it. “Trying to break the cycle of some of his at-bats and get him in the right frame of mind,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “He’d tell you that his at-bats aren’t what he wants them to be, right now. I would agree.” O’Neill instead took extra batting practice in the afternoon and then hit more with his regular group later as he sought to recapture his timing. “I’m not a ‘rest’ guy,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of energy. I’m lively and I’m young (26) and need to get my work in.” [/QUOTE]
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