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O’Neill to get invite to Spring Training
- Updated: December 7, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Tyler O’Neill, the Mariners’ No. 2 prospect, per MLBPipeline.com, will get an invitation to Major League camp this spring and be given a chance to compete for a 25-man roster spot, though general manager Jerry Dipoto acknowledged Tuesday that Seattle’s outfield depth likely keeps the young Canadian at Triple-A Tacoma to start the year.
O’Neill, 21, was the Southern League MVP last year for Double-A Jackson after posting a .293/.374/.508 line with 24 home runs and 102 RBIs in 130 games.
“He’ll be a non-roster invite to camp and given a chance to show what he can do,” Dipoto said Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. “The degree of likelihood is he’ll start the season in Tacoma. But we’re not going to send him back to Double-A again. This is his chance to move forward.
“He had a very good Fall League, he had a very good season. He’s done all the things we’ve asked him to do. It’s his time.”
But Dipoto acknowledges it would be unlikely for O’Neill, who was one of the youngest …
