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Orioles urged to cut ties with 8.64 ERA reliever amid Tyler O'Neil's struggles
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The Baltimore Orioles cannot afford outings from their bullpen that completely change the trajectory of the game.
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After all, they are eight games out of first place in the AL East, but are one of the many teams that will battle for one of the three Wild Card spots.
One member of Baltimore's bullpen who could be on his way out is a left-hander who has spent his entire six-year career with the organization.
Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller believes the Orioles would DFA him before they parted ways with outfielder Tyler O'Neil.
"Tyler O'Neill has been disastrous this season, entering play on Sunday with a .495 OPS and only one complete game played in the past two weeks," Miller wrote. "However, it's hard to see the Orioles—even in their post-Angelos-ownership, willing-to-spend-money-now era—admitting defeat and just eating what is a $16.5M salary in each of 2026 and 2027."
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O'Neil has been a major disappointment for the Orioles for many reasons, and the power just isn't there after he hit 31 home runs with the Boston Red Sox two seasons ago. But he's not the player Miller has picked the Orioles to move on from.
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"But [Keegan] Akin 's $2.975M salary? When he has already had not one but two relief appearances in which he allowed six earned runs? He and his 8.64 ERA could be one minor implosion away from landing on the chopping block," Miller wrote about the 31-year-old.
Akin has been better lately, allowing just one run and five combined hits in his last five appearances.
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Still, he could find his way out of Baltimore soon with a few more horrendous performances.
