Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 11-10 shootout loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old is starting a power surge, having belted five round-trippers for 10 RBI in his last seven contests since moving down to the five-hole. Perhaps Olson is making himself comfortable there. In 96 at-bats while batting fifth since 2021, Olson is hitting .302 with 11 dingers and 26 RBI. The former All-Star is slashing .233/.345/.521 with 23 bombs...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has been dropped to fifth in the team's batting order on Thursday against Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland. Olson has only hit second in the lineup this year, but Thursday's contest will be the first time he's hit anywhere else. The 29-year-old left-handed slugger is hitting just .228 (59-for-259) on the year and has really struggled against southpaws, going 14-for-74 (.189) against them with just two home runs, 11 RBI and 33 strikeouts against...

It seems like more and more of the impact prospects are impossible to land in fantasy baseball unless you are willing to spend massive amounts of money in waivers or can get ahead of stashing a player long before he makes his mark. This is where I think the value lies.Too often, we stash players based on their Top 100 prospect rankings and not just by their production in the minor leagues. That's why people were able to add Pete Alonso, Matt Olson, and Jeremy Pena in recent years despite them ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson provided some pop at the plate during Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The left-handed slugger blasted a 464-foot home run off Dylan Covey in the first inning. That blast was the second longest home run of Olson's career. He went deep again with a 445-foot shot off Connor Brogdon in the fifth inning. Olson went 3-for-5 with four RBI in what ended up being an 11-4 victory on Sunday. The 29-year-old is slashing .237/.361/.540 with 16 long ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a run scored, a walk, and a strikeout in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Olson opened up the scoring on Sunday with an RBI double off George Kirby to score Ronald Acuna Jr. in the bottom of the first inning. He would later reach base with a walk and come around to score off an Eddie Rosario single in the third inning. Going back to his days in Oakland, the 29-year-old first baseman has always had his way with the ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with a single, a run scored, and a walk in a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Olson singled off Kyle Bradish in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored on an Eddie Rosario base knock in the same inning. He also drew a walk in the contest, adding to his robust OBP. The 29-year-old slugger is performing as expected through the first part of the season. Olson is rocking a .246/.368/.515 triple-slash line to go along with nine...

The Oakland A's are what you would classify as moribund. We're 21 games into the season, and the A's have nothing to show other than a horrific 4-17 mark. At this rate, they have a fair shot at shattering the Cleveland Spiders' 20-134 season.Oakland has slowly rebranded their organization by cleaning house over the past few seasons, starting with the core of their roster. Most notably, Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Marcus Semien, Chris Bassitt, and Cole Irvin to the addition of several other names, ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-5 with two strikeouts in Friday's massive 10-3 win over the Royals. The 29-year-old was productive in this one, finishing with two RBI courtesy of a 390-foot shot to left in the first inning. Olson is now batting .304 on the year with 14 RBI and five homers. Unfortunately, he's already stuck out 24 times, which is something fantasy managers will probably continue to deal with moving ahead.

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has been scorching-hot in Grapefruit League games this spring as he heads into his second full season with the team. In 22 plate appearances over eight games to this point, Olson has gone 10-for-21 (.476) with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored for Atlanta. The 28-year-old left-handed slugger hit .240/.325/.477 with an .802 OPS, 34 home runs, 103 RBI and 86 runs scored in 699 plate appearances and 162 games in 2022. Olson is an ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson had a solid, but what could be considered a slightly down 2022 season. The first of his eight-year deal ended with a .240/.325/.477 slash line, 34 home runs, and 103 RBI. His strikeout rate jumped from 16.8% to 24.3%, and his batting average dipped from 2021. However, Olson still hit the ball extremely hard, with an average exit velocity and hard-hit rate both in the top three percent of baseball. Olson is an elite source of power, which has become more ...