Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-3 against the Cubs on Sunday. He also pitched in an RBI and a run. To date, Olson is batting .310 with two home runs and six runs batted in this spring. He has also struck out seven times in his 29 at-bats. Olson will provide plenty of power and plenty of strikeouts as a draft choice in the eighth round.

This article references Buster Posey, David Dahl, Greg Bird, Ian Desmond, Justin Smoak, Marwin Gonzalez, Matt Olson, Miguel Cabrera, Ryan McMahon, Ryan Zimmerman and more! RotoBallers, it's that time of year when we're starting to really get into the grind of draft season. With that comes plenty of early ADP data that will either have you jumping for joy or scratching your head. With this article, we aim to bring you a few first basemen who we believe are either overvalued, or undervalued, based on their current ADP. We need to stress the word "current" there though -; not all draft platforms are in full swing, and this information could look different in a mon[...]Keep on reading: Early ADP Sleepers and Busts - First Basemen

This article references Matt Olson and more! BALLER MOVE: Target ~95 CURRENT ADP:  123 ANALYSIS: Prior to Matt Olson's 2017 debut, Fangraphs slapped a 40 hit tool and a 45 game power tool (with 50 potential) on Olson. He proceeded to make them and just about every other prospect ranking site look absolutely silly. In only 216 PA, Olson triple-slashed .259/.352/.651 with 24 HR! The strikeout rate of 27.8% leaves a little to desire, but the 10.2% walk rate demonstrated the 23-year-old rookie's advanced plate approach. Plus, if Olson[...]Keep on reading: Matt Olson (1B/OF, OAK) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Draft Values

This article references and more! Conventional wisdom dictates that you can't win your league at the draft. You definitely can't, but good drafting of under-the-radar guys and youngsters can put you streets ahead of your competition. Last season gave us rookies in the American League such as Aaron Judge, Matt Olson and his teammate Matt Chapman, Mitch Haniger (until he got injured), and Jordan Montgomery. To expect any of the guys below to turn into Aaron Judge would be downright foolish, but that does not mean that we can't [...]Keep on reading: AL Rookies Ready to Leap into Starting Lineups in 2018

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A's slugging first baseman Matt Olson has officially been diagnosed with a Grade 2 hamstring strain, which almost guarantees he will not play again this season. Olson has been a machine over the last month of the season, blasting 15 home runs in his last 25 games and finishing the year with 23 home [...]

Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin indicated Monday that first baseman Matt Olson (hamstring) is likely done for the season. Olson tweaked his hamstring while stretching for a throw on Sunday and Melvin said that the injury the first baseman is dealing with typically req[...]

Updating an earlier report, Matt Olson says his hamstring feels worse today than it did yesterday. He is planning to get an MRI done tonight. [...]

Oakland A's slugger Matt Olson (hamstring) will take a seat on Monday. Ryon Healy will play first base in his absence, allowing Khris Davis to DH with Mark Canha playing left and Jake Smolinski playing center. Olson is nursing hamstring tightness and will get a day to rest up. It does not sound like[...]

A's first baseman Matt Olson stayed hot, blasting his 20th home run on Saturday. Olson becomes the second MLB player to hit 20 home runs in the minors and 20 in the majors. He has continued his torrid pace and should be added in all leagues that still need some oomph for their playoff push.