Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson is starting at first base and is hitting third in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies and right-hander Zack Wheeler. Olson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run as the Braves fell short 7-6 in the Game 1 loss on Tuesday. 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 616 at-bats in his first year in Atlanta as Freddie Freeman's...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson did his part offensively in Tuesday's National League Division Series Game 1 7-6 loss to the Phillies. Olson went 2-for-3 with a single, a ninth-inning three-run home run, and two walks. Unfortunately, his late pop wasn't enough for the Braves to claw their way back. The 28-year-old should continue to provide plenty of power to the team's lineup, as he slashed .240/.325/.477 with 34 HR and 103 RBI during the regular season.

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, three RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in Monday's 8-0 win over the Nationals. Olson crushed a fourth-inning Cory Abbott offering off the right-field foul pole for his 29th long ball of the season. The 28-year-old has provided more-or-less the production fantasy managers had expected in his first season with his new team, slashing .234/.319/.456 with 95 RBI. It will be interesting to see where he falls in fantasy drafts ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson broke out of a slump in the 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday by going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Olson entered Monday's game hitting just .074 (4-for-54) with a home run, four RBI, six runs scored and 20 strikeouts in 15 games in the month of September, so his two-hit day was a welcomed sight for his fantasy managers. Overall, the 28-year-old left-handed slugger is slashing .234/.319/.456 with 28 home runs, 91 RBI and 75 runs ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in the team's 7-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. He has now homered in two straight games and he has a total of 20 home runs on the year, with eight of them coming this month. Olson has been having a solid year overall, but it wasn't until July that his home run total caught up to the rest of his surface numbers. He owns a .252/.339/.499 slash line on the season to go along with 66 RBI and ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson homered for the third straight game in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals, going 1-for-4 with his 16th long ball of the year and a strikeout. Olson is now hitting .251/.339/.481 with the 16 round-trippers, 53 RBI and 41 runs scored in 351 at-bats in his first season in Atlanta. In 14 games so far in the month of July, he's hitting .241 (14-for-58) with four home runs, 11 RBI and nine runs scored. Fantasy managers are hoping that Olson's ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson had a big day at the plate in Tuesday's 12-10 loss to the Giants. Olson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in the third inning and a two-run HR in the ninth inning. The 28-year-old has hit 27 doubles this season but only has 10 HR to go with 37 RBI and a .251/.353/.468 slash line. Hopefully, some of those doubles will start finding their way over the fence, but fantasy managers should continue to have Olson in their lineups at all times either way.

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson was back in the cleanup spot for Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. The lefty slugger recorded three doubles in the victory over Chicago on Sunday. It has been a fairly disappointing campaign for Olson, but hopefully this is a sign of good things to come. Olson only has eight home runs this season, but his 27 doubles leads the MLB right now. Fantasy managers should stay patient with Olson and hope that his bat heats up soon.

The phrase "you have big shoes to fill" can often be overused, but there are times when it is completely applicable. Generally, this saying is utilized when someone is succeeding someone in a certain position that had been very successful. For instance, should the CEO of a flourishing company retire, the person taking his place would be seen as having "big shoes to fill."There may be no better field to use this phrase in than sports, where rosters change constantly. Thus, the players who stay on...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson has been a disappointment for fantasy managers thus far in 2022. Over his first 49 games as an Atlanta Brave, he's slashed .249/.363/.448 with five home runs, 17 RBI and 20 runs. He's currently on a 162-game pace of about 17 home runs and 56 RBI - a far cry from last year's 39 homer, 111 RBI campaign. The 28-year-old has been plagued by ground balls this year. His GB/FB rate is up from 0.91 last year to 1.52 this year. Meanwhile, his HR/FB rate is down ...