Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Angels on Monday. The Angels brought in left-hander Alex Claudio to face Olson, but it didn't matter as Olson has been money versus pitchers of the same-handedness this season. Of his 24 homers, Olson has 12 each versus righties and lefties despite 73 fewer at-bats versus lefties. He's slugging .638 versus southpaws this season as Olson cannot be neutralized by left-handed pitching. Olson is a ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in a win over the Rangers on Sunday. The All-Star slugger finished the first half of the season slashing a healthy .282/.371/.567 with 23 home runs and 59 RBI. Olson is sporting a whopping 115.3 MPH average exit velocity and will look to show off his light-tower power in Coors Field for the Home Run Derby on Monday night. Olson is a top-10 first baseman to roster in fantasy.

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson will try to become the third A's player to win the All-Star Home Run Derby next week. The first-time All-Star will compete against Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, reigning champion Pete Alonso of the Mets, Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini, Rockies shortstop Trevor Story and Royals catcher Salvador Perez. Olson has been the leading slugger for Oakland this year, posting a .552 slugging percentage with 20 long balls. The 27-year-old ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson, who went 0-for-3 on Friday against the Red Sox, is mired in a slump. Olson, who has two hits in 24 at-bats (.083) with no home runs or RBI over his last seven games, is set to face Boston right-hander Garrett Richards in Saturday night's game. The left-handed slugger can be streaky, but he is still on pace for a career year. Olson has hit 20 home runs with a .284/.371/.931 slash line in 78 games. We wouldn't recommend insulting your league mates with a...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base in a win over the Rangers on Thursday. That wasn't a typo; the big first baseman stole his second base in the last week after having just four career steals coming into this season. As fun as it is for fantasy managers to get steals from players like Olson, the real reason he's such a fantasy asset is his elite power. Olson has 20 homers on the season and has a .healthy .603 slugging ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 2-1 loss to the Yankees on Sunday. Olson took left-hander Jordan Montgomery deep in the first inning with a moonshot homer to center field. The lefty-slugger just missed another homer later in the game, but still had a big series in New York, collecting six hits and two homers in the three-game set. Olson is slugging .617 this season and his 20 homers rank fourth in baseball. He's a must-start option heading into a ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-5 with a no-doubt homer into the second deck at Yankee Stadium. Olson is hitting the ball as hard as anyone in the Majors this season as he's in the top five percent of hitters in expected slugging and expected wOBA. He's making hard contact 51 percent of the time and is sporting an elite 15.5 percent barrel rate. No wonder his massive power couldn't be contained by Yankee Stadium. Leave the lefty slugger locked into fantasy lineups as he's ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in a win over the Royals on Sunday. The lefty-slugger now has 18 round-trippers this season to move into a tie with Ronald Acuna Jr for second in the Majors behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Both of Olson's homers came off of left-hander Kris Bubic to give Olson eight homers against southpaws this season. In fact, Olson's .990 OPS versus lefties is actually higher than his .974 mark versus righties. Olson is a must-start ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with a walk, two RBI, two runs scored, and his 15th homer of the season in a win over the Rockies on Saturday. It feels like cheating to let Olson play in Coors Field, as the big first baseman has been on fire lately and has had a field day in baseball's best hitting environment. Olson has 10 hits in his last five games with five hits going for extra bases. He's hitting the ball as hard as anyone in baseball as his average exit velocity, ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson had a big night on Tuesday to lead a 12-run outburst by the A's offense. Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored in his latest big game for fantasy managers. The 27-year-old has been crushing the ball this season as he's batting .264 with a .560 slugging percentage to go with his 14 homers, 36 RBI, and 33 runs. His batted-ball data backs up his success as his hard-hit rate is 50 percent thanks in part to a 14.1 percent barrel...