Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson is not among the starting nine for Wednesdays contest versus the Dodgers and right-hander Joe Kelly. Olson, who is slated to miss his first game of the season, has been quiet at the dish over the previous 10 days, ceding way to Mark Canha, who will hold down the spot in his stead. It appears to be just a day off for Olson, which while rare, shouldnt raise any alarm bells for fantasy managers. His next chance to return to the lineup comes Thursday ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Olson had two RBI-singles, driving in the newly acquired Tommy La Stella each time. Olson also struck out twice which has held him back somewhat as his K-rate is over 27-percent which has his batting average still under .200. When he does make contact, Olson is one of the best in the business with an elite 49.4 percent hard-hit rate. His batting average is still subpar but he's getting on-base...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a walk in a win over the Rangers Tuesday. The two-hit night raises Olson's batting average to .175, but there is more to his season than the anemic batting average. Olson has 20-plus runs and RBI and now has 10 long balls. Digging deeper, we can see that Olson has been unlucky to this point as his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity are almost exactly what they were from the past two seasons when his ...

Oakland As first baseman Matt Olson is batting third against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Olson has fluctuated between batting third, fourth, and fifth in the lineup, and Wednesdays start makes third tied with fourth as his most frequent position in the lineup. Hits have been tough to come by for Olson so far this season as he takes a .170 batting average and .132 BABIP into Wednesdays game, but hes hit eight home runs and owns a relatively decent .748 OPS through his first 24 games. A strong...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson launched his sixth home run of the season in an 8-4 win over the Angels Wednesday. The homer was his only hit in five at-bats, but that's become par for the course for the lefty slugger. Olson's batting average is an anemic .149, but he sports a .313 on-base percentage and a .242 ISO, so he has been producing. Olson is among the league-leaders in hard-hit rate and walk-rate so he has been unlucky up to this point and his average should catch up to his ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson had a rough night at the plate Friday going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Let's just call this an off-night for the lefty-slugger, as Olson has been crushing the ball to this point in the season. He already has four homers and 10 RBI and the statcast data suggests there is more to come. Olson has an absurd 60 percent hard-hit rate and his 95 MPH average exit velocity is in the top-two percent of the league. He is also getting on base at a .364 rate ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson started the season with a bang, or rather a slam as his extra innings homer lifted the A's past the Angels on Opening Day. In the first game with MLB's new extra-inning rules, the Angels wound up loading the bases to try and set up a double play. After Hansel Robles faced his three batters he was required to face, the Angels turned to lefty Hoby Milner. Olson made quick work of Milner depositing the first pitch into the right-field seats to win it ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in a Spring Training game vs the Reds Friday. Olson also walked and scored in the game. Olson hit 36 homers last season, but there is room for more when looking at his batted ball data. The big first baseman made hard contact over 50 percent of the time leading to an elite 91.9 average exit velocity. He was in the top-sixth percentile in barrel percentage (14.5%), expected slugging percentage (.576), and expected wOBA ...

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson has just one hit in his first 10 Spring Training at-bats and has four strikeouts in that span. The sample size is obviously small and Olson should be ready to mash once the games count. Statcast loved Olson last season, he finished in the top-seventh percentile or better in hard-hit rate (50.3%), average exit velocity (91.9 MPH) and barrel rate (14.5%), so he should put up big power numbers this year. If he continues to hit the ball as well as he did ...

Pitchers and catchers have officially reported and position player workouts are getting underway, which means baseball season is officially upon us! Maybe you havent started prepping for your drafts, but fortunately for you, there have already been plenty of drafts, which means that fantasy players out there have already started dealing with tough draft position decisions.First base is extremely top-heavy in 2020, so finding the best option is of the utmost importance. You do not want to swing ...