2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Oakland Athletics

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 75-87 (5th in AL West)

Matt Olson took the league by storm when he hit home run after home run for the Athletics. Olson is joined by Matt Chapman and other young players trying to make some waves in the American League West. Below is our Remarkable! season preview for the 2018 Oakland Athletics.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Sean Manaea
  • He threw his changeup 30.0% of the time (644/2,150) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 14.0%.
  • Opponents batted .443 against Sean Manaea (43-for-97) when he was behind in the count in the 2017 season — worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .359.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .078 (9/115) against Sean Manaea’s elevated fastball in the 2017 season — 3rd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .152.

 

Kendall Graveman
  • Hitters chased just 122 of Kendall Graveman‘s 563 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 21.7%) in the 2017 season — League Avg: 22.9%.
  • Hitters swung at 42.4% of Kendall Graveman‘s fastballs (477/1,124) in the 2017 season — League Avg: 44.9%
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 53.3% (129/242) against Kendall Graveman’s fastball in the 2017 season — 9th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%.

 

Jharel Cotton – out for season
  • He threw his changeup 33.9% of the time (211/622) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 15.4%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .952 (135 PAs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2017 season — 4th worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .813.

  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 38.1% (154/404) against Jharel Cotton in the 2017 season — 6th lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.5%.

 

Daniel Mengden
  • He has 15 straight innings pitched without allowing a barreled ball dating back to September 20th. (Steve Cishek has the longest active streak at 29.0).
  • He has not allowed a run in the first inning in any of his last 7 games dating back to May 29, 2017 (Trevor Bauer has the longest active streak at 14).

 

Daniel Gosset
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 26.0% (40/154) against Daniel Gossett on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 5th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.1%.
  • He has allowed at least one HR in each of his last 4 games dating back to September 14, 2017 (Ian Kennedy has the longest active streak at 10).

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .250 19th
OBP .322 T-14th
SLG .430 26th
OPS .752 26th
BB% 8.6% 9th
K% 22.2% T-17th
GB% 44.1% 19th

 

Santiago Casilla
  • Opponents batted .514 against Santiago Casilla (19-for-37) when he was behind in the count in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .330.

  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of just 55.2% (143/259) in the 2017 season — 15th lowest among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.3%.
  • Left-handed hitters had a line drive rate of 28.8% (21/73) against Santiago Casilla in the 2017 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.4%.

 

Blake Treinen
  • Right-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 67.7% (86/127) against Blake Treinen in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.9%.

  • He had an average fastball velocity of 97.1 MPH  in the 2017 season — 18th best among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.7.
  • Opponents batted .337 (60-for-178) against Blake Treinen‘s fastball in the 2017 season — 7th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .256.

 

Liam Hendricks
  • Hitters chased 97 of Liam Hendriks‘ 220 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 44.1%) in the 2017 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.3%.
  • He induced opposing right-handed batters to ground into 1 double play in 33 opportunities (3.0%) in the 2017 season — 8th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 11.6%.
  • He had a strike rate of 73.6% (170/231) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 68.4%.

 

Ryan Buchter
  • Opponents batted .174 against Ryan Buchter (8-for-46) when he was behind in the count in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .330.

  • He allowed a BABIP of .209  in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .291
  • Opponents batted .179 (32-for-179) against Ryan Buchter‘s fastball in the 2017 season — 12th best among 116 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .256.

 

Emilio Pagan
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 23.7% (31/131) against Emilio Pagan in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.9%.

  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .099 (13/131) against Emilio Pagan’s fastball in the 2017 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .174.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .160 (8 Total Bases / 50 ABs) on elevated fastballs in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .356.

 

Chris Hatcher
  • He allowed an OPS of .746 (124 PAs) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 11th worst among 109 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .588.
  • Opponents batted .212 (29-for-137) against Chris Hatcher with two strikes in the 2017 season — 11th worst among 118 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .159.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .222 (14/63) against Chris Hatcher’s curveball in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .110.

 

Yusmeiro Petit
  • He struck out 34.3% (69/201) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.9%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .205 (200 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .301.

  • He threw his breaking pitches for a strike 69.9% (193/276) of the time in the 2017 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.7%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .246 24th
OBP .319 20th
SLG .436 9th
OPS .755 13th
BB% 9.2% 8th
K% 24.3% 26th
QAB 2550 20th
wOBA .332 T-10th

 

Matt Chapman
  • He had 39 Extra-Base hits out of 68 total hits (57.4%) in the 2017 season — 3rd best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 36.3%.

  • He had a groundball rate of just 33.5% (67/200) in the 2017 season — 9th lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.
  • He had 12 HRs in 165 ABs (13.8 AB/HR) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — 13th best among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 26.7.

 

Matt Olson
  • He slugged .721 (101 total bases in 140 ABs) in the second half of 2017 (Rank: 1st of 159 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .426).
  • Matt Olson had 20 HRs in 140 ABs (7.0 AB/HR) in the second half of 2017 (Rank: 1st of 159 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 27.2).

  • He had a line drive rate of just 8.3% (5/60) on fastballs in the second half of the 2017 season (Rank: 159th of 159 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.5%).

 

Marcus Semien
  • He slugged just .118 (6 total bases in 51 ABs) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .405.
  • He averaged 4.40 Pitches per Plate Appearance (365/83) with RISP in the 2017 season — 4th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.74.
  • He had a line drive rate of 29.5% (39/132) on outside pitches in the 2017 season — 7th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.0%.

 

Jed Lowrie
  • He had a line drive rate of 30.2% (142/470) in the 2017 season — highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.

  • He had an OBP of .325 (320 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .267.
  • He slugged just .295 (33 total bases in 112 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 8th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .455.

 

Bruce Maxwell
  • He had a line drive rate of 35.8% (24/67) with two strikes in the 2017 season — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.4%.
  • He averaged 4.63 Pitches per Plate Appearance (629/136) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.89.
  • He chased 13.3% of pitches out of the zone (16/120) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 9th lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 25.1%.

 

Stephen Piscotty
  • He drew 52 walks in 401 PAs (13.0%)  in the 2017 season — 13th best among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 8.5%.
  • He had an OPS of just .718 (59 PAs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2017 season — 12th worst among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 1.103.
  • He chased 45.9% of pitches out of the zone (39/85) on changeups in the 2017 season — 20th highest among 162 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 35.7%.

 

Khris Davis
  • He struck out 195 times in 652 PAs (29.9%)  in the 2017 season — 5th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 19.3%.
  • He had 43 HRs in 566 ABs (13.2 AB/HR) in the 2017 season — 6th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 23.5

  • He had 72 Extra-Base hits out of 140 total hits (51.4%) in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 37.4%

 

Matt Joyce
  • He slugged .806 (79 total bases in 98 ABs) on low pitches in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .440.
  • He batted just .154 (18-for-117) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — 5th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .234.
  • Matt Joyce chased 19.1% of pitches out of the zone (222/1,163) in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.

 

Dustin Fowler
  • Injured in 2017 season

 

 

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