2020 Remarkable! Season Preview — Oakland Athletics

by | Mar 5, 2020 | Baseball, Fantasy

 

Inside Edge is back with our Remarkable season preview. The Oakland Athletics wraps up our fourth day of previews. Can Matt Olson and Matt Chapman lead the A’s back to the playoffs for another year?

 

2019 Record: 97-65 (2nd in AL West)

 

Athletics PITCHERS

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Sean Manaea
  • Opponents are hitting just .227 (95-for-418) against Sean Manaea‘s fastball since the start of 2018 — tied for 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 total IP; League Avg: .271
  • Opponents have a line drive rate of just 20.8% (120/576) against Sean Manaea since the start of 2018 — tied for 16th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 total IP; League Avg: 22.9%
  • Opponents are hitting just .128 (15-for-117) against Sean Manaea’s elevated fastball since the start of 2018 — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 total IP; League Avg: .217

  • Sean Manaea has thrown his changeup 23.4% of the time (179/766) on the first pitch of at-bats since the start of 2018 — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 total CH; League Avg: 9.5%
  • Sean Manaea has allowed a BABIP of .243 since the start of 2018 — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 total IP; League Avg: .294

 

Frankie Montas
  • Frankie Montas allowed a slugging percentage of just .436 (109 Total Bases / 250 ABs) on pitches in the strike zone last season — 11th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .517
  • Frankie Montas had an average fastball velocity of 96.5 MPH last season — tied for 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 92.8
  • Frankie Montas allowed a slugging percentage of just .219 (25 Total Bases / 114 ABs) on low non-fastballs last season — 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .314
  • Frankie Montas had an ERA of 2.63 (96 IP) last season — 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 4.24
  • Frankie Montas allowed an OPS of just .347 (210 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .520

 

Jesus Luzardo
  • Jesus Luzardo allowed a BABIP of .160 over the last 30 days of the regular season (6 games) — tied for 27th best among among 275 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .278
  • Jesus Luzardo threw his curveball 47.6% of the time (20/42) with two-strikes over the last 30 days of the regular season (6 games) — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.7%
  • Hitters swung at 40.4% of Jesus Luzardo‘s pitches (69/171) over the last 30 days of the regular season (6 games) — tied for 23rd lowest among among 275 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.2%
  • Opponents batted just .119 (5-for-42) against Jesus Luzardo over the last 30 days of the regular season (6 games) — 17th best among among 275 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .226

 

Mike Fiers
  • Mike Fiers had an average fastball velocity of just 90.3 MPH last season — tied for 8th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.9
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of just 26.6% (372/1,396) against Mike Fiers last season — tied for 9th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 30.1%
  • Mike Fiers allowed a BABIP of .256 last season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .293
  • Mike Fiers allowed a slugging percentage of just .295 (38 Total Bases / 129 ABs) on inside fastballs last season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .421
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 18.2% (250/1,370) against Mike Fiers last season — 5th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.4%

 

Chris Bassitt
  • Chris Bassitt allowed a slugging percentage of just .315 (41 Total Bases / 130 ABs) on inside fastballs last season — 12th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .438
  • Chris Bassitt allowed a slugging percentage of .495 (49 Total Bases / 99 ABs) on low non-fastballs last season — 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .314
  • Opponents batted just .157 (17-for-108) against Chris Bassitt on fastballs away last season — 3rd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .261

  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 16.7% (84/503) against Chris Bassitt last season — 3rd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 25.5%

 

Liam Hendriks
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 54.8% (109/199) against Liam Hendriks on breaking pitches last season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 37.1%
  • Liam Hendriks had a strikeout rate of 37.3% (124/332) last season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.0%
  • Opponents batted just .062 (5-for-80) against Liam Hendriks on low non-fastballs last season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .180
  • Liam Hendriks allowed an OBP of just .200 (165 PA’s) against right-handed batters last season — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .311

 

Lou Trivino
  • Lou Trivino‘s K:BB ratio was 1.8 (57/31) last season — tied for 21st lowest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 2.8
  • Hitters chased just 21 of Lou Trivino‘s 104 elevated fastballs out of the zone (20.2%) last season — tied for 15th lowest among among 145 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.5%
  • Lou Trivino allowed an OBP of .482 (137 PA’s) in non-two strike counts last season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .412

 

Yusmeiro Petit
  • Yusmeiro Petit allowed an OPS of just .364 (156 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .502
  • Yusmeiro Petit allowed an OBP of just .218 (307 PA’s) last season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315
  • Yusmeiro Petit‘s K:BB ratio was 7.1 (71/10) last season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 2.8

 

Jake Diekman
  • Jake Diekman allowed an OPS of just .570 (84 PA’s) versus the heart of the order last season — 11th best among among 109 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .759
  • Jake Diekman threw his slider 51.6% of the time (145/281) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.2%
  • Jake Diekman walked 39 of 282 batters (13.8%) last season — 15th highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%
  • Jake Diekman has not allowed a home run in any of the last 30.1 innings he’s appeared — Brandon Workman has the longest active streak at 53.0.

 

Joakim Soria
  • Opponents batted just .103 (7-for-68) against Joakim Soria on low non-fastballs last season — tied for 12th best among among 142 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .180
  • Joakim Soria allowed an OPS of just .487 (92 PA’s) versus the bottom of the order last season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .671
  • Joakim Soria threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 72.6% (156/215) of opposing batters last season — 13th highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.7%
  • Joakim Soria threw fastballs 85.6% of the time (238/278) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 54.9%

 

 

Athletics HITTERS

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Robbie Grossman
  • Robbie Grossman had a K:BB ratio of 1.5 (86/59) last season — tied for 21st best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 2.5
  • Robbie Grossman pulled just 36.3% of balls he’s put into play (122/336) last season — 20th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 46.0%
  • Robbie Grossman chased 16.6% of pitches out of the zone (140/843) against RHP last season — 3rd lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 28.6%
  • Robbie Grossman slugged just .348 (146 total bases in 420 ABs) last season — 31st lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .457
  • Robbie Grossman chased 16.8% of pitches out of the zone (161/957) last season — 8th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 28.5%

 

Mark Canha
  • Mark Canha slugged .711 (54 total bases in 76 ABs) on low fastballs last season — 6th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .496

  • Mark Canha had a swing rate of just 40.5% (853/2,106) last season — tied for 29th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 47.2%
  • Mark Canha batted just .221 (29-for-131) against LHP last season — 11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .268
  • Mark Canha had an OBP of .396 (497 PA’s) last season — 11th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .333

 

Ramon Laureano
  • Ramon Laureano had a K:BB ratio of 4.6 (123/27) last season — tied for 32nd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 2.5
  • Ramon Laureano slugged .535 (108 total bases in 202 ABs) on outside pitches last season — 11th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .385
  • Ramon Laureano had an OBP of just .292 (120 PA’s) with runners in scoring position last season — 8th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .357
  • Ramon Laureano had a groundball batting average of .331 (39 GB hits out of 118 GBs) last season — tied for 9th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .250
  • Ramon Laureano slugged .409 (105 total bases in 257 ABs) with two-strikes last season — tied for 20th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .304

 

Stephen Piscotty
  • Stephen Piscotty had a Well-Hit Avg of .375 (24/64) on low fastballs last season — tied for 9th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .255
  • Stephen Piscotty slugged just .286 (28 total bases in 98 ABs) on breaking pitches against RHP last season — 14th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .396
  • Stephen Piscotty had a Well-Hit Avg of just .070 (3/43) on changeups last season — tied for 17th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .154

 

Khris Davis
  • Khris Davis came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 154 of his 533 plate appearances (28.9%) last season — 10th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%
  • Khris Davis had a Well-Hit Avg of .448 (30/67) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .303
  • Khris Davis missed on 42.9% of swings (99/231) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 20.7%
  • Khris Davis batted just .102 (26-for-254) with two-strikes last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .190

 

Matt Olson
  • Opponents used a defensive shift against Matt Olson on 89.6% of his plate appearances (424/473) last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 40.6%
  • Matt Olson pulled 56.9% of balls he’s put into play (197/346) last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 46.3%
  • Matt Olson had an OPS of 1.293 (235 PA’s) in non-two strike counts last season — 13th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 1.083
  • Matt Olson slugged .577 (188 total bases in 326 ABs) against RHP last season — tied for 13th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .480
  • Matt Olson had an OBP of just .289 (173 PA’s) against LHP last season — 11th lowest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .350
  • Matt Olson slugged .584 (143 total bases in 245 ABs) on low pitches last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .413
  • Matt Olson had a Well-Hit Avg of .318 (78/245) on low pitches last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .181

 

Marcus Semien
  • Marcus Semien batted just .143 (16-for-112) on elevated pitches last season — tied for 8th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .241
  • Marcus Semien had an OBP of .445 (128 PA’s) with runners in scoring position last season — 11th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .370
  • Marcus Semien put 44.5% of his swings in play (556/1,250) last season — tied for 13th highest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 37.7%
  • Marcus Semien slugged .702 (73 total bases in 104 ABs) with runners in scoring position last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .493

  • Marcus Semien struck out 102 times in 747 PA’s (just 13.7%) last season — tied for 30th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 21.6%
  • Marcus Semien chased 19.6% of pitches out of the zone (301/1,532) last season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 28.4%

 

Matt Chapman
  • Matt Chapman batted just .203 (30-for-148) on inside pitches last season — 12th lowest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .262
  • Matt Chapman slugged .483 (86 total bases in 178 ABs) on low non-fastballs last season — 11th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .358
  • Matt Chapman lost 9 hits against the shift (12 robbed hits – 3 hits caused by the shift) last season — tied for 19th lowest 334 in MLB; League Avg: Net 2 hits lost
  • Matt Chapman averaged 4.19 pitches per plate appearance (2,805/670) last season — 13th highest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 3.90
  • Matt Chapman batted just .194 (28-for-144) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 6th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .281
  • Matt Chapman slugged 1.016 (64 total bases in 63 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .681

 

Sean Murphy

  • Sean Murphy pulled 59.5% of balls he’s put into play (22/37) over the last 30 days of the regular season (18 games) — 36th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 36 total PA’s; League Avg: 46.6%
  • Sean Murphy slugged 1.200 (12 total bases in 10 ABs) on inside fastballs over the last 30 days of the regular season (12 games) — tied for 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 36 total PA’s; League Avg: .473

 

 

 

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