Athletics Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Athletics.
SABRhood team report

Athletics

Athletics ranks 15th in run generation and 25th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 1 recent risers.

League intelligence# 21 37.4 index
Run generation#15
Composite score 50.3
Pitching#25
Composite score 24.5
Recent play#24
1 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#9
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsFirst base / CatcherClearest upgrade lanesOutfield / Starting pitching
CStrength

Catcher

2.9WAR#6 of 30
Top valueShea Langeliers2.8 WAR
1BStrength

First base

3.8WAR#5 of 30
Top valueNick Kurtz2.9 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.9WAR#14 of 30
Top valueZack Gelof1.7 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.2WAR#17 of 29
Top valueJoshua Kuroda-Grauer0.9 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

1.7WAR#16 of 28
Top valueJacob Wilson1.7 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

-0.4WAR#30 of 30
Top valueHenry Bolte0.9 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-0.1WAR#14 of 20
Top valueBrent Rooker-0.1 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

2.3WAR#29 of 30
Top valueJ.T. Ginn1.2 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

-1.4WAR#28 of 30
Top valueMark Leiter Jr.0.6 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Athletics’s analytical identity

    Athletics ranks 15th in run generation and 25th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 1 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Geoff Hartlieb is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.426 versus 0.839 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Jonah Heim is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.359 vs L, 0.215 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Lawrence Butler

Athletics | LHB

42.9
Season PA515OPS0.701Est. wOBA0.308Samplestrong
Biggest changehard-hit rate -2.60 z

Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.6 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 74th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS34th
0.701
Est. wOBA36th
0.308
Strikeout rate23rd
26.4%
Walk rate85th
11.7%
Hard-hit rate74th
44.4%
Run value / PA43rd
0.004
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.69 z
Recent 0.856 baseline 0.686
Est. wOBA+0.61 z
Recent 0.361 baseline 0.302
Strikeout rate+0.39 z
Recent 23.4% baseline 26.7%
Walk rate-0.12 z
Recent 10.6% baseline 11.8%
Hard-hit rate-2.60 z
Recent 20.0% baseline 47.0%
Run value / PA+0.29 z
Recent 0.028 baseline 0.001
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.6 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 74th percentile. Recent sample: 47 PA; prior sample: 468 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Seth Johnson

Athletics | RHP

42.3
Season BF134OPS allowed0.823Est. wOBA allowed0.357Samplemoderate
Biggest changewalk rate allowed +2.87 z

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 6th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed9th
0.823
Est. wOBA allowed7th
0.357
Strikeout rate81st
26.9%
Walk rate allowed6th
12.7%
Hard-hit rate allowed14th
42.5%
Run value allowed / PA4th
0.069
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.32 z
Recent 0.773 baseline 0.831
Est. wOBA allowed+0.47 z
Recent 0.324 baseline 0.364
Strikeout rate+0.09 z
Recent 27.3% baseline 26.8%
Walk rate allowed+2.87 z
Recent 0.0% baseline 15.2%
Hard-hit rate allowed+1.99 z
Recent 25.0% baseline 46.9%
Run value allowed / PA+0.92 z
Recent -0.003 baseline 0.083
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 6th percentile. Recent sample: 22 BF; prior sample: 112 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Henry BolteAthletics101
  2. 2Nick KurtzAthletics99
  3. 3Shea LangeliersAthletics96
  4. 4Tyler SoderstromAthletics95
  5. 5Lawrence ButlerAthletics92
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Nick KurtzAthletics46.9%
  2. 2Henry BolteAthletics38.3%
  3. 3Brent RookerAthletics33.6%
  4. 4Shea LangeliersAthletics32.1%
  5. 5Tyler SoderstromAthletics31.1%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Elvis AlvaradoAthletics84
  2. 2Luis MedinaAthletics21
  3. 3Seth JohnsonAthletics1
  4. 4Gage JumpAthletics0
  5. 5Luis MoralesAthletics0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Elvis AlvaradoAthletics9.4%
  2. 2Luis MedinaAthletics1.7%
  3. 3Seth JohnsonAthletics0.2%
  4. 4Gage JumpAthletics0.0%
  5. 5Luis MoralesAthletics0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Henry BolteAthletics0.272
  2. 2Donovan WaltonAthletics0.269
  3. 3Jeff McNeilAthletics0.266
  4. 4Jacob WilsonAthletics0.265
  5. 5Shea LangeliersAthletics0.262
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Shea LangeliersAthletics23
  2. 2Nick KurtzAthletics21
  3. 3Tyler SoderstromAthletics19
  4. 4Zack GelofAthletics19
  5. 5Lawrence ButlerAthletics17
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Nick KurtzAthletics0.865
  2. 2Donovan WaltonAthletics0.819
  3. 3Shea LangeliersAthletics0.808
  4. 4Tyler SoderstromAthletics0.804
  5. 5Zack GelofAthletics0.766
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Jack PerkinsAthletics131
  2. 2J.T. GinnAthletics121
  3. 3Jeffrey SpringsAthletics109
  4. 4Gage JumpAthletics108
  5. 5Jacob LopezAthletics108
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Luis MedinaAthletics29.9%
  2. 2Hogan HarrisAthletics28.6%
  3. 3Elvis AlvaradoAthletics27.8%
  4. 4Seth JohnsonAthletics26.9%
  5. 5Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Scott BlewettAthletics0.641
  2. 2Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics0.667
  3. 3J.T. GinnAthletics0.676
  4. 4Hogan HarrisAthletics0.680
  5. 5Luis MedinaAthletics0.689
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

J.T. Ginn

109.1 IP · 3.46 ERA · 1.2 WAR

2,183 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SinkerSI · 802 pitches 36.7% 93.437th pct 19.9%97th pct 25.1%47th pct 51.9%21st pct 0.0%100th pct 36.9%70th pct
ChangeupCH · 435 pitches 19.9% 87.870th pct 32.9%68th pct 40.1%76th pct 32.4%29th pct 0.0%100th pct 25.3%73rd pct
CutterFC · 351 pitches 16.1% 90.359th pct 21.0%56th pct 23.3%22nd pct 41.3%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 37.9%45th pct
SliderSL · 343 pitches 15.7% 85.632nd pct 32.3%52nd pct 35.2%61st pct 33.8%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 39.7%35th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 252 pitches 11.5% 93.530th pct 16.2%40th pct 20.1%11th pct 44.8%9th pct 0.0%100th pct 40.0%68th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge84.0

Jonah Heim

Athletics

Jonah Heim is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.359
vs R0.215

Estimated wOBA: 0.359 vs L, 0.215 vs R.

pitcher edge79.0

Chris Roycroft

Athletics

Chris Roycroft is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.277
vs R0.505

Estimated wOBA: 0.277 vs L, 0.505 vs R.

pitcher edge76.4

J.T. Ginn

Athletics

J.T. Ginn is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.331
vs R0.249

Estimated wOBA: 0.331 vs L, 0.249 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter91.0

Hogan Harris

LHP · available · 5 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance64.2%
Right-handed batter81.5

Yunior Tur

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance50.0%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Nick Kurtz Nick Kurtz is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.8
Shea Langeliers Shea Langeliers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.9
Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.8
Donovan Walton Donovan Walton is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 78.4
Scott Barlow Scott Barlow’s Curveball: 76.2 mph, 43.3% whiffs 77.5
Jeffrey Springs Jeffrey Springs’s Changeup: 79.5 mph, 34.8% whiffs 77.5
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.