Athletics Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Athletics.
SABRhood team report

Athletics

Athletics ranks 10th in offensive quality and 29th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

League intelligence# 20 42.2 index
Offensive quality#10
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.320
Run prevention#29
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.330
Recent form#13
2 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#15
Current state ready
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

2.8WAR#6 of 30
Top valueShea Langeliers2.8 WAR
1BStrength

First base

4.4WAR#4 of 30
Top valueNick Kurtz3.0 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.8WAR#13 of 30
Top valueZack Gelof1.7 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.1WAR#17 of 29
Top valueJoshua Kuroda-Grauer0.9 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

1.8WAR#15 of 28
Top valueJacob Wilson1.8 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

-0.7WAR#30 of 30
Top valueHenry Bolte0.7 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-0.1WAR#15 of 20
Top valueBrent Rooker-0.1 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

1.7WAR#30 of 30
Top valueJ.T. Ginn1.2 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

-1.0WAR#27 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 10th in offensive quality and 29th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Shea Langeliers is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.186 versus 0.797 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Scott Barlow’s Curveball: 76.2 mph, 43.3% whiffs

    Quality score 87.6; usage 49.6%.

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.

Pitcher change profile

Gage Jump

Athletics | LHP

30.8
Season BF246OPS allowed0.776Est. wOBA allowed0.334Samplemoderate
Biggest changewalk rate allowed -1.9 SD

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 43rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed25th
0.776
Est. wOBA allowed25th
0.334
Strikeout rate69th
24.8%
Walk rate allowed43rd
8.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed18th
43.1%
Run value allowed / PA45th
0.001
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-1.9 SD
Recent 1.153 baseline 0.703
Est. wOBA allowed-1.8 SD
Recent 0.476 baseline 0.305
Strikeout rate+0.9 SD
Recent 31.7% baseline 23.4%
Walk rate allowed-1.9 SD
Recent 14.6% baseline 6.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed-1.5 SD
Recent 59.1% baseline 40.6%
Run value allowed / PA-1.6 SD
Recent 0.123 baseline -0.023
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 43rd percentile. Recent sample: 41 BF; prior sample: 205 BF.
Hitter change profile

Shea Langeliers

Athletics | RHB

29.3
Season PA418OPS0.830Est. wOBA0.353Samplestrong
Biggest changerun value per PA +1.9 SD

Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 55th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS82nd
0.830
Est. wOBA80th
0.353
Strikeout rate38th
23.0%
Walk rate43rd
8.1%
Hard-hit rate74th
45.0%
Run value / PA55th
0.015
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+1.8 SD
Recent 1.186 baseline 0.797
Est. wOBA+1.7 SD
Recent 0.489 baseline 0.340
Strikeout rate-0.9 SD
Recent 30.6% baseline 22.3%
Walk rate+1.5 SD
Recent 13.9% baseline 7.6%
Hard-hit rate+1.5 SD
Recent 60.0% baseline 43.9%
Run value / PA+1.8 SD
Recent 0.154 baseline 0.002
Broadcast read: Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 55th percentile. Recent sample: 36 PA; prior sample: 382 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Donovan WaltonAthletics0.290
  2. 2Jacob WilsonAthletics0.281
  3. 3Alika WilliamsAthletics0.277
  4. 4Zack GelofAthletics0.271
  5. 5Carlos CortesAthletics0.269
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Shea LangeliersAthletics23
  2. 2Nick KurtzAthletics20
  3. 3Tyler SoderstromAthletics16
  4. 4Zack GelofAthletics11
  5. 5Brent RookerAthletics10
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Nick KurtzAthletics0.878
  2. 2Donovan WaltonAthletics0.843
  3. 3Shea LangeliersAthletics0.830
  4. 4Tyler SoderstromAthletics0.809
  5. 5Zack GelofAthletics0.796
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1J.T. GinnAthletics100
  2. 2Jeffrey SpringsAthletics86
  3. 3Jack PerkinsAthletics76
  4. 4Luis SeverinoAthletics65
  5. 5Hogan HarrisAthletics61
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Hogan HarrisAthletics29.8%
  2. 2Elvis AlvaradoAthletics29.3%
  3. 3Luis MedinaAthletics27.4%
  4. 4Jack PerkinsAthletics26.7%
  5. 5Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1J.T. GinnAthletics0.649
  2. 2Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics0.653
  3. 3Hogan HarrisAthletics0.693
  4. 4Luis MedinaAthletics0.725
  5. 5José SuarezAthletics0.729
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Scott Barlow

Athletics | Curveball

87.6
Whiff43.3%
Chase44.3%
Usage49.6%
Average velocity76.2 mph
Offspeed identity

Mark Leiter Jr.

Athletics | Splitter

85.2
Whiff43.8%
Chase44.2%
Usage41.8%
Average velocity84.3 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge79.0

J.T. Ginn

Athletics

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

vs L0.327
vs R0.223

Estimated wOBA: 0.327 vs L, 0.223 vs R.

hitter edge78.5

Shea Langeliers

Athletics

Shea Langeliers is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.424
vs R0.322

Estimated wOBA: 0.424 vs L, 0.322 vs R.

hitter edge75.1

Jonah Heim

Athletics

Jonah Heim is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.366
vs R0.250

Estimated wOBA: 0.366 vs L, 0.250 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 batter87.5

Brady Basso

LHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter80.6

Luis Medina

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance46.5%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Nick Kurtz Nick Kurtz is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.1
offensive_race Shea Langeliers Shea Langeliers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 81.1
pitch_identity Scott Barlow Scott Barlow’s Curveball: 76.2 mph, 43.3% whiffs 80.8
offensive_race Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 79.8
pitch_identity Jeffrey Springs Jeffrey Springs’s Changeup: 79.5 mph, 38.5% whiffs 78.5
pitch_identity Mark Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr.’s Splitter: 84.3 mph, 43.8% whiffs 78.4
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.