Athletics Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Athletics.
SABRhood team report

Athletics

Athletics ranks 11th in run generation and 25th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

League intelligence# 21 40.2 index
Run generation#11
Composite score 55.5
Pitching#25
Composite score 25.0
Recent play#2
2 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#14
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 11th in run generation and 25th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Geoff Hartlieb is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.519 versus 0.925 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Jonah Heim is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.363 vs L, 0.221 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.

Pitcher change profile

Scott Blewett

Athletics | RHP

51.0
Season BF109OPS allowed0.583Est. wOBA allowed0.257Samplemoderate
Biggest changestrikeout rate +3.30 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 60th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed87th
0.583
Est. wOBA allowed88th
0.257
Strikeout rate60th
22.9%
Walk rate allowed80th
6.4%
Hard-hit rate allowed80th
33.8%
Run value allowed / PA77th
-0.030
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.90 z
Recent 0.433 baseline 0.645
Est. wOBA allowed+0.90 z
Recent 0.198 baseline 0.281
Strikeout rate+3.30 z
Recent 41.9% baseline 15.4%
Walk rate allowed-0.06 z
Recent 6.5% baseline 6.4%
Hard-hit rate allowed-2.63 z
Recent 56.2% baseline 27.9%
Run value allowed / PA+0.70 z
Recent -0.073 baseline -0.013
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 60th percentile. Recent sample: 31 BF; prior sample: 78 BF.
Pitcher change profile

Brady Basso

Athletics | LHP

35.4
Season BF145OPS allowed0.805Est. wOBA allowed0.339Samplemoderate
Biggest changehard-hit rate allowed +2.22 z

Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 81st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed15th
0.805
Est. wOBA allowed19th
0.339
Strikeout rate12th
16.6%
Walk rate allowed100th
2.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed81st
33.6%
Run value allowed / PA28th
0.014
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.85 z
Recent 0.658 baseline 0.857
Est. wOBA allowed+0.79 z
Recent 0.286 baseline 0.358
Strikeout rate-0.57 z
Recent 13.2% baseline 17.8%
Walk rate allowed-0.01 z
Recent 2.6% baseline 2.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed+2.22 z
Recent 16.1% baseline 40.0%
Run value allowed / PA+0.82 z
Recent -0.038 baseline 0.032
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 81st percentile. Recent sample: 38 BF; prior sample: 107 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. 1Nick KurtzAthletics99
  2. 2Tyler SoderstromAthletics95
  3. 3Henry BolteAthletics94
  4. 4Shea LangeliersAthletics92
  5. 5Lawrence ButlerAthletics86
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Nick KurtzAthletics46.9%
  2. 2Henry BolteAthletics38.7%
  3. 3Brent RookerAthletics33.6%
  4. 4Shea LangeliersAthletics32.7%
  5. 5Tyler SoderstromAthletics31.1%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Elvis AlvaradoAthletics81
  2. 2Luis MedinaAthletics20
  3. 3Seth JohnsonAthletics1
  4. 4Gage JumpAthletics0
  5. 5Luis MoralesAthletics0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Elvis AlvaradoAthletics10.0%
  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 BolteAthletics0.277
  2. 2Donovan WaltonAthletics0.272
  3. 3Jeff McNeilAthletics0.268
  4. 4Jacob WilsonAthletics0.265
  5. 5Shea LangeliersAthletics0.263
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Shea LangeliersAthletics23
  2. 2Nick KurtzAthletics21
  3. 3Tyler SoderstromAthletics19
  4. 4Zack GelofAthletics17
  5. 5Lawrence ButlerAthletics13
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Nick KurtzAthletics0.865
  2. 2Donovan WaltonAthletics0.831
  3. 3Shea LangeliersAthletics0.825
  4. 4Tyler SoderstromAthletics0.804
  5. 5Zack GelofAthletics0.779
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1J.T. GinnAthletics121
  2. 2Jack PerkinsAthletics119
  3. 3Gage JumpAthletics106
  4. 4Jacob LopezAthletics104
  5. 5Jeffrey SpringsAthletics104
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Hogan HarrisAthletics29.6%
  2. 2Luis MedinaAthletics28.9%
  3. 3Elvis AlvaradoAthletics28.4%
  4. 4Seth JohnsonAthletics26.8%
  5. 5Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Scott BlewettAthletics0.583
  2. 2Mark Leiter Jr.Athletics0.667
  3. 3J.T. GinnAthletics0.676
  4. 4Hogan HarrisAthletics0.684
  5. 5Luis MedinaAthletics0.724
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% 93.436th pct 19.9%97th pct 25.1%47th pct 51.9%19th pct 0.0%100th pct 36.9%70th pct
ChangeupCH · 435 pitches 19.9% 87.869th pct 32.9%67th pct 40.1%76th pct 32.4%28th pct 0.0%100th pct 25.3%72nd pct
CutterFC · 351 pitches 16.1% 90.361st pct 21.0%56th pct 23.3%21st pct 41.3%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 37.9%47th pct
SliderSL · 343 pitches 15.7% 85.631st pct 32.3%53rd pct 35.2%61st pct 33.8%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 39.7%34th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 252 pitches 11.5% 93.530th pct 16.2%39th 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 edge85.0

Jonah Heim

Athletics

Jonah Heim is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.363
vs R0.221

Estimated wOBA: 0.363 vs L, 0.221 vs R.

pitcher edge78.0

Chris Roycroft

Athletics

Chris Roycroft is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.251
vs R0.532

Estimated wOBA: 0.251 vs L, 0.532 vs R.

pitcher edge75.8

José Suarez

Athletics

José Suarez is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.291
vs R0.402

Estimated wOBA: 0.291 vs L, 0.402 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 batter76.2

Scott Blewett

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability94.4%Matchup35.0%Performance65.6%
Right-handed batter83.2

Scott Blewett

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability94.4%Matchup70.0%Performance65.6%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Nick Kurtz Nick Kurtz is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.7
Shea Langeliers Shea Langeliers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.1
Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 81.2
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 77.4
Henry Bolte Henry Bolte is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 77.2
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.