FACTS/FLUKES: Olson, K. Marte, I. Anderson, Steele, J.D. Davis

Olson enters year two in Atlanta … Matt Olson (1B, ATL) enjoyed a career-year with Oakland in 2021, batting .271 with 39 HR in 673 PA, but he couldn’t quite match that level in his first season with Atlanta, as he finished with a .240 BA and 34 HR in 699 PA. How are the underlying skills?

Year   PA HR/xHR    BA/xBA  bb%/ct% GB/LD/FB  h% HctX   PX/xPX HR/F ZCt% Brl%
====  === ======  ========= ======= ========  == ====  ======= ==== ==== ====
2018  660  29/35  .247/.247  11/72  36/21/43  29  125  132/140  16%  76%  12%
2019  547  36/38  .267/.271   9/71  31/24/45  30  124  151/161  24%  73%  15%
2020  245  14/13  .195/.220  14/63  35/21/44  23  110  136/143  24%  70%  13%
2021  673  39/36  .271/.279  13/80  40/16/44  28  119  145/129 ...

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