Olson, W. Smith, Abbott, Burger, Rea

Olson heating up … After posting a career year in 2023 that included a .283 batting average and 54 HR, Matt Olson (1B, ATL) entered 2024 with a 15 ADP. Through 292 PA, he has a .261 BA with 11 HR. How are things under the hood?

Year	PA	HR/xHR	BA/xBA	bb%/ct%	GB/LD/FB	h%	HctX	PX/xPX	HR/F	Brl%
2021	673	39/35	.271/.279	13/80	40/16/44	28	119	145/128	19%	13%
2022	699	34/34	.240/.262	11/72	39/19/42	28	124	161/132	18%	13%
2023	720	54/48	.283/.284	14/73	39/18/44	30	125	180/153	28%	16%
2024	292	11/ -	.261/.261	10/71	35/23/42	32	103	152/126	14%	12%

This remains a strong skill set:

• There was always going to be some degree of negative regression in the HR category and that has occurred. He has also dealt with a smidge of bad HR/F luck in 2024.
• The power metrics are all down from 2023, but he’s still...

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