Brent Rooker
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.211
HR
6
RBI
15
R
9
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Rooker went from being designated for assignment by the Royals in November of 2022 to becoming a bona fide breakout slugger for the Athletics in 2023. He was one of only 29 major leaguers to reach the 30-homer plateau and he posted the 14th-highest OPS (.817) among all qualified American League hitters. Rooker strikes out often and is probably never going to be a good source for batting average, but his power stroke sure appears to be a bankable asset. He finished in the 93rd percentile last year in barrel percentage and was in the 91st percentile in hard-hit rate. The 29-year-old is going to have to make a lot of noise on his own as part of a mostly punchless Oakland offense, but that poor supporting cast at least assures him everyday at-bats in a fruitful lineup spot. Read Past Outlooks
Goes deep in win
Rooker went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Marlins.
ANALYSIS
Rooker opened the scoring Friday night, crushing a titanic 440-foot homer off Ryan Weathers in the fourth inning to give Oakland the lead. Despite sporting a .211 batting average, the Athletics designated hitter has provided plenty of power with six homers while slugging .507. Rooker may be heating up along with the spring weather, as he's hit .269 (7-for-26) with two homers and eight RBI over his last eight games.
Rooker opened the scoring Friday night, crushing a titanic 440-foot homer off Ryan Weathers in the fourth inning to give Oakland the lead. Despite sporting a .211 batting average, the Athletics designated hitter has provided plenty of power with six homers while slugging .507. Rooker may be heating up along with the spring weather, as he's hit .269 (7-for-26) with two homers and eight RBI over his last eight games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+23%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .810 | 224 | 12 | 27 | .258 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .781 | 418 | 24 | 59 | .223 | ||||
2024vs Left | .698 | 25 | 2 | 4 | .208 | ||||
2024vs Right | .859 | 55 | 4 | 11 | .213 | ||||
2023vs Left | .874 | 175 | 10 | 22 | .279 | ||||
2023vs Right | .789 | 351 | 20 | 47 | .230 | ||||
2022vs Left | .442 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .150 | ||||
2022vs Right | .250 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .083 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+13%
OPS on Road
2024
+106%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .741 | 293 | 14 | 32 | .218 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .834 | 349 | 22 | 54 | .249 | ||||
2024Home | .495 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .138 | ||||
2024Away | 1.021 | 48 | 5 | 13 | .262 | ||||
2023Home | .804 | 239 | 13 | 28 | .236 | ||||
2023Away | .828 | 287 | 17 | 41 | .255 | ||||
2022Home | .427 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .150 | ||||
2022Away | .298 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .083 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brent Rooker compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.26BB Rate
10.0%K Rate
38.8%BABIP
.265ISO
.296AVG
.211OBP
.300SLG
.507OPS
.807wOBA
.350Exit Velocity
91.4 mphHard Hit Rate
37.5%Barrels/PA
7.5%Expected BA
.215Expected SLG
.478Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/secGround Ball %
22.5%Line Drive %
20.0%Fly Ball %
57.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be option for Blue Jays
Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca speculates that Rooker could be a trade target for the Blue Jays this summer.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old was also mentioned as a potential target for Toronto last summer, but Oakland didn't end up trading him. Rooker is under team control through the 2027 season, so any trade package would likely need to be significant after he posted a .246/.329/.488 slash line with 30 homers in 2023.
The 28-year-old was also mentioned as a potential target for Toronto last summer, but Oakland didn't end up trading him. Rooker is under team control through the 2027 season, so any trade package would likely need to be significant after he posted a .246/.329/.488 slash line with 30 homers in 2023.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rooker flashed impressive power at Triple-A in 2022, logging a .289/.395/.649 slash line, 28 home runs, 88 RBI and 27 doubles in 81 contests. In the majors, he logged 16 games with the Royals and the Padres to little effect. mainly serving in a reserve role. Entering his age-28 season, Rooker is beginning to look like a Quadruple-A type of player -- he tears up Triple-A but can't put it all together after major-league call-ups. He was waived by the Royals and claimed by the Athletics in November, so a spot on the 40-man roster should put him in contention for a starting spot in the Oakland outfield or as the designated hitter heading into 2023, though it's far from a guarantee he can secure anything more than a short-side platoon role.
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Moves to bench Wednesday
Rooker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
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Accounts for team's offense in loss
Rooker went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and two walks in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Goes yard again
Rooker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Guardians.
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Homers in return
Rooker went 1-for-2 with a solo home run during Friday's loss to Cleveland.
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Activated from injured list
Rooker (ribs) was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Athletics on Friday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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