Brent Rooker DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Athletics outfielder/designated hitter Brent Rooker went 1-for-4 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 9-6 extra-innings loss to the Phillies. The home run was his 12th of the year and second in his last threegames. Coming off a year in which he batted .293, fantasy managers are surely disappointed in his current .245 battingaverage, however, with a BABIP of .280 (career .319) and an xBA of .281, there's hopehe can turn it around from here. The 6-foot-3 slugger is actually making more contact than he did last year, chasing pitches outside the zone less, and striking out less, all the while posting a solid .340 wOBA and 120 wRC+. The right-handed hitter's xwOBA is even higher than last season's xwOBA (.382 vs. .380). The 30-year-old is still on pace for 30 or more home runs, too, so fantasy managers should remain patient.

Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in a 10-5 loss to the Angels on Thursday. It was his 11th home run of the season to go along with a .245/.313/.456 slash line. It ended a bit of a drought for Rooker in the power department, who last homered on May 10. While it's safe to say the slugger won't repeat his .293 batting average from 2024, he remains an elite source of runs, home runs, and RBI.

Athletics designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker snapped a seven-game RBI drought in the team's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. Rooker delivered a fifth-inning RBI single, his lone hit during a 1-for-2, two-walk performance. While Rooker had a productive night overall, the standout slugger has now gone eight straight games without a home run and has connected for only two in May after mashing seven in April. As a result of his May woes, Rooker is hitting a disappointing .241/.310/.445 over 210 plate appearances on the season. That's a far cry from the .293/.365/.562 line he put up last year, when he set career highs in homers (39) and RBI (112). The good news is that Rooker's xBA (.282), xSLG (.543), and xwOBA (.380) all suggest positive regression is on the way. He'll match up Tuesday against Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who has yielded a homer in seven of eight starts this year.