
Brent Rooker
28-Year-Old
2022 Stats
AVG
.125
HR
0
RBI
2
R
1
SB
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Standing out in spring
Rooker is hitting .391 (9-for-23) with five doubles, two RBI, eight walks, a hit-by-pitch, a stolen base and six runs across 11 Cactus League games.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers in November after being designated for assignment by Kansas City, and he's now making a strong case for an Opening Day roster spot as a reserve outfielder. Rooker boasts a 1.172 OPS in Cactus League play and impressively laced a pair of two-baggers off the White Sox's Dylan Cease and reliever Joe Kelly on Tuesday, the latest installment in a spring that Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports has been an extension of a very strong minor-league body of work in both the Padres and Royals organizations in 2022. "Rook's having a good spring," manager Mark Kotsay said. "These at-bats today were great. He hits the ball hard. He's done a nice job of taking some great at-bats. He's taking advantage of this opportunity right now."
The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers in November after being designated for assignment by Kansas City, and he's now making a strong case for an Opening Day roster spot as a reserve outfielder. Rooker boasts a 1.172 OPS in Cactus League play and impressively laced a pair of two-baggers off the White Sox's Dylan Cease and reliever Joe Kelly on Tuesday, the latest installment in a spring that Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports has been an extension of a very strong minor-league body of work in both the Padres and Royals organizations in 2022. "Rook's having a good spring," manager Mark Kotsay said. "These at-bats today were great. He hits the ball hard. He's done a nice job of taking some great at-bats. He's taking advantage of this opportunity right now."
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+77%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .644 | 107 | 2 | 6 | .207 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .682 | 163 | 8 | 17 | .196 | ||||
2022vs Left | .442 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .150 | ||||
2022vs Right | .250 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .083 | ||||
2021vs Left | .695 | 76 | 2 | 4 | .212 | ||||
2021vs Right | .684 | 137 | 7 | 12 | .195 | ||||
2020vs Left | .762 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||||
2020vs Right | 1.049 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .308 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+83%
OPS at Home
2022
+43%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020Home | .861 | 139 | 6 | 15 | .269 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .471 | 131 | 4 | 8 | .132 | ||||
2022Home | .427 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .150 | ||||
2022Away | .298 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .083 | ||||
2021Home | .970 | 99 | 6 | 10 | .289 | ||||
2021Away | .457 | 114 | 3 | 6 | .132 | ||||
2020Home | .826 | 18 | 0 | 3 | .313 | ||||
2020Away | 1.667 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||||
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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
0.27BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
30.6%BABIP
.190ISO
.031AVG
.125OBP
.222SLG
.156OPS
.378wOBA
.187Exit Velocity
87.8 mphHard Hit Rate
45.8%Barrels/PA
2.9%Expected BA
.183Expected SLG
.306Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
47.6%Line Drive %
19.0%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rooker will compete for a reserve role this spring after showing some promise late last season in his first extended playing time. Rooker looked set to contend for a major league job after seven-game flash ( .316/.381/.579) in 2020 that was cut short by a broken arm. Rooker struggled in spring training and Triple-A, but found his form in the majors in the second half by hitting eight home runs with a .742 OPS. Rooker has prodigious power, but his high strikeout rate (32.9%) and limited defensive ability may limit his upside. He's had strong walk rates in the minors, so he could improve his on-base skills. He'll be in the mix for a reserve role or could factor at DH.
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Claimed by Oakland
Rooker was claimed off waivers by the Athletics on Thursday.
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Designated for assignment
Rooker was designated for assignment by the Royals on Tuesday.
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Sent back to minors
Rooker was optioned to Triple-A Omaha by the Royals on Friday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
Rooker was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
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Joins Royals
Rooker was traded from the Padres to the Royals in exchange for Cam Gallagher on Tuesday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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