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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Olson handled the impossible task of replacing a face of a franchise as best he could, but the 2022 results were still a fantasy disappointment. Olson was coming off a career year in a bad ballpark with a lesser lineup, so the relocation to Atlanta and its roster was expected to be more of a boon for Olson, yet the performance was closer to 2019 than it was 2021. In hindsight, we should have looked at the risks of changing leagues, replacing Freeman and getting a new contract as a Bermuda Triangle of risks with the slugger, as that is how the season played out. He took advantage of the lineup to continue to drive in runs, and the 34 homers, with the baseball manufacturing issues, were still solid, but he gave back the strikeout gains from 2021, going back to his pre-2020 levels as he worked to adjust to a different league. The 2023 season should allow him to resume the trajectory of 2021 with more familiarity with the National League. That said, how he handles non-fastballs makes or breaks his batting average, and off-speed stuff really ate him up in 2022 (.224 avg., 26 percent Whiff rate) over 2021 (.267 avg., 18 percent whiff rate). Read Past Outlooks

Slugs sixth spring homer
Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
ANALYSIS
The first baseman took Zach Eflin deep in the third inning, giving Olson six homers on the spring to lead all hitters, in either Florida or Arizona. His 1.549 OPS is also second among players with at least 30 at-bats, behind only the Phillies' Edmundo Sosa. Tiny samples aside, Olson has launched more than 30 homers in each of the last three full MLB seasons and topped 100 RBI in the last two campaigns. The 28-year-old already appears locked in at the plate ahead of Opening Day.
The first baseman took Zach Eflin deep in the third inning, giving Olson six homers on the spring to lead all hitters, in either Florida or Arizona. His 1.549 OPS is also second among players with at least 30 at-bats, behind only the Phillies' Edmundo Sosa. Tiny samples aside, Olson has launched more than 30 homers in each of the last three full MLB seasons and topped 100 RBI in the last two campaigns. The 28-year-old already appears locked in at the plate ahead of Opening Day.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .867 | 470 | 29 | 86 | .255 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .850 | 907 | 44 | 128 | .256 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2023vs Right | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
2022vs Left | .749 | 213 | 7 | 36 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Right | .824 | 486 | 27 | 67 | .242 | ||||
2021vs Left | .962 | 254 | 22 | 50 | .270 | ||||
2021vs Right | .877 | 419 | 17 | 61 | .271 | ||||
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Since 2021Home | .845 | 662 | 34 | 99 | .249 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .865 | 715 | 39 | 115 | .262 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2022Home | .784 | 342 | 16 | 47 | .230 | ||||
2022Away | .819 | 357 | 18 | 56 | .250 | ||||
2021Home | .911 | 320 | 18 | 52 | .270 | ||||
2021Away | .912 | 353 | 21 | 59 | .272 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Olson 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.
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As expected, Olson was traded out of Oakland after the lockout ended. This is what the A's do. He immediately signed a long-term deal with Atlanta after the trade and will replace franchise icon Freddie Freeman at first base. Those are impossible shoes to fill, but Olson did exceedingly well for himself in 2021, bashing 39 homers and finishing fifth in the American League in wRC+ behind only Vladimir Guerrero, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Kyle Tucker. Amazingly, Olson nearly cut his strikeout rate in half (31.4 K% in 2020, 16.8% last season), fueling a big bounce-back after Olson finished below the Mendoza Line during the shortened 2020 season. Olson is now in a significantly friendlier park to hit in, which should in theory help soften the regression that comes with likely giveback in his K-rate. His 115.3 mph maxEV ranked in the top 5% of the league last season, so if you need to make up some ground in the power department early on in your draft, Olson makes a lot of sense.
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Launches two homers Friday
Olson went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Blistering start to spring
Olson went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees.
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Big start to spring
Olson went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Hits homer, robbed of another
Olson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a double in Wednesday's loss to Miami.
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Continues power surge
Olson went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Mets.
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