Sheldon Neuse

Sheldon Neuse

28-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
 Free Agent  Foreign
Free Agent
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Sheldon Neuse in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a contract with the Hanshin Tigers of NPB in December of 2022.
Moving on to Japan
2BFree Agent  F
December 16, 2022
Neuse agreed to a contract with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Neuse lost his spot on Oakland's 40-man roster in September and will now continue his career overseas. He had an .853 OPS across his first 22 games of 2022 but finished the campaign with a .214/.273/.288 slash line in 293 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
19
1
3
2
7
5
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
6
1
3
2
9
5
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+81%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+49%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+296%
OPS vs RHP
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .377 151 10 1 8 3 .151 .179 .199
Since 2020vs Right .681 208 21 6 22 4 .247 .313 .368
2022vs Left .430 109 9 0 6 3 .181 .211 .219
2022vs Right .641 184 16 4 20 3 .235 .310 .331
2021vs Left .242 42 1 1 2 0 .073 .095 .146
2021vs Right .958 24 5 2 2 1 .333 .333 .625
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .548 177 13 3 15 3 .196 .260 .288
Since 2020Away .553 182 18 4 15 4 .214 .253 .301
2022Home .546 140 8 1 12 2 .205 .279 .268
2022Away .574 153 17 3 14 4 .222 .268 .306
2021Home .550 37 5 2 3 1 .167 .189 .361
2021Away .448 29 1 1 1 0 .172 .172 .276
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Sheldon Neuse 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.25
 
BB Rate
6.8%
 
K Rate
27.3%
 
BABIP
.289
 
ISO
.074
 
AVG
.214
 
OBP
.273
 
SLG
.288
 
OPS
.561
 
wOBA
.255
 
Exit Velocity
89.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.8%
 
Barrels/PA
2.0%
 
Expected BA
.212
 
Expected SLG
.291
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
63.9%
 
Line Drive %
17.8%
 
Fly Ball %
18.3%
 
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Neuse appeared in 33 games in Los Angeles, and although his .169/.182/.323 slash line left plenty to be desired, he did display some welcome defensive versatility by logging time at second base, third base, left field and right field. Neuse will have a chance to compete for playing time at the corner infield spots this spring in a rebuilding Oakland lineup. He still has potential given his 13 home runs and .830 OPS at Triple-A Oklahoma last season.
Neuse was one of the hundreds of players hurt by the loss of the minor-league season as he never got to show what he could do in a live game setting in 2020. He got reps at the alternate site as part of the A's 60-man pool, but he was not summoned to join the big-league team at any point. That had to be frustrating for Neuse as he is still left with the bad taste of his 2019 MLB debut, when he had a 63 wRC+ over 61 PA. He was one of the PCL's top sluggers before he got his cup of coffee in 2019, slashing .317/.389/.550 with 27 homers and 102 RBI in 560 PA for Triple-A Las Vegas. Those numbers are less impressive when considering age versus level and league context, and the A's decision to play Tony Kemp, Chad Pinder and Franklin Barreto over Neuse at second base before bringing in Tommy La Stella speaks volumes. Now 26, Neuse's future may be with another organization.
Stop us if you have read this before: hitter has a huge year at Triple-A in 2019, setting career bests in (insert categories). Neuse hit .317/.389/.550 for Sacramento with 27 homers, 99 runs and 102 RBI, thus surpassing nearly his entire offensive production from 2016-2018. Neuse was a slugger in college (and also a reliever who hit 96 mph), but it wasn't until last year that his raw power abilities matched his in-game power production. He played second base, third, shortstop and left field in Triple-A last year, but is only 2B-eligible on draft day. After Oakland traded Jurickson Profar in December, Neuse lines up to compete for the starting job at second, although his bat would have to carry him because the defense is lacking. He would also need to beat out Franklin Barreto and Jorge Mateo, who are superior defenders and are both out of minor-league options.
From a real-life standpoint, Jesus Luzardo may have been the top prospect the A's received from Washington in last summer's multi-reliever deal, but for our purposes, Neuse is the most intriguing. He is built like a tank and has raked at every level above rookie ball -- reaching Double-A last year after less than 100 combined games at Low-A and High-A. The sky-high batting averages on balls in play at High-A and Double-A (.490 and .532, respectively) make it difficult to read much into his gaudy numbers. However, he continued to make consistent, loud contact in the Arizona Fall League (.935 OPS), so it seems pretty clear at this point that Neuse can hit, and hit for power. At least 34 percent of his hits as a pro have gone to the opposite field, which bodes well for his ability to hit for a relatively high average. His strikeout rates have been high, but not unreasonable given his plus power and aggressive promotions. Defensively, he can handle third base but may profile at DH for the A's in late 2018 or early 2019.
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Stays in organization
2BOakland Athletics  F
September 26, 2022
The Athletics outrighted Neuse to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.
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DFA'd by Oakland
2BOakland Athletics  F
September 24, 2022
Neuse was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Saturday.
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On bench in second straight
2BOakland Athletics  F
August 21, 2022
Neuse is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
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Slugs fourth homer
2BOakland Athletics  F
August 19, 2022
Neuse went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday.
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Recalled from Las Vegas
2BOakland Athletics  F
August 17, 2022
Neuse was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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