I was nervous last year because the hamate could linger but he put those worries to bed. Entering age 26 season. Teixeira was a well-rounded player, he could bunt if needed to. So two well below average seasons, and one above average season. Three of five seasons over .300, and the other two were .286 and .260. There's so many guys like this, if more players figure it out they can basically eliminate a part of the shift and even if the bunts aren't overly succesful could have an effect on other balls in play. While his wRC+ was average against LHP, he was 8th last year in HRs against LHP as a LHH, which is pretty impressive considering he missed a month+. and about 10 of those in a year can bump your avg 15-20 points Playing devil's advocate here though: Olson has always stunk against lefties and hasn't shown improvement at all against them since he's debuted. Nothing in his underlying numbers suggest he will be closer to 2018 then 2019. I majored in History, I minored in English.
But I’m leaning Olson.I put these two together, as I think they fit together. Upside 275-280 with 40 HR Is there another gear to Olson's offense or are we just hoping for a full season of him? He was a hair below with a 40.3% hard contact rate and a 17.8% soft contact rate, per Fangraphs.2018 and 2019 for Olson have been all about growth. Oh gawd, it's the bloody bunt narrative again. … Those splits have never been in his favor, and both make too much sense to dismiss. Just that if its not a HR or LD, he's probably out. So it’s close. Soft contact has fallen: 17.8%, 13.8%, 15.6%. Another factor I also like is that he put 5 bunts in play in 2019, all of which went for hits. He has the ability to hit 50 HR and that upside should more than offset that risk.
Still, I think I’m mostly a buyer- his peripherals are dreamy and it’s not like a 250-35 HR season will ruin you. Frankly, as one of my main keepers, he better! You don't want him to do in any more then that. And for giggles, Statcast data favors Olson, too. Followers 1. And in his first year in the majors, he batted .260 with a .257 xBA. His ADP is around 66 and I feel like he’d be going higher than that if he didn’t get hurt. Doesn't get the margin of error that other hitters get for accumulating hits. AVG against Lefties .196 (2017) .251 (2018) .223 (2019) He showed real progress as a hitter, to the point where I think he could actually be a .270-.275 hitter. Didn't know that about Teixeria, but I think he may have been in the minority of players knowing how to bunt...Love Olsen in my OBP, OPS league Can't figure out how to properly embed a tweet but this thread is worth a read. Here's an article discussing his propensity to bunt: Yes his ISO was very good in 2019 (similar to his breakout debut). Pretty shiny stuff.
Like Alonso. I see very little not to like here. I think a repeat of his 2018 season is more possible than we think. After Bellinger, Freeman, and Alonso are off the board, Olson is the best available in my eyes.
He had a higher barrel rate, at 16.3%. His Consensus ADP is 65. He played 162 games in 2018. I feel like in a normal season I’d be all over Olson, but I’m getting a soft “so underrated he’s overrated” vibe. With directionality added in, Citi Field ranked fifth in the MLB with 81.5% of barrels becoming homers for righty bats. Sign in to follow this . .896 OPS last season, 36 bombs in just 127 games, 134 WrC+, 50.3 Hard Contact%, was very consistent month to month. That is better than most right-handed hitters. I think Olson is *safe* for 30 HR, but more likely 40+ if he stays healthy (he hit 36 in 127 games last year after suffering a hamate injury in March).