Thu Sep 5 | 21:39 | Brent Rooker Hits A Pair Of Homers |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker continued his stellar campaign during Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners. The 29-year-old took Bryan Woo deep in the fifth inning and then homered off Andres Munoz in the ninth inning to cap off a four RBI day for Rooker. He has been hitting everything at the plate as he extended his hitting streak to nine games on Thursday. Rooker is slashing .298/.372/.587 with 35 long balls and 97 RBI this season. Fantasy managers can continue to ride his bat into the postseason. |
Source: mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Aug 24 | 21:35 | Brent Rooker Homers Saturday In 9-5 Loss To Milwaukee |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker homered and knocked in three runs on Saturday in a 9-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It was his 30th home run, matching his total from 2023. The veteran outfielder is hitting .289 with 30 home runs, 87 RBI, seven stolen bases, and 62 runs scored. After hitting 11 home runs in July, Rooker has cooled some in August, hitting .269 with four home runs and 10 RBI. The star will remain a mainstay down the stretch for Oakland, and he will look to continue his great season in the series finale on Sunday against veteran Frankie Montas. |
Source: Oakland Athletics on mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Aug 14 | 17:22 | A's Put Brent Rooker On The Paternity List |
The Oakland Athletics placed designated hitter Brent Rooker on the paternity list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Armando Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. The club also outrighted left-hander Kyle Muller to Vegas after he cleared waivers. Rooker will most likely miss the final two games of the series in New York against the Mets, but he should be back at some point this weekend in Oakland to face the visiting San Francisco Giants. Miguel Andujar is serving as the A's DH on Wednesday and will bat second, while Darell Hernaiz is making another start at third base while batting eighth against Mets left-hander David Peterson. The 29-year-old Rooker has been Oakland's best hitter in 2024, slashing .293/.367/.583 with a .950 OPS, 29 homers, 83 RBI and seven steals in 105 games. Fantasy managers will be without him the next few days. |
Source: Oakland A's | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Aug 10 | 22:17 | Brent Rooker Homers Saturday Night In 1-0 Victory |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker provided the only scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday evening with a solo home run in a 1-0 victory. Rooker connected in the sixth inning against rookie Yariel Rodriguez. It was his 29th home run of the season. The veteran outfielder has been outstanding this year, hitting .290 with 29 home runs, 82 RBI, seven stolen bases and 57 runs scored on the season. Rooker will look to keep the great season going in the series finale tomorrow against Chris Bassitt on Sunday afternoon. |
Source: Oakland Athletics on mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sun Jul 28 | 19:32 | Brent Rooker Knocks In Three Runs |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker continued his impressive season with another big game on Sunday. The 29-year-old slugger smacked a three-run double off right-hander Jose Soriano to help give his team a 4-0 lead. He would later add another hit to his total in what was a 2-for-4 day with three RBI In the loss. Rooker is now slashing .296/.370/.587 with 25 home runs and 75 RBI this season. He appears to be one of the best hitters available at the upcoming trade deadline. It remains to be seen if the A's are committed to actually moving him. |
Source: mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jul 27 | 13:16 | Oakland Unlikely To Deal Brent Rooker, JJ Bleday At Deadline |
Oakland Athletics outfielders Brent Rooker and JJ Bleday are unlikely to be dealt at the trade deadline, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman reports that with the recent surge in production in both outfielders and with closer Mason Miller (finger) on the 15-day IL, the Athletics are likely to have a quiet deadline. Rooker has enjoyed an incredible July where he has posted an outstanding .389/.465/.861 line with 10 home runs, 25 RBI, four stolen bases, and an 11:14 BB:K ratio. Bleday tallied eight doubles in a 10-game span earlier in July and sits with 30 on the season. Rooker was especially a popular name in trade discussions and could have been the highest impact bat dealt next week. This recent report suggests that the Athletics see both of these outfielders as part of the future of the team. |
Source: Jon Heyman | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jul 27 | 03:15 | Brent Rooker Stays Hot With Another Home Run |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker stayed hot on Friday night, smacking another home run, his 25th on the season, in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The A's always seem to have a diamond in the rough on their squad every season, and this year, it's Rooker. He currently sits at 25 home runs in the year in which he had 30 of them all of last season, and he's already past his 69 RBI total from 2023. Also, his slash line currently lies at .288/.365/.583, which is a considerable step up from the .246/.329/.488 slash line he posted last season. The MLB trade deadline is days away, and it would be hard to imagine the A's not trading Rooker and selling high on this breakout All-Star campaign of his. Fantasy managers should continue to start Rooker in all leagues while he's swinging a hot bat, and hope he can continue his torrid season if dealt by the A's during the trade deadline. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Jul 24 | 07:02 | Brent Rooker Homers On Tuesday |
Oakland A's DH Brent Rooker continued his power surge in an 8-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Rooker went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk to help power Oakland to the win over their division rivals. The 29-year-old kicked off the scoring in the game, launching a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning to put the A's up 2-0. Rooker is now hitting .291 with 23 homers, 48 runs, 69 RBI, and six steals across 320 at-bats. He has been white-hot at the plate of late, batting .400 with five homers and 13 RBI over his past seven games. Rooker is a must-start in fantasy until he cools down. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jul 20 | 22:43 | Brent Rooker Homers Saturday |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker homered Saturday afternoon in an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The slugger hit his 22nd homer of the season, giving him four in his last four games, and seven in the month of July. Rooker is hitting .294 with the 22 home runs, 65 RBI, five stolen bases and 47 runs scored in 352 plate appearances. The veteran could be a prime trade candidate as we near the trade deadline at the end of the month. |
Source: Oakland Athletics on mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sun Jul 14 | 16:44 | Brent Rooker Slugs Two Homers In Win Over Phillies |
Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker was 2-for-2 with two homers and five RBI in the team's 18-3 win over the Phillies on Sunday. Rooker hit his 20th and 21st home run of the season and brought his RBI total to 62. The 29-year-old is in the middle of a breakout campaign, hitting .291 with a .942 OPS. Rooker has been one of the best draft-day values of the year so far. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jul 13 | 22:42 | Brent Rooker Homers, Collects Three Hits On Saturday |
Oakland A's outfielder Brent Rooker went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He doubled in the fourth inning and logged a single in the seventh frame. The 29-year-old blasted a 416-foot shot off Tyler Phillips in the seventh inning for his third hit of the night. Rooker has logged multi-hit efforts in six of his last 11 games. He is now slashing .287/.365/..550 with 19 home runs, 57 RBI, 42 runs, and five stolen bases over 82 games in 2024. Rooker will look to build on Saturday's performance and end the first half of the regular season on a high note in Sunday's series finale against the Phillies. |
Source: MLB | RotoBaller.com |
Mon Jul 8 | 22:50 | Phillies Keeping A Close Eye On Brent Rooker |
The Philadelphia Phillies are keeping a close eye on Oakland Athletics left fielder Brent Rooker with this summer's trade deadline approaching at the end of July. The Phillies rank 26th in OPS among left fielders this season. The addition of Rooker in Philadelphia would mostly be bad news for Brandon Marsh, who has mostly played left field for the Phillies this year. While Rooker swings and misses too often to suddenly become an elite fantasy asset, a move from Oakland to Philadelphia would significantly raise his ceiling in one of the most stacked lineups in baseball. The 29-year-old right-handed hitter has done plenty of damage on one of the worst teams in baseball in 2024, hitting .278/.353/.537 with an .891 OPS, 18 long balls, 54 RBI, four steals and 35 runs scored in 77 games in his second season for the A's after making his first All-Star team in 2023. |
Source: USA TODAY Sports - Bob Nightengale | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jul 6 | 22:38 | Brent Rooker Homers, Knocks In Four Runs Saturday |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker homered and drove in four runs Saturday in a 19-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Rooker is enjoying an improved season thus far, hitting .277 with 18 home runs, 53 RBI, four stolen bases, and 34 runs scored. The veteran outfielder is in the 93rd percentile for hard-hit percentage at 50.9%, and the 96th percentile for barrel percentage at 16.2%. Rooker should continue to get ample playing time in the Oakland outfield as long as he continues to hit as he has been, with a .529 batting average and three home runs in July. |
Source: Oakland Athletics on mlb.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Jul 3 | 08:27 | Brent Rooker Goes Yard In Victory |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Tuesday's victory versus the division rival Los Angeles Angels. Rooker put the Athletics on the board with a 1-0 lead when he took Jose Soriano yard for a 405-foot home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The slugger has been swinging the bat well of late a .295 batting average to go along with three homers and six RBI over the past two weeks. Rooker is having a very fine season in the middle of the Athletics lineup with a .261 batting average to go along with 16 homers and 48 RBI. As a player that can provide plenty of power and not hurt managers batting average, Rooker is worth rostering in most formats. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sat Jun 1 | 23:25 | Brent Rooker Launches 12th Home Run, Logs Four RBI |
Oakland A's outfielder Brent Rooker went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 11-9 win over the Atlanta Braves. Rooker took Chris Sale deep for a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning to put the Braves up 8-3. It was his 12th long ball of the season. He later followed up his home run with a two-run double in the top sixth, giving him four RBI for the day. Rooker extended his on-base streak to 12 games. Overall, Rooker is slashing .283/.364/.561 with 12 home runs, 39 RBI, 25 runs, and two stolen bases over 47 games in 2024. |
Source: MLB | RotoBaller.com |
Sun May 26 | 15:52 | Brent Rooker Out Of Sunday's Lineup |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Houston Astros. It appears to be a regular rest day for the hard-hitting 29-year-old. Rooker has enjoyed a nice season thus far for the Athletics as evidenced by his .286/.368/.565 slash line. He has also tallied 11 home runs, 34 RBI, 23 runs scored and two stolen bases across 41 games. Kyle McCann will draw into the lineup in Rooker's absence and bat seventh against Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco. McCann has shown some promise in limited at-bats this season with three homers and a .346 average across 21 games. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Mon May 13 | 20:32 | Brent Rooker Making A Case For Player Of The Month |
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker has been red-hot at the plate in May. Rooker is coming off winning the American League Player of the Week award and crushed a two-run home run on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners at an exit velocity of 113.4 mph, marking the hardest-hit ball of his career. He now has 10 home runs on the season after a two-hit day. In 10 games so far in May, Rooker has gone 17-for-38 (.447) with five home runs. He leads the majors with 14 RBI. "This is the maturation of Brent," manager Mark Kotsay said. "It's a follow-up of last year and the success he had. The at-bats he had off Castillo were great. He's seeing the ball really well and taking a great swing." Fantasy managers would be foolish to remove a hitter this hot from their starting lineups. |
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos | RotoBaller.com |
Sun May 12 | 09:18 | Brent Rooker With Two More Hits Saturday |
Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Mariners, extending his hitting streak to five games. It was his fifth multi-hit performance in his last eight games. Rooker is scorching in May, going 15-for-34 (.441) with three doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored, and a 6:7 BB:K. The 29-year-old's .284 average may not stick, but coming off a 30-homer campaign in 2023 and with a 17.2% Barrel% in 2024, he looks to be well on his way to 30 again. |
Source: ESPN | RotoBaller.com |
Sun May 5 | 10:14 | Brent Rooker Homers Twice, Drives In Five Saturday |
Oakland Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker homered twice in Saturday's 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins, going 3-for-4 with five RBI in the contest. Rooker also got on base once via the walk. The 29-year-old has some serious pop in his bat, blasting 30 home runs a season ago in just 137 games, and has eight through 22 games played this year while posting an elite 20.5% Barrel%. The former 35th overall draft pick is even hitting for average as of late, going 9-for-24 (.375) with two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, five runs scored, and four walks over his last seven games. |
Source: ESPN | RotoBaller.com |
Wed May 1 | 15:05 | Brent Rooker Getting A Breather Against Bucs |
Oakland Athletics outfielder/designated hitter Brent Rooker will take a seat on the bench on Wednesday versus the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Catcher Shea Langeliers will move to designated hitter and will bat cleanup, while Kyle McCann will do the catching while hitting seventh against Pirates right-hander Quinn Priester. The 29-year-old Rooker will get the day off after starting in each of the team's last 11 games since coming off the 10-day injured list on April 19. In those 11 contests, he's gone 8-for-38 (.211) with three home runs, two doubles, eight RBI and a stolen base. Rooker has five dingers so far in 2024 and has added 13 RBI in his 68 at-bats. Langeliers is hitting just .176 (16-for-91) but does have six long balls, which makes him attractive in DFS at the weak catcher position while in the cleanup spot against a young pitcher. |
Source: Oakland A's Communications | RotoBaller.com |