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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
