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Slugging first baseman Matt Olson receives $5M, 1-year deal | |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Slugging first baseman Matt Olson reached agreement Wednesday on a $5 million guaranteed contract for the 2021 season, avoiding salary arbitration. The deal includes award bonuses. Olson, 26, batted .195 with 14 home runs and 42 RBIs playing all 60 games for the AL West champion A's in 2020. Olson was eligible for arbitration for the first time. He earned $223,519 in prorated pay last season from a $603,500 salary. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | M. Canha | .246 | |||
| HR: | M. Olson | 14 | |||
| RBI: | M. Olson | 42 | |||
| SB: | R. Grossman | 8 | |||
| W: | M. Fiers | 6 | |||
| ERA: | C. Bassitt | 2.29 | |||
| Saves: | L. Hendriks | 14 | |||
| K: | F. Montas | 60 | |||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .225 (25) | ||||
| Runs: | 274 (17) | ||||
| Hits: | 430 (24) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 71 (18) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 26 (15) | ||||
| OBP: | .322 (15) | ||||
| SLG: | .396 (21) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 756 (20) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 3.77 (5) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 232 (6) | ||||
| Saves: | 17 (6) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 506 (21) | ||||
| OpBA: | .240 (14) | ||||
| OBP: | .302 (5) | ||||
| SLG: | .392 (10) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.79 (15) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 12/2 | M. Olson | Signed ( 2021)(avoids arbitration) | |||||||
| 12/1 | T. Kemp | Signed ( 2021)(avoids arbitration) | |||||||
| 12/1 | F. Peña | Signed to a Minor League Contract | |||||||
| 12/1 | C. Pinder | Signed ( 2021)(avoids arbitration) | |||||||
| 12/1 | B. Smith | Signed ( 2021)(avoids arbitration) | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/24 | J. Wendelken | Undisclosed injury (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/14 | S. Piscotty | Sprained right knee (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/13 | C. Pinder | Strained right hamstring (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/9 | M. Chapman | Strained right hip - out for season (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/2 | D. Mengden | COVID-19 injured list (positive test) (10-day IL) | |||||||
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