The Oakland Athletics are a power-focused offense with big bats in the heart of the batting order. First baseman Matt Olson is the heart of that power movement. The slugger managed to hit 36 home runs despite missing over 30 games due to a broken hamate bone in his right wrist in late March 2019. After missing five weeks at the start of the season, it took some time for him to recapture his swing.
Olson’s power resurgence was due to a better ratio of doubles to home runs (33:29 in 2018 and 26:36 in 2019) along with an improvement in his AVH (2.