{"id":715603,"date":"2026-06-02T19:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/715603\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:03:24","slug":"athletics-have-a-serious-194-brent-rooker-problem-entering-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/715603\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics have a serious .194 Brent Rooker problem entering June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics have a serious .194 Brent Rooker problem entering June<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2026 season has been an odd one for the Athletics<\/a>. They were in first place for much of May, but have since lost the AL West lead to the Seattle Mariners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But, overall, the team is still in decent shape at 28-31, only 3.0 games back of the AL West lead. Retaking the lead will be hard, especially with their biggest problem on the roster not going away.<\/p>\n

Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report<\/a> highlighted the biggest issue for the A’s this season, and it revolves around Brent Rooker, the $60 million slugger whose .194 batting average is a serious issue for the team entering June.<\/p>\n

Athletics have a Brent Rooker problem<\/p>\n

“But is Brent Rooker ever going to join the party?” Miller writes. “… But after a three-year stretch with an .853 OPS, he’s all the way down at .646 this season.”<\/p>\n

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Rooker was one of the better hitters in baseball the last couple of seasons, posting an .817 OPS in 2023, a .927 OPS in 2024, and an .814 OPS in 2025.<\/p>\n

But after three strong years and a $60 million extension, Rooker is struggling mightily this season. His .646 OPS is not great, and the .194 batting average is fairly alarming.<\/p>\n

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While the A’s have gotten good production from Nick Kurtz, Carlos Cortes, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, and even Zack Gelof, the production from Rooker has been severely disappointing.<\/p>\n

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His .646 OPS is one of the worst marks on the team, only ahead of Lawrence Butler among A’s hitters with at least 60 at-bats this season.<\/p>\n

Rooker is supposed to be one of the main contributors to the offense, but his overall production has been incredibly lackluster.<\/p>\n

If he can’t turn things around, the Athletics are not going to be a postseason hopeful, as he’s way too important to the A’s offense to be producing as little production as he is right now.<\/p>\n

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