6 months agoOakland Athletics catcher
Shea Langeliers continued to flex his muscles in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Cubs. Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a two-run HR. The 26-year-old drilled a first-inning
Jordan Wicks fastball into the left-center seats to plate two and got Wicks again deep to left field in the fifth inning. Langeliers has provided expected fantasy value this season, slashing .220/.280/.448 with 28 HR, 54 runs scored, 74 RBI, and four stolen bases in 500 plate appearances. He won't help fantasy managers in batting average, but catcher is such a weak position that Langeliers' power contributions make up for it.
--Connelly Doan - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
7 months agoOakland Athletics catcher
Shea Langeliers played the hero in Monday's 5-4 win over the Mariners. Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a solo walk-off HR, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old crushed a third-inning
Logan Gilbert hanging slider into the left-field seats to put the A's up 4-3. He later took the game into his own hands, drilling a ninth-inning
Austin Voth breaking pitch deep down the left-field line to end the game. Langeliers has provided plenty of power throughout the season, but he has hit better overall in the second half, slashing .248/.333/.496 with eight HR and 18 RBI in 125 at-bats. Catcher is a shallow fantasy position, so fantasy managers will take any production. Langeliers could be a key player down the stretch if he can provide power and some batting average.
--Connelly Doan - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
7 months agoOakland Athletics rookie shortstop
Jacob Wilson and catcher
Shea Langeliers are sitting out of Thursday's contest against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Nick Allen will get the nod at shortstop for the A's and will hit in the nine-hole, while
Kyle McCann will do the catching for rookie right-hander
J.T. Ginn in his first big-league start against Reds right-hander
Julian Aguiar. Wilson will get a day off after recently returning from the injured list due to a hamstring strain. The 22-year-old has gone 1-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in his second and third big-league games this week. The team's top prospect will get the rest of the season as the club's starting shortstop and is worth rostering in most fantasy leagues. Langeliers needs one homer to set a new career-high in that category with 23 in his second full MLB season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Oakland A's
8 months agoOakland Athletics catcher
Shea Langeliers had a huge game at the plate in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Mets. Langeliers went 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles, a three-run home run, and four RBI. He was also hit by a pitch. The 26-year-old crushed a third-inning
Paul Blackburn changeup deep into the left-field seats to put the A's up 7-1. Langeliers has provided plenty of power out of a weak fantasy position, slashing .226/.288/.466 with 22 HR, 42 runs scored, and 61 RBI in 386 plate appearances. He has been much better overall since the All-Star break, slashing .286/.384/.603 in 63 at-bats. He could be a boost to fantasy managers' lineups down the stretch if he can keep that level of production up.
--Connelly Doan - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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