Rooker, Cease, S. Perez, Kikuchi, McNeil
Mar 19 2026
A slight step back for Rooker, but all is not lost ... It's hard to repeat a career year. Just ask Brent Rooker (OF, ATH), whose encore was solid (.262 BA, 30 HR, 6 SB) yet paled in comparison to 2024's breakout (.293, 39 HR, 11 SB). What does the next chapter look like?
| Season | PA | HR/SB | BA/xBA | ct% | h% | QBaB | GB%/FB% | PX/xPX | HR/F | SB%/SBO |
| 2021 | 213 | 9/0 | .201/.231 | 63% | 26% | ACc | 36%/39% | 137/123 | 20% | 0%/0% |
| 2023 | 526 | 30/4 | .246/.233 | 63% | 32% | AAb | 34%/47% | 162/156 | 22% | 100%/4% |
| 2024 | 614 | 39/11 | .293/.259 | 68% | 37% | AAc | 33%/46% | 177/158 | 23% | 79%/9% |
| 2025 | 698 | 30/6 | .262/.268 | 75% | 30% | BBc | 37%/42% | 137/128 | 15% | 86%/4% |
These skills lay an excellent BA/HR foundation:
- Rooker's h% predictably regressed from 2024's peak, but some major contact gains drove xBA to new heights. Perhaps he doesn't hold all of these ct% gains, but Rooker...
Almost!
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