A’s basic supervisor David Forst introduced on Friday that star designated hitter Brent Rooker underwent extensor restore surgical procedure on his proper elbow/forearm (X hyperlink through Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Rooker, who had a partial tear within the tendon, is predicted to be totally recovered by the beginning of Spring Coaching.
Forst indicated that the slugger was taking part in via elbow discomfort all year long. That makes Rooker’s monster season much more spectacular. He blasted 39 dwelling runs with a .293/.365/.562 slash via 614 plate appearances. It was his second straight 30-homer marketing campaign and proved that his All-Star breakout in 2023 was no anomaly. Rooker tied for fifth within the majors in longballs. Amongst batters with 500+ plate appearances, he ranked seventeenth in on-base proportion and sixth in slugging.
Groups little doubt tried to pry Rooker from the A’s main as much as the deadline. The entrance workplace made clear they’d no actual curiosity in shifting him. Rooker is simply coming into his first season of arbitration. The A’s management him via 2027. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz initiatives a modest $5.1MM wage for subsequent yr. Rooker is the one member of the A’s arbitration class who’s a lock to be tendered a contract. They don’t have a single participant on a assured deal. There’s no monetary stress to deal him.
The A’s appear even much less prone to commerce Rooker on the heels of a considerably encouraging second half. They performed .500 ball after the All-Star Break. JJ Bleday, Lawrence Butler and Shea Langeliers be a part of Rooker as a part of an rising group of offensive contributors. There’s nonetheless a variety of work to be finished on the pitching workers, however there’s motive for optimism in regards to the lineup because the crew begins its three-year stint in Sacramento.