Gelof went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-1 victory over the Rangers. The 26-year-old picked up a fourth start in five games with Denzel Clarke (foot) on the injured list and finally got his bat going Friday, clubbing a two-run home run in the ninth inning to close out the scoring. Gelof may continue to get regular playing time in the short term with Clarke on the shelf, but he isn't likely to generate much fantasy upside given his lack of success at the MLB level (.174/.230/.272 slash line over 30 contests last season) since posting an .841 OPS in 69 games as a rookie in 2023.
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| PITCHERS | B/T | HT | WT | Age |
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| R/R | 6'3" | 220 | 34 | |
| R/R | 6'6" | 253 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 205 | 35 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 175 | 23 |
Scott Barlow
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R/R | 6'3" | 210 | 33 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 218 | 25 | |
Brady Basso
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R/L | 6'2" | 213 | 28 |
| L/L | 6'4" | 249 | 31 | |
Aaron Civale
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R/R | 6'1" | 245 | 30 |
| R/R | 6'6" | 235 | 26 | |
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Joey Estes
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R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 24 |
| R/R | 6'5" | 190 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 32 | |
J.T. Ginn
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R/R | 6'2" | 200 | 26 |
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Hogan Harris
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R/L | 6'3" | 230 | 29 |
| R/R | 6'5" | 240 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 212 | 31 | |
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L/R | 6'4" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 230 | 31 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 182 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 185 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 32 | |
| L/L | 6'4" | 225 | 31 | |
Joel Kuhnel
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R/R | 6'5" | 290 | 31 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 210 | 35 | |
Jacob Lopez
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L/L | 6'4" | 220 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 215 | 29 | |
| L/L | 6'3" | 200 | 36 | |
Luis Medina
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R/R | 6'1" | 175 | 26 |
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Luis Morales
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R/R | 6'3" | 200 | 23 |
| R/L | 6'7" | 250 | 28 | |
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| R/R | 6'2" | 170 | 26 | |
Jack Perkins
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R/R | 6'1" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 218 | 32 | |
| L/L | 6'3" | 218 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 215 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 215 | 36 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 216 | 34 | |
| R/L | 6'4" | 215 | 35 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 198 | 25 |
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| R/R | 5'11" | 205 | 28 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 200 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 207 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 246 | 34 | |
Austin Wynns
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R/R | 6'1" | 190 | 35 |
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| R/R | 6'0" | 189 | 31 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 190 | 24 | |
Jordan Diaz
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R/R | 5'9" | 175 | 25 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 195 | 35 | |
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Zack Gelof
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R/R | 6'2" | 205 | 26 |
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Brett Harris
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R/R | 6'2" | 208 | 27 |
| R/R | 5'11" | 190 | 24 | |
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Andy Ibáñez
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R/R | 5'10" | 205 | 33 |
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Nick Kurtz
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L/L | 6'5" | 240 | 23 |
Jeff McNeil
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L/R | 6'0" | 195 | 34 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 235 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 180 | 23 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 28 | |
| R/R | 5'9" | 180 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 24 |
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| L/R | 6'3" | 210 | 25 | |
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| L/B | 5'7" | 197 | 28 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 210 | 28 | |
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Junior Perez
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R/R | 6'3" | 225 | 31 |
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Colby Thomas
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R/R | 5'10" | 190 | 25 |
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Gelof went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-1 victory over the Rangers. The 26-year-old picked up a fourth start in five games with Denzel Clarke (foot) on the injured list and finally got his bat going Friday, clubbing a two-run home run in the ninth inning to close out the scoring. Gelof may continue to get regular playing time in the short term with Clarke on the shelf, but he isn't likely to generate much fantasy upside given his lack of success at the MLB level (.174/.230/.272 slash line over 30 contests last season) since posting an .841 OPS in 69 games as a rookie in 2023.
Cortes went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI in Friday's 8-1 win over the Rangers. Cortes clubbed one of three first-inning, solo homers for the Athletics and later broke the game open with a three-run shot in the fifth. The 28-year-old has carried a productive bat of late, going 10-for-21 with two doubles, three homers, five RBI and four runs during a modest five-game hit streak. That strong run has boosted his OPS for the season to 1.028, and he's delivered that with a miniscule 6.5 percent strikeout rate.
Severino (1-2) earned the win Friday against the Rangers, allowing one run on six hits and one walk across 6.2 innings. He struck out five. It was the best performance of the young season for Severino, who gave up fewer than two runs and issued fewer than three walks in a start for the first time this season. The veteran right-hander will likely need to continue to keep the walks down to have a chance of improving on the 4.54 ERA and 1.30 WHIP he posted in 2025. As it stands, Severino has a 5.17 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 32:21 K:BB through six starts this year.
Triple-A Las Vegas placed Nett on the 7-day injured list March 27 with a rotator cuff injury, David Laurila of FanGraphs reports. Nett boasts seven distinct pitches and mid-90s fastball velocity when healthy, but he hasn't yet made his 2026 debut for the Aviators. The 23-year-old righty logged a 3.75 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 116:48 K:BB in 105.2 innings over 24 starts at Double-A last year, split between the Padres and Athletics organizations, and was part of the package the A's received for Mason Miller.
Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners. Kurtz delivered a clutch solo blast off Andres Munoz in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, though the Mariners responded with a Josh Naylor walk-off in the bottom half. After a relatively slow start to the year, Kurtz is finding his footing, slashing .375/.559/.792 with three homers, eight RBI and six runs over the past seven games. His season OPS now sits at .849 through 24 contests as the 23-year-old looks to follow up a tremendous rookie campaign with a strong sophomore season.
Civale didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Mariners, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk across 5.1 innings. He struck out five. After allowing just three runs across his first three starts (15.2 innings) this season, Civale has now given up eight runs over 10 frames in his last two outings. His ERA now sits at 3.86 with a 1.32 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB across 26 innings. The 30-year-old Civale will look to recapture his early season success in his next start, tentatively scheduled to come at home against the Royals.
Gelof is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Seattle. Gelof started each of the previous three games, including the last two in center field while Denzel Clarke (foot) was unavailable. Clarke was placed on the 10-day injured list earlier Wednesday, but Gelof will begin the series finale on the bench while Lawrence Butler shifts over to center field.
The Athletics recalled Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday. Thomas has slashed .309/.397/.574 with five home runs over his first 17 contests with Las Vegas this season. The 25-year-old could see some reps in the outfield and/or at designated hitter while Denzel Clarke (foot) and Brent Rooker (oblique) are shelved.