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Athletics To Sign Matt Joyce
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By Steve Adams | November 30, 2016 at 9:53am CDT
The A’s and outfielder Matt Joyce are in agreement on a two-year contract
worth $11MM, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The deal is
pending a physical.
The 32-year-old Joyce spent the 2016 campaign with the Pirates and rebounded
nicely from a terrible 2015 season with the Angels. In 293 plate appearances
with Pittsburgh, the ACES client batted .242/.403/.463 with 13 homers, 10
doubles and a triple. Joyce has long struggled against left-handed pitching
and was shielded from southpaws accordingly with Pittsburgh.
[Related: Updated Oakland Athletics Depth Chart]
Oakland, a team that is known as one of the game’s most aggressive users of
platoons, figures to deploy Joyce in a similar fashion. Joyce is a career
.185/.265/.310 hitter against southpaws but has hit righties at a solid
.252/.353/.449 clip. Though he’s never been a standout defender, his career
ratings in both left field and right field (per Defensive Runs Saved and
Ultimate Zone Rating) hover right around average.
For the A’s, Joyce fills a much-needed spot on the team’s outfield depth
chart. The A’s entered the offseason with Khris Davis as their primary left
fielder (though he could profile better as a designated hitter), but little
else in the way of certainty on the outfield grass. Brett Eibner, Jake
Smolinski and Matt Olson were among Oakland’s primary outfield options prior
to the agreement with Joyce, who now figures to receive a fairly sizable
chunk of playing time between the two corner spots. He could potentially form
a platoon with the right-handed hitting Smolinski in one of the corners, but
it stands to reason that Joyce is merely the first of what will be multiple
outfield additions for president of baseball operations Billy Beane and
general manager David Forst this winter.
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備註：
1. 運動家隊以$11MM/2YR的合約簽下 Matt Joyce，待體檢完成即生效。
2. 在海盜隊打出亮眼回春表現的Matt Joyce，生涯對左投是三圍.185/.265/.310，但對右
投三圍 .252/.353/.449，很適合活用platoons球員的運動家隊。
3. 在守備表現方面，可以守左右外野的他，DRS和UZR都是高於平均值。
4. 2017年運動家隊的外野陣容預測：
(1) LF：Khris Davis(作者建議是打DH)、Jake Smolinski、Matt Joyce。
(2) CF：Jake Smolinski、Brett Eibner。
(3) RF：Matt Joyce、Brett Eibner、Matt Olson(也可守1B)。
5. Matt Joyce今年在海盜隊的表現(明年32歲；今年薪水：$1MM)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
140 56 13 42 67 59 .242 .403 .463 .866 131