Mark Canha News

Mark Canha

31-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Oakland Athletics

2020 Stats

AVG

.246

RBI

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2020 Fantasy Outlook

At age 30, Canha made the improbable ascension from nice complementary player to MLB regular. He added five percentage points to his walk rate while maintaining a K-rate right around 21%. Canha added two mph to his average exit velocity and hit .297/.418/.548 against same-handed pitching, up from .227/.323/.343 in 2018. His rate stats should not be expected to continue at his 2019 pace, but if he rebounds against lefties (and his track record suggests he will), that should help him navigate to a fine landing spot. By FanGraphs' WAR, Canha was the third-most valuable position player on the team. He's OF-only in some leagues (15 games at 1B) and the platoon-happy A's won't give him a ton of wiggle room to work through cold stretches. However, we could see Canha clear 500 PA for the first time if he doesn't backslide too much vs. RHP. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#238

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Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 209

DOB 2/15/1989

Born San Jose, CA

College California

Drafted 7th Rd 2010 FLA

Swats homer

OFOakland Athletics

October 7, 2020

Canha went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Wednesday's win over the Astros in Game 3 of the ALDS.

ANALYSIS
Canha hit a solo homer in the second inning off Jose Urquidy. The 31-year-old broke out of his postseason slump, as he'd recorded only one hit in the playoffs prior to Wednesday. The veteran slashed .246/.387/.408 during the regular season.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2018

+10%

OPS vs LHP

2020

+35%

OPS vs LHP

2019

+21%

OPS vs RHP

2018

+42%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2018vs Left	.894	373	61	21	47	4	.263	.365	.530
Since 2018vs Right	.814	775	111	27	95	4	.256	.373	.441
2020vs Left	1.003	53	9	0	4	3	.333	.491	.513
2020vs Right	.741	187	23	5	28	1	.221	.358	.383
2019vs Left	.801	157	23	8	15	1	.221	.350	.450
2019vs Right	.966	340	57	18	43	2	.297	.418	.548
2018vs Left	.941	163	29	13	28	0	.282	.337	.604
2018vs Right	.665	248	31	4	24	1	.227	.323	.343
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2018

+8%

OPS at Home

2020

+4%

OPS at Home

2019

+30%

OPS at Home

2018

+16%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2018Home	.875	562	85	26	71	6	.258	.384	.490
Since 2018Away	.808	577	86	22	67	2	.260	.355	.453
2020Home	.809	120	18	3	13	3	.247	.400	.409
2020Away	.780	111	13	2	15	1	.244	.369	.411
2019Home	1.035	248	42	15	33	2	.310	.440	.595
2019Away	.796	249	38	11	25	1	.238	.353	.443
2018Home	.715	194	25	8	25	1	.202	.304	.411
2018Away	.832	217	35	9	27	0	.289	.350	.482
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Stat Review

How does Mark Canha compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.

BB/K

0.69

BB Rate

15.2%

K Rate

22.2%

BABIP

.307

ISO

.162

AVG

.246

OBP

.387

SLG

.408

OPS

.795

wOBA

.351

Exit Velocity

81.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

36.6%

Barrels/PA

4.5%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Canha quietly had a nice season for Oakland, finishing two wins above replacement according to FanGraphs. He muscled 39 extra-base hits in 411 plate appearances, good for an even .200 ISO. He shaved his strikeout rate by more than eight percentage points from his 2017 sample (to 21.4%) and walked at an above-average 8.3% clip. However, Canha really did nothing to shed the "platoon" label, slashing just .227/.323/.343 against right-handed pitching. Thirteen of his 17 homers came in just 149 at-bats against lefties. So while it's nice to see the year-to-year improvements with approach and plate discipline, realistically, Canha is what he is entering his age-30 season. We are seeing more and more teams platoon at more positions, but short-end platoon players are still primarily league-specific considerations. In mixed leagues, Canha is the type of player you pick up here and there to plug a gap, and hope for the best.

Since his promising 2015 campaign, Canha has disappointed, though last season's .644 OPS was an improvement on 2016's disastrous .481 mark. To be fair, Canha was battling back issues throughout the entire 2016 campaign. Last season, he just couldn't get it in gear. The Athletics love their platoon pieces, but back in 2015, the righty swinger was more effective versus same-side pitching and in limited playing time since, he's been equally ineffective versus all pitchers. Canha's primary issues the past two seasons were a high strikeout rate and low walk rate, both contrary to what he exhibited while progressing through Oakland's system. Coming off surgery to remove a cyst from his wrist, Canha should be healthy this spring. There is some pop in his bat, but he's going to need to hit in exhibition play to make the Opening Day roster since defensively, he's limited to first base and corner outfield.

A year after being a Rule 5 surprise for the Athletics, Canha encountered his fair share of problems in 2016. Things got off to a rocky start, as a back issue delayed his spring training debut, and his performance was lackluster at best once he was able to return. This led to him being placed on the short side of a platoon with Yonder Alonso at first base, where the 27-year-old only mustered a .122/.140/.341 slash line. Canha was then forced to miss the remainder of the season after his back problems flared up and a new hip injury appeared which required surgery. His excellent eye at the plate and solid power should work in his favor as he tries to work his way back into the fold for playing time next season, but his health issues and high strikeout rates could keep him from re-emerging now that Oakland's top prospects are knocking at the door of the major leagues and Alonso is back for another season.

Canha was taken by the A's in the Rule 5 draft and surprised everyone with a productive campaign, hitting 16 bombs with 70 RBI over 441 at-bats. Canha spent much of the first four months splitting time in the outfield and first base, but really broke out with full-time at-bats over the final two months. After Aug. 1, Canha hit .280 and slugged .474 over his 211 at-bats. His strong finish to the season should put him in the mix for nearly full-time at-bats in 2016, possibly cycling between first base, outfield and DH. He could be a sneaky late pick for those looking for power in deeper leagues.

Canha reached Triple-A New Orleans in 2014, his fifth season in the Marlins' organization since being selected in the seventh round of the 2010 draft. He continued to show steady improvement in his age-25 season, posting career-best .303/.384/.505 over 127 games while spending time at first base, third base and left field. Canha has displayed a solid eye at the dish, posting a walk rate over 10% in each of his five professional seasons while also exhibiting decent pop with 68 career home runs over 2,054 minor league at-bats. Acquired by the A's after the Rockies selected him in the Rule 5 draft, Canha will look to secure a bench role in Oakland during spring training. If he sticks, it's reasonable to think that Canha might end up on the small side of a platoon at the big league level to begin 2015.

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