Denzel Clarke

Denzel Clarke

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
An athletic, 6-foot-5 center fielder with plus power and plus-plus speed, Clarke raised his prospect stock significantly after a mechanical adjustment in the middle of 2024. From June on, Clarke slashed .303/.369/.489 with 10 home runs, 32 steals and a 24.9 percent strikeout rate in 84 games at Double-A. He had a .580 OPS and a 40.8 percent strikeout rate in his first 38 games, so his season line is less impressive. Clarke stayed dialed in during Arizona Fall League play, slashing .382/.495/.566 with two home runs and nine steals in 19 games. His play from June through the fall has rightfully generated some excitement for his fantasy potential, but it's worth noting that the AFL is an extremely hitter-friendly environment and Clarke was 1.8 years older than the average prospect in that league. He turns 25 in May and enters 2025 with zero experience at Triple-A. His 50.5 percent groundball rate at Double-A suppressed his power output, and his swing path along with his propensity to strike out could lead to early struggles against Triple-A pitching. Given Clarke's age, he'll be held to a high standard, but if the adjustments he made last season hold, he could make his big-league debut this summer. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#362
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025.
Absent from Saturday's lineup
OFSacramento Athletics
June 21, 2025
Clarke is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Guardians on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Clarke will take a seat after going 1-for-3 with a run in Friday's 5-1 win over Cleveland. The 25-year-old has slashed .218/.246/.255 with four steals, two doubles and a 36.8 percent strikeout rate in 57 plate appearances since the beginning of June, but his defensive prowess has earned him an everyday role in the outfield. JJ Bleday will start in center field and bat seventh.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
18
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
7
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+242%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+242%
OPS vs RHP
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .170 24 0 0 0 0 .043 .083 .087
Since 2023vs Right .581 63 9 1 3 4 .246 .270 .311
2025vs Left .170 24 0 0 0 0 .043 .083 .087
2025vs Right .581 63 9 1 3 4 .246 .270 .311
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+61%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+61%
OPS on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .371 49 5 0 0 1 .167 .184 .188
Since 2023Away .596 38 4 1 3 3 .222 .263 .333
2025Home .371 49 5 0 0 1 .167 .184 .188
2025Away .596 38 4 1 3 3 .222 .263 .333
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Denzel Clarke 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.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.05
 
BB Rate
2.3%
 
K Rate
44.8%
 
BABIP
.341
 
ISO
.060
 
AVG
.190
 
OBP
.218
 
SLG
.250
 
OPS
.468
 
wOBA
.210
 
Exit Velocity
90.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
28.9%
 
Barrels/PA
3.4%
 
Expected BA
.184
 
Expected SLG
.287
 
Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
20.5%
 
Fly Ball %
29.5%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A fourth-round selection out of Cal State Northridge in 2021, Clarke has quickly established himself as one of the top outfield prospects in the Oakland system. The 23-year-old looked like he could be on his way to making his MLB debut in 2023 after registering an .877 OPS with 12 homers and 11 stolen bases for Double-A Midland through 64 games, but a left shoulder strain saw his season come to an end in the middle of July. Clarke has easy plus speed, and while the 6-foot-5 outfielder will likely have contact issues throughout his career, his ability to make hard contact on top of well above-average power gives him a chance to be relevant in several fantasy categories. Assuming good health, Clarke has a real chance to play for Oakland in 2024, and he's someone who should be on radars in dynasty/keeper formats.
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Sitting Monday
OFSacramento Athletics
June 16, 2025
Clarke is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Monday.
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On bench for series finale
OFSacramento Athletics
June 11, 2025
Clarke is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
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Back in action Sunday
OFSacramento Athletics
June 8, 2025
Clarke (shoulder) is starting in center field and batting ninth Sunday against the Orioles.
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Sitting Saturday
OFSacramento Athletics
Shoulder
June 7, 2025
Clarke (shoulder) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles.
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Exits with bruised shoulder
OFSacramento Athletics
Shoulder
June 6, 2025
Clarke was removed from Friday's game against the Orioles with a left shoulder contusion, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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