Transaction AI Analyzed

Carlos Cortes is on the bench for a second straight game Saturday to make room for Henry Bolte in the A's lineup.

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AI Summary

Carlos Cortes is benched for a second consecutive game to make room for Henry Bolte in the Oakland A's lineup.

Carlos Cortes Henry Bolte Tyler Soderstrom Lawrence Butler Athletics

Cortes has cooled off of late, but he's still hitting .343/.400/.556 overall with just 10 strikeouts and fine EV numbers in 110 plate appearances. He has about 300 points of OPS on Tyler Soderstrom and 400 points on Lawrence Butler, the two guys flanking Bolte in center tonight. What he doesn't have, however, is a long-term contract guaranteed through 2031 or '32.