"When he returned in 2021, he looked nothing short of excellent in the upper minors with a .336/.408/.493 slash line between the Double- and Triple-A levels. He struck out at just a 13.9% clip while walking 9.4% of the time. He hit for a bit of power in addition to that discipline, swatting 17 homers and 26 doubles in 125 games."
"Stefanic's minor league numbers have generally been more of the same; in five seasons at the Triple-A level, he's a career .332/.427/.454 hitter. While he hasn't come close to showing as much power as he did back in 2021, his contact and discipline has remained excellent for his level and allowed him to succeed with a contact-over-power profile while playing primarily second base but logging time all over the infield."
"The 30-year-old is a career .227/.314/.267 hitter across 99 games and 289 plate appearances in the majors. His best stint at the big league level came with the Angels in 2023, when he slashed a solid .290/.380/.355 across 25 games. Those are excellent on-base numbers, but he was helped by a .333 BABIP he hasn't been able to replicate since thanks to a paltry 22.2% Hard-Hit rate and a barrel rate of 0.0%."
Michael Stefanic signed a minor-league deal with the Oakland Athletics and earned a big league Spring Training invite. Stefanic, who will turn 30 in February, has had MLB appearances in each of the past four seasons after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He posted an excellent 2021 in Double- and Triple-A (.336/.408/.493) and owns a .332/.427/.454 line across five Triple-A seasons, driven by strong contact and plate discipline. Major-league results have lagged (.227/.314/.267 in 99 games), hampered by low hard-hit and barrel rates that limit his power profile.
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