Shea Langeliers' 2023 season was his second with the A's, yet the first season in which the capturing obligations went through him after Sean Murphy was traded before the season. The former top prospect with the Atlanta Braves took the chance and ran with it assembling a strong 2023, yet uniformity and far better strikeout numbers will be the secret for him going ahead. Exactly how AcquiredLangeliers was gotten on March 14, 2022, in a trade that brought him, CF Cristian Pache, RHP Ryan Cusick, and RHP Joey Estes to Oakland in exchange for 1B Matt Olson to the Braves. What were the expectations?With Murphy additionally being traded to the Braves prior to the 2023 period, Langeliers, a former leading draft pick and possibility, was anticipated to obtain his first complete period of possibilities as a beginning catcher at the MLB level with the A's.2023 ResultsLangeliers revealed the possibility of the offensive-minded catcher that he is, however with that said likewise came a lot of struggles at the big-league degree. The power numbers were there; Langeliers slapped 22 crowning achievement, 19 increases, and 63 RBIs in 2023. He battled to pinch hit average with a. 205 mark in 448 at-bats, and he also started out 143 times contrasted to simply 34 walks. Langeliers also revealed some athleticism at home plate and on the base courses legging out 4 triples in 2023. While Langeliers' bat was sporadic, the same can rather be claimed concerning his protection. He caught 38 males stealing on the base courses and 31.1% of all runners amount to which were both among the MLB lead in simply his initial complete period behind the recipe. Ten errors and 7 passed rounds were additionally up there among organization leaders as Langeliers had a 0.3 defensive WAR in 2023. Like his bat, the glimpses are certainly there yet his consistency will certainly need to enhance moving forward yet for a first-year catcher, these issues appear easy to understand. What went right? What went wrong?As stated previously, all the tools for Langeliers to be a strong two-way catcher looked present sometimes in 2023. His HardHit % is 8% above the MLB average, as Langeliers was among the MLB lead in crowning achievement and RBIs for a catcher, a position that's lacked offending prowess since lately. Also, the A's led the MLB in captured stealing percent at 31% in 2023 Braves Shorts, greater than groups like the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks that are understood to have elite protective catchers like Adley Rutschman and Gabriel Moreno. Langeliers made up a lot of those captured stealing. Langeliers also simply looked the part of a solid MLB daily catcher going lawn off elite bottles like Kodai Senga, Jacob DeGrom, and Shohei Ohtani while likewise hitting a 456-foot crowning achievement midseason. The largest thing that failed for Langeliers in 2023 were his strikeouts and swing-and-miss issues. The total amount of 143 strikeouts positioned him 18th in the American League, and he does not walk a lot to balance it out. Langeliers struck just.178 on breaking balls and.194 on offspeed while having a whiff price of 37% and 39.5% specifically for both. Versus curveballs, Langeliers hit.081 while striking out 44.7% of the moment. When Langeliers had not been obtaining himself out via strikeout, he was greater than likely under the round. An Under % of 32.3 is almost 10% over the MLB standard and a fly ball % of 29.6 is 6% above the MLB standard. 2024 OutlookFor all the openings and concerns bordering the A's heading into 2024, among the only placements that appear strengthened goes to catcher with Langeliers. Rumors of obtaining a back-up catcher after their various other top-catching possibility, Tyler Soderstrom, battled in 2023 have actually been swirling, but the setting will certainly be all Langeliers up until he proves not. Expect the former 9th overall choice to build off last season both offensively and defensively in 2024 as Langeliers proceeds to come to be the franchise business catcher he's been looked for to be.