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Talkin' Yanks (Yankees Podcast)

87 | Players Profile & Projection: Tyler Austin

Talkin' Yanks (Yankees Podcast)

Jimmy O'Brien

Baseball, Sports

4.92.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Is Tyler Austin going to be the back up first basemen? Does Jake llike him too much? Has his lips ever touched? Did you know he had cancer? We're talking Tyler Austin today.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back another mini episode, another player profile and projection, the Penultimate.

0:27.9

Penultimate, Penultimate, Penultimate episode. That means second to last Jake. It's a big fancy word.

0:34.4

Holy moly. Big fancy word. This episode we're doing Tyler Austin. I think everyone that has been listening knows that Jake is

0:42.6

more fond of Tyler Austin than the average fan and definitely more fond of Tyler Austin than Yankee's

0:48.4

brash. I think because the con what we'll get into it. But you say brash. I did.

0:56.8

You're still thinking about jibbari and brashes and brasses. Let's talk Tyler Austin. So here's

1:03.6

my feel that I've been given anyone that'll listen about Tyler Austin. Give us his stats from last

1:08.3

year, you jump. Give us their stats. Give us his stats. What do you want? His major league stats?

1:13.3

And in 20 games in major league baseball last year, he hit 225, two homers, 283 OBP. He had that nice

1:25.5

homeroff Chris sale. That's like Tyler Austin's highlight real last year, right? It's his first major league

1:31.2

at batty hit a home run and then Chris sale he hit a home run and then he hit a double to the center

1:36.5

field of fan weight. He was 25 last year. In 2013, he was rated the number 75 prospect in

1:44.5

baseball. He's had a bit of an injury history. I mean, cumulative last year. He played 52 games

1:51.1

in the minors where he's ranked pretty good. Double and triple A 286 357 10 homers 920 OPS.

1:59.6

I really just like the way this guy swings. Excuse me, from the right side of the plate,

2:04.4

I think injuries have been his biggest hindrance. I think he is a major league player outside

2:09.9

of the injuries. His career minor leagues. He's 287 366 OBP 71 homers and 602 games. I mean,

2:18.5

the guys got popped. How about 20 career minor league triples, Jimmy? I bet that's something you like.

2:23.7

20 career. 20 minor league triples. That's fun. I do not a speedy guy. No, no.

2:33.4

I'm waiting for you to get past the stats so we can talk about Tyler Austin the person.

2:38.1

You've got some fun fact lined up that I'm horrified to draw. I'm going to give my final,

2:43.0

my elevator speech. I've been given everyone. If the Yankees were fully functioning at their maximum

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