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Brewers To Sign Tyler Austin

By Jeff Todd | August 13, 2019 at 8:17am CDT

The Brewers are slated to sign outfielder/first baseman Tyler Austin to a minor-league deal, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). Austin was cut loose recently by the Giants.

While Austin will have to earn his way up to the MLB roster, he could fill a role in the majors. At the deadline, the club shipped away right-handed-hitting slugger Jesus Aguilar. He’s now raking in Tampa Bay while the Brewers appear to be in need of a righty power bat — if only for pinch-hitting and first-base platoon purposes.

Austin, 27, found himself out of a job in San Francisco after a tepid showing in part-time duties there. Over 147 plate appearances in seventy games, he slashed just .185/.279/.400. But Austin was much better against southpaws, as has been the case for his entire career. Through 556 career plate appearances, he’s carrying a spread of more than two-hundred points between his OPS against right-handed (.647) and left-handed (.865) pitching.

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  1. DepressedYankeesfan

    6 years ago

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    • JobuKnows

      6 years ago

      agree

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    • Yeetus

      6 years ago

      Great thought

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      6 years ago

      I couldn’t have said it any better.

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      • Robertowannabe

        6 years ago

        “_________________” — Silent Bob.

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        • Old User Name

          6 years ago

          ” ” -Teller

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      • jorge78

        6 years ago

        That was too easy guys!

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    • GoCardsGo

      6 years ago

      Honestly, the articulation and pure depth and reverence of this comment is almost impossible for the typical mind to comprehend, even high capacity minds like my own can barely comprehend the word play, description and just plain beauty of this opinionated piece of art that this user commented here. May we thank him for his great thinking and for feeling the need to share it with poor souls like us.

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      • woodguy

        6 years ago

        Ditto

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  2. Tim Newport

    6 years ago

    Looks like the Grandal at firstbase experiment may be coming to an end. The defense has been bad and his hitting has stalled. I wonder if Gamel will be the odd man out…

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    • BlackBeltJones

      6 years ago

      I think you’re spot on about Grandal but Gamel isn’t going anywhere, my friend.

      Reply
    • RiverCatsFilms

      6 years ago

      Why even put Grandal at first base? He’s one of the best framers in the league.

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      • GoCardsGo

        6 years ago

        Forgive me if this is a case of mistaken identity, but don’t I know you from somewhere?

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  3. scottn59c

    6 years ago

    Austin could be a good pickup for a bench bat/platoon. On the Giants, he flashed excellent power, but he couldn’t hit right handed pitching. He has 20hr power, but he couldn’t pass the Mendoza line in SF. Nevertheless, he’s a power threat, and I hope he can excel with the Brewers.

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  4. rxbrgr

    6 years ago

    Missing Aguilar already?

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    • CrewBrew

      6 years ago

      missing an 0-4 with 3 Ks? nah we good buddy.

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      • dray16

        6 years ago

        hitting .387 with TB

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        • CrewBrew

          6 years ago

          idc what he does with TB. hope he succeeds. He was terrible for us and we cant wait around for a potential turn around. Brewers gave him all the chances in the world for success

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        • dray16

          6 years ago

          yeah, i don’t blame Milwaukee, he was only an All-Star last year. they always shuffled Thames in there and even Shaw. Counsel overthinking things like usual instead of letting a player get out of a slump.

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        • CrewBrew

          6 years ago

          We dont have time to wait around for players to get out of slumps. you perform you stay you dont you get demoted or traded. its really that simple.

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        • macdaddy96

          6 years ago

          How long have you been waiting for that bullpen to get out of a slump ?

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        • johnrealtime

          6 years ago

          And that mentality is how you end up in the situation you’re at now, in need of a player like the one you just traded away who is currently playing well.

          Being patient with a slumping hitter can do them good and that can pay you back when they start to succeed again

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        • miked340

          6 years ago

          15 HR over the past 365 days, they needed more power

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        • Begamin

          6 years ago

          +CrewBrew
          thats the worst line of thinking i think i have ever seen. so short sighted

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        • stubby66

          6 years ago

          But yet very true. Aguilar was begging the team down.He wasnt helping the team and taking up a roster spot because we couldnt send him down for reinforcements. Which indirectly hurt guys who got sent down and didnt deserve it

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      • macdaddy96

        6 years ago

        Good with missing the playoffs lmaooooo

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      • gmenfan

        6 years ago

        Some math … Aguilar – success = Austin

        Enjoy another round of 0-4 with 3 K’s.

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      • zipit

        6 years ago

        Love all these hindsighters……
        Lol
        Should all be GM’s
        Idiots

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  5. dray16

    6 years ago

    i actually like the signing and think it could be a very good fit. I’ve always like Austin, think he could succeed in Milwaukee.

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  6. dirtbagfreitas

    6 years ago

    He’s the same player that came up with the Yankees. Unplayable against righties, yet he keeps getting ran out there against them.

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  7. PopeMarley

    6 years ago

    AAAA player

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    • gmenfan

      6 years ago

      This.

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      • Fuck Me Bitch

        6 years ago

        Meme

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  8. Xavier Blaine

    6 years ago

    Needs regular ABs. On the Giants he’d start maybe once a week against a lefty to give Belt a day off. Flashed his power and hit a couple of long HRs (including one in Miller Park), but was never a consistent option and we already had Pablo Sandoval as our main pinch hitter off the bench.

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    • Begamin

      6 years ago

      This is something i noticed when he was on the Yankees. He isnt good for spot starts. He needs consistent AB’s to become somewhat decent, otherwise he is just gonna be a dud.

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  9. Fuck Me Bitch

    6 years ago

    Austin turns 28 in a couple of weeks. He’s quickly crisping, and soon will be absolute toast.

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  10. JZodiax

    6 years ago

    I’ll never forget the day he and Aaron Judge hit back to back home runs in their first MLB at bats.

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