Prospect Watch:Tyler Austin

Tyler Austin is the Trenton Yankees'(the Yankees' Double-A team) right fielder. He is 21 and was selected by the Yankees out of Heritage High School in the 13th round of the 2010 draft. This year, he is batting .270, which is 4th among qualifying members of his team. He is third on the team with five homeruns. But due to his .300 batting with runners on base, he is first on the Trenton Thunder with 34 RBI. He also maintains a good slugging percentage at .409 and a fine OPS at.774 , both good for fourth on the team. Among members of his team that have played more than 20 games, he is first in on-base percentage at .365. He also is one of the best fielders on his team committing zero errors in 56 games. While he is not on the 40 man roster, Tyler Austin is progressing well and should be in the majors soon.