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The Book on Jay Austin
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Jay Austin / OF, HOU
Born 8/10/1990
Atlanta,
GA,
USA
School: North Atlanta HS (GA)
Height 5-11
Weight 170
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #467
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
A raw high-school outfield prospect who looked good in low-A ball but is still a few years away from becoming a known quantity, 2008 second-rounder Joseph 'Jay' Austin is part of Houston's long-term plan to consolidate good Texas puns on their roster. Trades for Huston Street and Dallas Braden are probably in the works, too.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2008 | 17 | Rk | Appy | Greeneville | HOU | 55 | 212 | 31 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 70 | .198 | .277 | .236 | .512 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2008 | 17 | Rk | Appy | Greeneville | HOU | CF | 54 | 120 | 108 | 3 | 9 | .925 | |
| 2009 | 18 | A | Sally | Lexington | HOU | CF | 99 | 205 | 191 | 10 | 4 | .980 | |
| 2010 | 19 | A+ | Cal | Lancaster | HOU | CF | 128 | 287 | 270 | 12 | 5 | .983 | |
| 2011 | 20 | A | Sally | Lexington | HOU | CF | 28 | 73 | 69 | 0 | 4 | .945 | |
| 2011 | 20 | A | Sally | Lexington | HOU | LF | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | 20 | A+ | Cal | Lancaster | HOU | RF | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | 20 | A+ | Cal | Lancaster | HOU | CF | 50 | 112 | 111 | 0 | 1 | .991 | |
| 2011 | 20 | A+ | Cal | Lancaster | HOU | LF | 18 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .903 | |
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