Austin Shenton
26-Year-Old
Tampa Bay Rays Rookie
2024 Stats
AVG
.214
HR
1
RBI
3
R
3
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Shenton was part of the return the Rays received from Seattle when they shipped Diego Castillo to the club near the 2021 trade deadline. Shenton was an accomplished collegiate hitter at FIU when Seattle drafted him in the 5th round of the 2019 draft and he has hit .290/.395/.534 in over 300 games at the minor league level around a serious hip injury that reduced his time in 2022. Shenton hit 29 homers with 99 RBIs and a .304 average between Double-A and Triple-A earning himself a spot on the 40-man roster this winter. He has power, but a 27% strikeout rate last season and a 30% strikeout rate as a minor league hitter certainly raises some risks about how he handles major league pitching. Cueing the Moneyball image of Brad Pitt pointing at Jonah Hill, Shenton does get on base and hits for power. He may resemble Scott Hatteburg fielding at first as well early on, but his left-handed power could be a factor in AL-Only fantasy leagues in 2024 for reserve-round consideration on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
Sent down to minors
The Rays optioned Shenton to their spring training complex Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
The minor-league season for Triple-A Durham is over, so Shenton will stay in shape at the team's spring training facility in case he's needed later this week. Shenton has put up a .745 OPS over 50 plate appearances during his time in the majors this season.
The minor-league season for Triple-A Durham is over, so Shenton will stay in shape at the team's spring training facility in case he's needed later this week. Shenton has put up a .745 OPS over 50 plate appearances during his time in the majors this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .762 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .220 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .762 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .220 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+25%
OPS on Road
2024
+25%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | .639 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .214 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .798 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .214 | ||||
| 2024Home | .639 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .214 | ||||
| 2024Away | .798 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .214 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Shenton compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.57BB Rate
16.0%K Rate
28.0%BABIP
.296ISO
.190AVG
.214OBP
.340SLG
.405OPS
.745wOBA
.333Exit Velocity
83.9 mphHard Hit Rate
25.0%Barrels/PA
2.0%Expected BA
.204Expected SLG
.294Sprint Speed
21.9 ft/secGround Ball %
32.1%Line Drive %
28.6%Fly Ball %
39.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Back in big leagues
The Rays recalled Shenton from Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Heads back to Triple-A
The Rays optioned Shenton to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Back in big leagues
The Rays recalled Shenton from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Sent down to Durham
Shenton was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Belts first big-league homer
Shenton went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk Saturday in an extra-inning loss to the White Sox.
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