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Austin Shenton is a fantasy baseball 3B prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: Austin Shenton, 3B, Tampa Bay Rays
ANALYSIS: The Mariners originally drafted Shenton in the fifth round of the 2019 draft out of Florida International University. In July 2019, Shenton and reliever JT Chargois were dealt to the Rays in exchange for reliever Diego Castillo.
Shenton had an impressive 2021, hitting .295/.398/.549 across three minor league teams, finishing the year with Double-A Montgomery. The issue is that he's remained with Montgomery ever since, now more than a year older than the average player in the Southern League.
The infielder struggled to make impact contact and to remain healthy in 2022, but he's fully healthy and hitting very well this season, with 28 extra-base hits and a .970 OPS over the exact same amount of games and plate appearances already as he totaled in 2022. After splitting time nearly even between first and third base in 2022, Shenton is back to the hot corner full-time now that he's fully healthy.
VERDICT: Shenton has experience around the infield and in the outfield during his minor league career, and he has hit well even with the tackified ball this season in the Southern League. He's the type of guy that Tampa will bring up and use all over the field, maximizing his platoon splits. For now, he's a watch-only play, but keep a close eye on him if he were to move to Triple-A.
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