Does Milwaukee's signing of Tyler Austin pose a threat to Josh Hader's Super Two chances.
Click here to see my Super Two projection with 50 days to go in the season.
At the moment, Hader is 25th or 26th out of 28 or 29 Super Two spots. Today, the Brewers signed Tyler Austin to a minor league contract.
Austin has 134 days of service time this season and 2.121 of career service time. If he makes it onto the Brewers' 40-man roster and stays on it until the end of the season, he is in position to claim a Super Two spot.
UPDATE: Maybe Hader should be nervous. According to this tweet, the Brewers are looking at Jung Ho Kang.
#Brewers have NOT signed INF Jung Ho Kang to a minor-league deal. At least, not yet. He is with @missionsmilb working out with hopes of getting deal done but GM David Stearns said there are things to settle. So, we shall see.— Tom (@Haudricourt) August 16, 2019
If Austin claims a spot, it will bump someone off of the bubble. It appears that Hader is high enough in the rankings to avoid such a bump. However, if the Brewers(or some other team) were to sign Jung Ho Kang as well, Hader might start worrying.
The Brewers picking up of Tyler Austin (and considering picking up of Kang) reminds me of 2017 when I wondered if Houston picked up Jumbo Diaz with an eye on manipulating the BACK END of the Super Two process.
Kang is currently a free agent with 129 days this season and 2.132 of career time. Like Austin, Kang would claim a Super Two spot if he ends the season on a 40-man roster.
No comments:
Post a Comment