Austin Slater Stats

The San Francisco Giants and outfielder Austin Slater avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday evening by agreeing to a one-year, $1.85 million deal. Slater surprised everyone when he posted a .914 OPS in 31 games in the shortened 2020 season. While he wasn't quite as good in 2021, he was still solid for the Giants with a .241/.320/.423 slash line with a .744 OPS, a career-high 12 home runs, 32 RBI, 39 runs scored and a career-high 15 stolen bases in 306 plate appearances over 129 games. At the very least, Slater will compete for a bench spot for the Giants in spring training, and he could be the right-handed platoon partner with Darin Ruf in left field.

over 1 month ago

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater is heading to the bench on Monday as the team faces right-hander Dylan Bundy and the Los Angeles Angels. LaMonte Wade Jr. is leading off in the game while Steven Duggar joins Alex Dickerson and Mike Yastrzemski in the outfield. This will be the second consecutive time Slater is out of the lineup against a righty. He's slashing just .203/.257/.333 against righties this year, while he has a .264/.400/.566 slash line against lefties. Going forward, he'll likely start just about every game against lefties while he's more of a coin flip against righties.

over 6 months ago

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater went 2-for-3 with a single and a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Slater hit a third-inning Clayton Kershaw offering into the right-center seats for his seventh HR of the season. The 28-year-old now owns a .230/.324/.434 slash line with 17 RBI and seven steals. The power-speed potential is intriguing, but Slater's fantasy value remains limited so long as he cannot hit for a better average.

over 6 months ago