Austin Wynns is Hitting .077 and the A's Just Made Their Move
The Oakland Athletics didn't wait long to pull the trigger. With catcher Shea Langeliers back from the paternity list, the team designated veteran Austin Wynns for assignment on Thursday, ending his short stint in Oakland after a brutal start to the season.
Wynns' Numbers Tell the Story
Look, there's no way to sugarcoat this: Wynns came to Oakland and immediately struggled. Over his first 14 games, the 34-year-old caught just 3 hits in 39 at-bats for a .077 average. That's the kind of number that gets you a pink slip fast, and the A's weren't about to wait around hoping things would turn around. For his career, Wynns is a .231 hitter with 19 home runs and 84 RBIs across 292 games with six different clubs over parts of eight seasons. He's been around the block, but this early season collapse was the final straw.
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Meanwhile, the guy taking Wynns' roster spot is doing everything right. Langeliers, 28, is absolutely raking at .336 with 10 home runs and 18 RBIs in 32 games this season. Over his five seasons with Oakland, he's put up 98 home runs and 255 RBIs in 467 games. This is his team to run with, and the A's are making it clear they trust him as their guy behind the plate.
The Heim Wrinkle
Here's where it gets interesting: the A's also acquired catcher Jonah Heim from the Atlanta Braves on Monday when Langeliers went on the paternity list. They're keeping Heim on the roster alongside Langeliers. Heim, 30, went hitless in four at-bats on Wednesday but brings veteran presence to the catching rotation. He's got 69 home runs and 290 RBIs in 620 games over seven seasons, and was an All-Star back in 2023 when Texas won the World Series. This is his second stint with Oakland.
The A's now have their primary catcher back and healthy, and they're not looking back at Wynns' rough start.
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