Isn't It Becoming Obvious...?

In a conversation with myself, during last night's game, I observed the following:

Scene I - Tyler Austin come to bat with runners on and strikes out.

Scene II - Tyler Austin comes to bat with runners on and strikes out.

Scenus interruptus - I mention to El Duque and Mustang ( via text ) that, " if tonight, Tyler Austin earns the golden sombrero, he should go back to Scranton and Red Thunder should be brought to NYC."

Note to editors :  my observation generated no response.

Scene III - Tyler Austin strikes out.

Scene IV - Tyler Austin strikes out.

Here is my thinking.

Tyler is  "once in a blue moon" good for a monster home run.  The Yankees take to homers like recluses take to chocolate.  The Long Ball dominates their thinking, and clouds their vision.

Many felt that Tyler should have been sent down when Bird-man arrived.  Nevertheless, he was retained and the "Toe" was sent down, demoralizing me, him and the team.  Lowering our "on base traffic potential" for a potential HR ( don't we have enough guys who are supposed to hit HRs?).

Don't get me wrong;  I like Tyler Austin.  He is a much better first baseman than I imagined.  But he cannot hit.  Seriously, he hits fastballs and mistakes, from lefties.  Sometimes.  Even the Yankees hesitate to put him in there against a quality right-hander.  The advantage of only hitting against lefties hasn't gained us much. Austin still bits to a low BA and lower on base percentage.  It is his HR total and resulting RBI total that kept him here.  But it has been a while since he has helped on offense, and added to those totals.

He did last night that which he will most always do.  Swing at the air.

 Walker is not quite as good at first base as Tyler, but not so noticeably different that he can't be a capable back-up there.  And he usually makes contact with the ball, when he comes to the plate.  In other words, he is a better option.  As is the other Austin, by the way.

Meanwhile, we need a way to get Clint Frazier up here, and to see him perform.  If we do that, I think he will force his way onto the team.  And take himself off the, " what meat do we have to trade for some blubber," table.

 Get him into Boone's hands and out of Cashman's.

Tyler Austin is still young and has earned some bones.  Other teams might like him, and he might still become a regular as a Yankee, given Bird-man's proclivity for the DL.  But first, he needs to become a more reliable hitter against righties and lefties.

For the moment, the team gains a lot with the move of Austin to Scranton, and Frazier to NYC.

Let's make this change.

Prove me right.