Austin Hays 2024

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 hours ago, gtman55 said:

Hays looked like first half 2023 Hays!

I think Hays is ready to go on a heater. He needs to be in the lineup.

Edited May 18 by OsFanSinceThe80s

[Pickles]

How quickly the turntables have turned.

[Spy Fox]

On the replay you can see that Julio was lightly jogging after the ball-- either assuming the RF would get it, or assuming Hays wouldn't run. Good on Hays for taking advantage and turning it into a double. 

[Roy Firestone]

2 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I think Hays is ready to go on a heater. He needs to be in the in lineup.

tomorrow...I think..

[IPlayGM]

A healthy and capable Hays makes our roster considerably better and more flexible. I’m here for it!

[Hank Scorpio]

9 hours ago, Pickles said:

How quickly the turntables have turned.

I think everyone agrees when he’s healthy, he’s pretty good. 

But that doesn’t mean he should be starting over Cowser. Maybe against lefties but he’s never been lefty assassin.

[wildcard]

4 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I think everyone agrees when he’s healthy, he’s pretty good. 

But that doesn’t mean he should be starting over Cowser. Maybe against lefties but he’s never been lefty assassin.

Rest Mullins.

[Safelykept]

3 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I think everyone agrees when he’s healthy, he’s pretty good. 

But that doesn’t mean he should be starting over Cowser. Maybe against lefties but he’s never been lefty assassin.

He can spell Mullins too. Really nice addition if he can get back to playing like Hayes again.Now, if only we can Mullins going.

[RZNJ]

7 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I think everyone agrees when he’s healthy, he’s pretty good. 

But that doesn’t mean he should be starting over Cowser. Maybe against lefties but he’s never been lefty assassin.

I  agree that when he swings at strikes, isn’t in perpetual pull mode, and isn’t trying to hit the ball 450 feet, he’s pretty good.   

[Hank Scorpio]

2 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

I  agree that when he swings at strikes, isn’t in perpetual pull mode, and isn’t trying to hit the ball 450 feet, he’s pretty good.  

I agree Hays is fine to spell Mullins while he figures out how to swing a bat again. I also agree that Hays is disproportionately affected by the wall.

If he wasn’t so perpetually dinged up, increasingly expensive and average, he would be an excellent trade candidate.  

[Rbiggs2525]

I would like to see Hays in right or left tonight. That hit to the right side is a good sign.

[EdwinRip]

He’s 1 for 17 since he came back from the IL when starting games, but 5 for 5 when coming in as a pinch hitter.  

[Frobby]

4 hours ago, EdwinRip said:

He’s 1 for 17 since he came back from the IL when starting games, but 5 for 5 when coming in as a pinch hitter.  

It’s a weird and interesting small sample stat, but I don’t put much stock in it.  

[ChosenOne21]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

It’s a weird and interesting small sample stat, but I don’t put much stock in it.  

You're probably right, but what if he's our Terry Crowley? I'd find that amusing, though I'm not sure modern rosters have room for that kind of player.

[Frobby]

44 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

You're probably right, but what if he's our Terry Crowley? I'd find that amusing, though I'm not sure modern rosters have room for that kind of player.

BTW, it’s a myth that Crowley was a great pinch hitter.  His overall OPS was .720 but as a pinch hitter he was .693.   He some individual seasons where he was good in that role, as you’d expect.