Austin Hays Appreciation Thread

[Just Regular]

A context clue to me about the immediate clubhouse temperature yesterday is that Roch Kubatko did not go to Cedric Mullins for Round 1 of observations about this transaction.

Healthy human respect for too soon?     Roch's back to blogging everyday so we'll see what the next few days bring.

Hays is on the present Mount Rushmore of 2016's 3rd round with Zac Gallen, Sean Murphy and Jesus Luzardo.     That foursome is ahead of the 2016 1st round's best four career to date in rWAR.

[OriolesMagic83]

My first memory of Hays was from a callus.  I  can't remember if 2017 or 2019.  He went flying thru the air like Superman after a ball that was an impossible catch.  He made the catch!  I knew the guy was going to be special.  Hays never quite reached the heights with the bat I hoped for but provided plenty of defensive highlights with his glove and his arm.  I can see that he was respected by all his teammates and he will be missed.

[Allan Bryant]

I like to thank Austin Hays for his service here as Orioles player . Thanks for the memories and I wish you and your family success in Philadelphia ️

[sportsfan8703]

Hays was one of the bridge players along with Mounty and Mullins from the Buck years to this team. That was big. It’s not his fault we wasted those years. 

Just goes to show that why would a rebuilding team that’s 2-3 years away want a Norby or Stowers?

I wish Hays the best in Philly. He fits in there. 

[Gurgi]

On 7/26/2024 at 4:58 PM, spiritof66 said:

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Just want to correct you: my religious views play a very small part in my revulsion at the playing of "God Bless America" at NYY games. 

Maybe he does not like "God Bless America" because it was written by a progressive pretty much marxist writer if I am not mistaken.  

[spiritof66]

5 hours ago, Gurgi said:

Maybe he does not like "God Bless America" because it was written by a progressive pretty much marxist writer if I am not mistaken.  

"God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin in 1918 for a musical he was writing while he was in the Army stationed on Long Island.  It was cut from the musical and forgotten for 20 years. You're probably thinking about "This Land Is Your Land," which Woody Guthrie wrote in 1940 as his response to "God Bless America." 

I had thought the Red Scare was over, and I hope that I would never dislike a song, or book, or movie, or show because of the politics of the author. 

[rm5678]

19 hours ago, Just Regular said:

A context clue to me about the immediate clubhouse temperature yesterday is that Roch Kubatko did not go to Cedric Mullins for Round 1 of observations about this transaction.

Healthy human respect for too soon?     Roch's back to blogging everyday so we'll see what the next few days bring.

Hays is on the present Mount Rushmore of 2016's 3rd round with Zac Gallen, Sean Murphy and Jesus Luzardo.     That foursome is ahead of the 2016 1st round's best four career to date in rWAR.

Roch did interview Mullins after last night's game:

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/defensive-miscues-direct-orioles-to-latest-defeat

[interloper]

4 RBIs including a weaver, stolen base, and HBP last night. Almost brought home the victory against the Yankees as our sleeper agent. 

Edited July 31 by interloper

[byrdz]

Loved Hays’ grit. Everything else great about him has been said. 

P.S. - The no batting gloves always impressed me. Badass. 

[TommyPickles]

From MLBTradeRumors today:

"The Phils acquired Austin Hays in a buy-low deadline pickup. Philadelphia projected Hays as at worst a right-handed platoon partner for Marsh in left field. Hays spent most of his Phillies tenure on the injured list and didn’t produce in limited playing time. He hit .256/.275/.397 with 19 strikeouts and no walks in 80 plate appearances after the trade.

MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects Hays for a $6.4MM salary in his final season of arbitration. He’s likely to be non-tendered. The Phils could stick with utility player Weston Wilson as a platoon partner with Marsh. The other outfield spots are areas for potential improvement, though neither is without complications."
 

What a fall from grace for Hays, from All Star to fringe MLB player in a year. It reminds me a bit of Trey Mancini after he left the O's. If he gets non-tendered, do you think the O's would consider him on a one-year deal? He's younger and better than Austin Slater, playing a similar role.

[Sports Guy]

Hays has to accept the player that he is, but the player he thinks he is

[dystopia]

Don’t want Hays back. Don’t really like him personally. 

[wildcard]

6 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Don’t want Hays back. Don’t really like him personally. 

Do you know him personally?

[Tony-OH]

I doubt the Orioles will go back to Hays unless Hays is ready to be a part-time 4th outfielder and take the salary that comes with that. 

He'll most likely hope to get a one-year deal somewhere where he'll have an opportunity to compete for full-time work in the hopes of a comeback season that could potentially get him a bigger contract the next year.

Unfortunately, I just think father time and injuries have just caught up to him. 

[wildcard]

If Hays is non tendered he will be looking for the team that will play him full time.     And he might find it.   He in not even 30 yet.   But the O's don't have that to offer him.