{"id":2192018,"date":"2025-12-09T05:53:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192018"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:53:55","slug":"austin-hays-drawing-interest-from-royals-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/austin-hays-drawing-interest-from-royals-per-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Hays \u201cdrawing interest\u201d from Royals, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Royals have made it known they are pursuing an outfielder at this week\u2019s Winter Meetings. It is a thin free agent market, and a report by Ken Rosenthal<\/a> suggests they may look to add two outfielders – one via free agency, and one through a trade. Reporter Jon Heyman reports today that the Royals could seek a reunion with Mike Yastrzemski. But they also have interest in free agent outfielder Austin Hays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hays is an eight-year veteran who has spent most of his career with the Orioles. He was an All-Star in 2023, but had a second-half slide, finishing at .275\/.324\/.444 with 16 home runs. He was traded to the Phillies in 2024 and had a down year, but rebounded in Cincinnati last year, hitting .266\/.315\/.453 with 15 home runs in 103 games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 30-year-old right-handed hitter was a lefty-masher last season, hitting .319\/.400\/.549 against southpaws. That would make him a good platoon partner with young left-handed slugger Jac Caglianone, who struggled in his rookie campaign. Royals general manager J.J. Picollo has talked about wanting to add a veteran to push the young hitter and make him earn a spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hays did slump again in the second half, hitting just .248\/.308\/.396 after the All-Star break. He was not a product of Cincy\u2019s bandbox ballpark, hitting better on the road than at home. He had a 7.0 percent walk rate last season, not great, but a career-best in a full season. He also posted a 25.7 percent strikeout rate, also a career high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rosenthal reports that Harrison Bader is seeking a three-year deal, which may be more than the Royals are willing to offer, leading them to look at lower price options. Hays would likely sign a one-year deal, likely between $6 and $10 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There have been several reports that the Royals are interested in bringing Yastrzemski, and Picollo even openly suggested the idea in his end-of-the-season press conference. The 35-year-old was terrific for the Royals after they acquired him from the Giants, batting .237\/.339\/.500 with nine home runs in 50 games with the Royals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.royalsreview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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