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2024 Player Outlook

2023 Recap: Across 124 games last season, Hayes slashed .271/.309/.453 with 15 home runs and 10 stolen bases for the Pirates. The talent and tools are there for Hayes to be a 20/20 player at his ceiling, as the batted ball metrics from last year are enticing, noticeably his 48.3 percent hard hit rate and 39 percent fly ball rate. 

2024 Outlook: He doesn't whiff a ton, which is good, but he swings a good bit, resulting in a subpar walk rate. Hayes will be more valuable in leagues that value batting average compared to OBP, as he has a career .320 OBP across 380 games. He's an enticing power-speed option at third base and hitting in the heart of the Pittsburgh order in 2024 could be more profitable than year's past. He's a player you should be looking at drafting, as he is entering the prime of his career.