2025 Player Outlook

Hayes was limited to just 96 games last season and hit just .233 with four home runs and 11 stolen bases. Availability is the best ability, and Hayes has spent time on the injured list in each season dating back to 2021! Perhaps his back was bothering him for longer than we may know, but he hardly made any hard contact last year, and in terms of power output, he continues to hit too many ground balls (49.3% GB rate for his career). While Hayes is locked into an everyday role, I fear his ceiling isn’t as high as we thought it would be a few years ago, even after the 2023 season when he went 15/10 with a .271 average. He’ll hit around .250 this season, and while I think he can get to 15+ stolen bases, his home run total figures to land in the 8-12 range, if things go well.