When thinking about easy ways to fix the Guardians outfield, free agent outfielder Austin Hays stands out as one of the obvious fits.
While he’s not Aaron Judge, the right-handed hitting Hays can hold his own in the outfield and mash against left-handed pitching — two things that the Guardians have long been searching for from their outfielders.
But even if Hays would be the kind of addition that would shore up Cleveland’s outfield, there hasn’t been any reporting linking the Guardians to him in free agency outside of some hypothetical scuttlebutt.
On Wednesday, we got some insight into what Hays’ market looks like — and it’s a potential nightmare for Guardians fans.