Phillies will nontender Austin Hays

News that was kind of expected has more or less officially come down that Austin Hays will not be tendered a contract from the Phillies for 2025.

Austin Hays was informed he is being non-tendered by Phillies. Only 29, Hays suffered through a severe kidney infection after being traded to Philly. Only a year removed from an All Star and Gold Glove finalist season, he’ll be an interesting free agent.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 22, 2024 Hays struggled while with the Phillies, both on the field and off it. The kidney infection that he suffered was exceptionally severe and limited what he could do on the field. When he was on the field though, it wasn’t all great shakes.

I wrote about Hays…