The Plan for Austin Hays is Perfect

Who knows if the Phillies will stick to their outlined plan? Who knows if they won’t just abandon it in two weeks and make Austin Hays a strict platoon? Maybe it doesn’t matter how Hays performs.

However, I don’t expect that to happen. The plan Dave Dombrowski and Rob Thomson outlined is perfect. It’s the best path forward with the state of the outfield so I expect them to follow through with it.

On the surface, his splits this year indicate someone who needs to face less right-handed pitching and more lefties. He’s hitting just .204 with a .585 OPS with righties and .328 with a .894 OPS against southpaws.

But those numbers feel misleading with the kind of player Hays established himself as.…