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 .