J.J. Hardy Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/19/1982 (41)
- Experience
- 13
J.J. Hardy Season Stats
Last 10 Games
J.J. Hardy News
The Baltimore Orioles declined the 2018 options on shortstop J.J. Hardy and starting pitcher Wade Miley on Friday, making them both free agents. The Orioles will pay Hardy a $2 million buyout and Miley a $500,000 buyout instead of giving them $14 million and $12 million, respectively. Miley was a disappointment with an 8-15 record and 5.61 ERA in 157 1/3 innings in 2017. Hardy continues to deal with a long list of injuries, and he only saw 254 at-bats, hitting .217 with four homers and 24 RBI. Neither will find prominent roles on other teams and will not be fantasy factors in the majority of leagues.
J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, a shot that would break a 4-4 tie and proved to be the impetus for Baltimore's 9-4 win on Sunday. After rounding the bases, he bounded out of the dugout to acknowledge the crowd's ovation, raising his batting helmet to the sky. It was his near-tacit admission that he was not going to be in an Orioles uniform in 2018, what with Tim Beckham playing as well as he did before his left-hamstring injury, which was the reason why Hardy was in there in the first place. Fantasy baseball is not sentimental, though. Don't waste a roster spot on Hardy for the last week of the season.
J.J. Hardy, who is auditioning for a job outside of Baltimore in 2018, had a good return to the lineup on Saturday, several months after having his wrist fractured by a pitch. He went 2-for-3 and scored a run. He's a fantasy afterthought this season, since Buck Showalter is going to be hard-pressed to give him much playing time with how well Tim Beckham has done. Still, it was a nice day for the veteran.