Ke'Bryan Hayes Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 10" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/28/1997 (26)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Ke'Bryan Hayes Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Ke'Bryan Hayes News
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (back, hip) said on Tuesday that he has been dealing with a hip issue "all year" that has caused back discomfort since the start of spring training. He initially felt discomfort lifting weights during the lockout, and the hip issue has affected his performance at the plate and in the field, where he's a front-runner to win a Gold Glove in 2022. At the plate, he's slashing .245/.316/.347 with a team-best 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 41 RBI and a career-high 20 stolen bases in 135 games. Fantasy managers were looking for more from Hayes this year, but with better health in 2023, there's still more upside from the 25-year-old former first-round pick.
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes isn't starting on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Hunter Greene. Hayes is batting .247 with a .318 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and 18 stolen bases this season in 535 plate appearances. The Pirates will instead go with Rodolfo Castro at third base. Castro will hit third against Greene and the Reds. The infielder is batting .241 with a .301 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, and five stolen bases in 249 plate appearances this season. He's worth a look as a streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues.
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (back) is back in the lineup on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. The 25-year-old third baseman missed the previous three games with some back discomfort but he's good to go on Sunday, starting at third base and batting fifth against Adrian Sampson.
Batting Order
| 1 | Kevin Newman |
| 2 | Rodolfo Castro |
| 3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
| 4 | Miguel Andújar |
| 5 | Oneil Cruz |
| 6 | Diego Castillo |
| 7 | Jack Suwinski |
| 8 | Jason Delay |
| 9 | Ji Hwan Bae |
Ke'Bryan Hayes Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Kevin Newman |
| 2 | Rodolfo Castro |
| 3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
| 4 | Miguel Andújar |
| 5 | Oneil Cruz |
| 6 | Diego Castillo |
| 7 | Jack Suwinski |
| 8 | Jason Delay |
| 9 | Ji Hwan Bae |
The Pirates made a long-term commitment to Ke'Bryan Hayes last season but that doesn't mean that fantasy managers should do the same. Quite frankly, he can't hit. His .244/.314/.345 triple-slash line with seven homers and 20 steals over 560 PAs is a drag in the HR and batting average categories, and he's not going to rack up many counting stats in Pittsburgh's lineup even hitting third. He needed a .307 BABIP to post that mediocre average and his 10.8 IFFB% is way too high for someone with a 3.9% rate of Brls/BBE. Meanwhile, his 28.8 FB% is too low to take advantage of his decent 93 mph average airborne exit velocity, not that his 6.3% HR/FB was any good. Pittsburgh is also a terrible place to hit, so environment doesn't make Hayes any more attractive for fantasy purposes. The slick-fielding Hayes offers decent plate discipline and should steal another 20 bags or so, but you have to sacrifice everything else to get it at an ADP of 162.07. Don't condemn your roster to mediocrity that way.
