Welcome to our series grading every member of the San Diego Padres’ 40-man roster. The roster being evaluated is current as of Oct. 18, prior to the end of the World Series.
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The San Diego Padres have a crucial offseason ahead. The Padres have one goal in mind, which is to win the 2027 World Series, and that all begins this winter.
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The San Diego Padres made a surprise post-trade deadline addition on Sunday, adding former All-Star outfielder Austin Jays on a major league contract. The Padres tried and failed to add a bat before the trade deadline, but were able to scoop one up after the fact without giving up anything in return.
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Though the trading deadline passed on Aug. 3, the San Diego Padres aren't done making moves. The latest acquisition paid immediate dividends Sunday night when newly signed outfielder Austin Hays homered in his first at-bat for San Diego to put the finishing touches on a 7-2 home win over Houston in the rubber game of the teams' weekend series.
The San Diego Padres have been picking up the pace recently on offense, although scoring runs hasn’t quite been their strong suit this season. In their
The San Diego Padres have been picking up steam since the All-Star Break, going 13-9 since the break and 6-4 in their last 10 games. The team still sits in third place in a crowded National League West division.
The San Diego Padres have lacked consistent outfield play throughout the entirety of the season and made a move to attempt to address that.
With the San Diego Padres adding Robbie Ray and other players before last Monday’s trade deadline, the team is not done making moves to hopefully bolster their roster.
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The Chicago White Sox shook up their outfield ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Chicago acquired Brenton Doyle, a former Gold Glove Award winner who has struggled offensively, while also parting ways with Everson Pereira and Austin Hays as the club reshaped its roster and made room for their other additions.
The Astros are in talks about adding a right-handed hitting outfielder, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Rome adds that they’ve shown interest in Rob Refsnyder and Austin Hays, each of whom was released this week.
August 7: Chicago has officially released Hays, relays Jeff Agrest of The Sun-Times. That was the inevitable result with a post-deadline DFA of a player with five-plus years of service time.
The Philadelphia Phillies stayed active at the trade deadline, landing infielder Luis Arraez amongst a number of additions. However, outside of Colby Thomas, who is currently in the minor leagues, the Phillies didn’t come away with a right-handed outfielder.
The White Sox have designated veteran outfielder Austin Hays for assignment, per a team announcement. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported he’d be cut a few minutes prior to the team’s formal announcement.
Reinforcements are coming. The Chicago White Sox got three pieces of good injury news Friday night, courtesy of the club’s pregame notes relayed by the Chicago Tribune’s LaMond Pope.
The Chicago White Sox are not shy about promoting prospects. Already this season, the team has called up left-hander Noah Schultz and infielder Sam Antonacci. Now, another prospect is a step closer to making his big-league debut.
The Chicago White Sox will welcome back one of their top outfielders on Monday. Ahead of their series against the Los Angeles Angels, the organization has moved Austin Hays back to the active roster from the 10-day IL.
The Chicago White Sox added insult to injury on Monday evening. With a chance to get back to. 500 after a shocking series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Sox struggled to get their offense going against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Chicago White Sox are going to be one of the youngest teams in Major League Baseball this season. Indeed, they are in the midst of a rebuild that will see them boast many young players at various positions that have yet to prove themselves consistently on the Major League level.
The Chicago White Sox agreed to a one year, $6 million free-agent contract Wednesday with former All-Star outfielder Austin Hays.. The deal pays Hays $5 million this coming season, with an $8 million mutual option for 2027 or a $1 million buyout.
For most of the winter, the Chicago White Sox needed outfield help and roster stability, but they also needed the market to cooperate. Saturday morning brought resolution.
The White Sox have agreed to a deal with outfielder Austin Hays, ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reports. The one-year deal will pay Hays $6MM, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, and the contract will be official following a physical. Hays is represented by the MAS+ Agency.
Despite being limited to just over 100 games in 2025, Austin Hays was just as productive as anyone in the Cincinnati Reds’ lineup as they made a push for the 2025 postseason.
The Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday declined options on three players. Could this signal the team's interest in signing slugger Kyle Schwarber, one of the top free agents on the market this offseason?
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays left Saturday night's game against the Chicago Cubs with back spasms. During Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jim Day provided an update on Hays.
Reds outfielder Austin Hays left the game vs the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday after fouling a ball off his foot. Hays stayed in the game initially to run the bases, but was later pinch-hit for by Gavin Lux.
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays has been dealing with a hamstring injury and Jim Day provided an injury update on Thursday. The outfielder worked out before the game.
It was Hays' team debut after a stint on the injured list.
The Reds signed outfielder Austin Hays last week. The deal is for one-year with a mutual option for 2026 The veteran joined Lance McAlister on 700 WLW to discuss the decision to sign with Cincinnati.
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