Ke'Bryan Hayes

Hayes had an outstanding 24-game run with the Pirates last year, hitting five home runs with an 1.124 OPS and a 55.4% hard-hit rate, which would have ranked seventh best in the majors had he had enough plate appearances. But that was far more offensve production than he had shown in the minors, where he totaled just a .752 OPS with 25 home runs in 461 career games. Hayes makes a ton of contact and should bat near the top of the Pirates order this year, so even if he regresses some offensively, he should still find enough counting stats to be useful. But don't expect 2020's power levels.

Ke'Bryan Hayes homers in season finale

Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Indians.

Fantasy Impact

Hayes took Cal Quantrill deep in third inning for his fifth long ball of the season. He ended the season on a high note, hitting .519 (14-for-27) with two home runs and three RBI in his last seven games. Hayes slashed .376/.442/.682 with five home runs, 17 runs scored and one stolen base over 85 at-bats in 2020. The 23-year-old was on fire in September and expects to be solid fantasy 3B option in 2021.