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Austin Hays for Joc Pederson (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Joc Pederson 1B,DH - FA  | Austin Hays LF,DH - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 190 | # 269 |
| VBR | ‐ | # 814 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 0 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 0 |
| RBI | ‐ | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .220 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 125 | # 260 |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 194 | # 250 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 184 | # 293 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 198 | # 325 |
| Joc Pederson 1B,DH - FA | Austin Hays LF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 374 | 100 |
| Runs | 56 | 16 |
| Hits | 88 | 28 |
| Singles | 48 | 22 |
| Doubles | 12 | 3 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 3 |
| RBI | 53 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 49 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 102 | 27 |
| Batting Average | .235 | .280 |
| On Base Pct | .330 | .305 |
| Slugging Pct | .487 | .400 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .816 | .705 |
| Joc Pederson 1B,DH - FA | Austin Hays LF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | ‐ | 5 |
| Runs | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits | ‐ | 1 |
| Singles | ‐ | 1 |
| Doubles | ‐ | 0 |
| Triples | ‐ | 0 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 0 |
| RBI | ‐ | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | ‐ | 0 |
| Walks | ‐ | 0 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 1 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .220 |
| On Base Pct | ‐ | .261 |
| Slugging Pct | ‐ | .282 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | ‐ | .543 |
| Joc Pederson 1B,DH - FA | Austin Hays LF,DH - FA | |
| News | ||
| Rangers DH Joc Pederson declined his $18.5 million mutual option for 2027. Ari Koslow Sat, Oct 31st | Austin Hays went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 9-3 loss on Tuesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th | |
| Joc Pederson is scheduled to take live batting practice off of Jack Leiter on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th | Austin Hays hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in his first at-bat with the Padres on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th | |
| The Rangers placed DH Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list with a left hand fracture. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd | Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th | |
| Joc Pederson (hand) not in the Rangers' lineup on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Sep 17th | The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th | |
| Joc Pederson is not in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th | The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Joc Pederson 1B,DH - FA | Austin Hays LF,DH - FA | |||||
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