TRADE: Phillies, Orioles Swing Deal

The Philadelphia Phillies have been on the hunt for an outfielder, while the Baltimore Orioles have been looking for another arm for their bullpen. Today, the two top World Series favorites got together and completed a swap, sending OF Austin Hays from Baltimore to Philly in exchange for reliever Seranthony Domínguez and OF Cristian Pache.

Trade news -- between two teams that could be facing one another in the World Series this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired outfielder Austin Hays and will be sending reliever Seranthony Dominguez and center fielder Cristian Pache to the Baltimore Orioles.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2024

The Phillies have been looking for a platoon partner for Brandon Marsh in the outfield from the right side. Hays has torn it up against left-handers this season:

Austin Hays against lefties this year

72 at-bats, batting .328 with a .894 OPS

Has a $8 million club option for next year (same thing Seranthony had), got off to dreadful start this year but has been really good since May 1st.

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— Philly Nation (@Philly__Nation) July 26, 2024

In 72 at-bats against southpaws, Hays is batting .328 with a .894 OPS. In 50 at-bats against lefties this year, Marsh is hitting .140 with a .371 OPS. Huge improvement coming here for Philly.

More to come...