Pirates dumped Ke’Bryan Hayes before his bat made heinous history for the Reds

Rum Bunter's Abigail Miskowiec argues that the Pittsburgh Pirates traded third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Cincinnati Reds at the perfect time. Hayes finished the season with a .419 OPS, which is the third-worst mark recorded by an everyday player since 1940, while managing just 32 hits in 94 games for Cincinnati.

The piece notes that Pittsburgh used trade return Sammy Stafura to later acquire pitcher Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. While the Pirates faced third-base challenges themselves, Miskowiec views moving Hayes as the right decision as Cincinnati dealt with negative WAR production from the position.