Rogers is making 11m this year while Hayes is making 7m this year. Next year Rogers is a free agent, while Hayes has 4 more years at 7 or 8 mill a year with a 6 mill buy out after that. If the Pirates re-invest that money in some hitting, I think the trade is fine. If they don’t, it was just a way to save Bob money. From the Reds point of view, they should be pretty happy for a play-off run …
