The Cincinnati Reds will not be reuniting with Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suárez at the MLB trade deadline, and instead have worked out an intra-division trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates to acquire third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.
The Reds will take on the remainder of Hayes — he signed an eight-year, $70 million deal in 2022 — and send shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura and left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers to Pittsburgh.
The Reds had been tied to Suárez for the past week or so, but recent developments were linking Cincinnati to Hayes as the team began to prioritize defense.