The Pirates Front-Loaded the Ke’Bryan Hayes Extension

The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to an eight-year, $70 million extension with Ke’Bryan Hayes this week, and Jason Mackey has the details on the contract breakdown.

Ke'Bryan Hayes' contract structure, per source:

2022: $10M

2023: $10M

2024: $7M

2025: $7M

2026: $7M

2027: $7M

2028: $8M

2029: $8M

2030: $12M club option/$6M buyout

$70M guaranteed/$76M possible

— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) April 9, 2022

The biggest thing that stands out is how front-loaded this deal is for a young player extension. Under a normal schedule, Hayes would have been making the league minimum for the next two seasons, followed by arbitration for 2024-2026. Here’s a breakdown of what Hayes’ earnings would have looked like without the…