The Reds knew they were sacrificing offense for a defensive 3B. That means other less offensive position players like 2B, CF, C must pick up the slack. Hayes is not the problem offensively on this team. Guys on those 3 positions are
“I don’t know if you can be a team like the Reds that have had the troubles they’ve had offensively and continue to run a guy out there that has not hit better than .130.”
- Barry Larkin on Ke’Bryan Hayes