Ke'bryan Hayes
#3 3B · Reds
Gold Glove '25
Height
5'11"
Weight
215 lbs
Age
29
College
N/A
Draft
2015, Rd 1, #32
Experience
6 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
F
F
D-
N/A
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The Verdict on Ke'bryan, in One Read
On the field, Ke'bryan Hayes grades out as a poor 3B for Reds (F Performance). That places him 69th of 72 graded third basemen. The money matches the play — the Contract Value Index lands at F, a significant overpay. The public read is negative (D- Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score.
Career StatsF
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 672 | 0.24735558 | 44 | 230 | 0.6624093 | 64 | 608 |
| 2026 | | 44 | .142 | 2 | 5 | .420 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 |
Current Contract
Length
8 years
Total Value
$70.0M
Guaranteed
$42.0M
AAV
$8.8M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
F
FCA+
On tape and in the box score, Ke'Bryan Hayes earns an F performance grade among third base peers. Through 44 games in the 2026 season, Hayes is batting .142 with just 2 home runs and 20 strikeouts—numbers that represent a complete offensive collapse and mark him among the league's worst contributors at the position. His Gold Glove awards in 2023 and 2025 confirm he remains an elite defender, and that glove work is genuinely valuable; the problem is that value is being obliterated by one of the worst offensive stretches of his career. A back injury has now landed him on the injured list mid-season, compounding durability concerns that were already surfacing as he struggled through those early weeks. For a 29-year-old seventh-year veteran acquired at the trade deadline with the expectation that he'd anchor third base both defensively and offensively, this is a career-defining underperformance—media outlets have rightly labeled the trade a disaster, and absent a dramatic second-half turnaround, Hayes risks becoming a cautionary tale about overpaying for past pedigree rather than present production.
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the F band — a quick read on where Ke'bryan's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Ke'bryan Compares at the Position
Ke'bryan Hayes ranks 69th of 72 graded third basemen by performance. That slots Ke'bryan between Tristan Gray (D) just ahead and Andy Ibanez (F) just behind.
Graded higher
Tristan GrayTwinsDRamon UriasCardinalsFJace JungTigersFKe'bryan HayesF
Graded lower
Andy IbanezMetsNews & Buzz
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About this player
Ke'bryan Hayes is a player in his 6th MLB season listed at 3B for the Reds. FanVerdicts covers every MLB player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Ke'bryan Hayes, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index F, Performance F, Sentiment D-.
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