Former SF Giants reliever traded twice right before the 2025 MLB deadline

Former SF Giants reliever Taylor Rogers was included in his third trade this year. Two of those trades occurred in the days leading up to the trade deadline, and now the veteran reliever is with the Chicago Cubs.

Former SF Giants reliever traded twice right before the 2025 MLB deadline

Of course, that was not the only Rogers brother shipped before the trade deadline. The Giants traded Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets in exchange for Drew Gilbert, Blade Tidwell, and José Butto.

The Giants originally shipped Taylor Rogers to the Cincinnati Reds right before spring training. He was in the third year of a three-year, $33 million pact.

It was evident in 2024 that the southpaw pitcher had fallen out of favor in Bob Melvin's bullpen, as he was rarely used in leverage spots.

The Reds assumed a portion of the remainder owed to Rogers and the Giants added pitching prospect Braxton Roxby in the deal. Roxby has put together a nice year, posting a 1.14 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 15 walks across 39.1 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A.

Within the last couple of days, Rogers has been traded twice. The first was in a deal that sent third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Reds. The Pirates received Rogers, infield prospect Sammy Stafura, and cash.

Hayes is the son of former big league infielder Charlie Hayes. The elder Hayes had two sints with San Francsco. The second stint included a noteworthy moment in 1999, when Hayes charged the mound from second base to fight with Todd Stottlemyre. The brawl led to a brief moment of levity, as Randy Johnson misplaced his hat and put on a Giants hat by mistake. He went on to pitch for the Giants 10 years later.

Before Taylor Rogers could put on a Pirates uniform, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for outfield prospect Ivan Brethowr. Teams are always looking for bullpen arms at the trade deadline, so it is no surprise to see the Cubs make this type of move. It helps that Rogers throws from the left side. He will now look to help a Cubs team that has been one of the best in the NL with a 64-45 record.