MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers are trading reliever Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres.
The #Brewers have acquired:
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 1, 2022
LHP Taylor Rogers
LHP Robert Gasser
OF Esteury Ruiz
RHP Dinelson Lamet
for
LHP Josh Hader pic.twitter.com/F4zYsga5Zq
The Brewers will be getting four players in return.
The return on Josh Hader to Milwaukee is significant: left-handed closer Taylor Rogers, lefty pitching prospect Robert Gasser, outfielder Esteury Ruiz and right-hander Dinelson Lamet, sources tell ESPN. Hader will be a free agent after the 2023 season.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 1, 2022
Josh Hader has spent all six years of his MLB career with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Thank you, Josh. pic.twitter.com/P7ZPZTvWQO
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 1, 2022
He struck out more than 100 batters in a season three times; in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
So far in the 2022 season, Hader has struck out 59 batters in 34 innings of work.