Why did Josh Hader get traded?

Why did Josh Hader get traded? But the fact Hader had a year of arbitration remaining was among the reasons the Brewers considered trading him now, with two Octobers of control left. More on that to come. “With the addition of Trevor Rosenthal, the payroll went up,” Stearns said. “And look, we had additional payroll flexibility to make moves.”

But the fact Hader had a year of arbitration remaining was among the reasons the Brewers considered trading him now, with two Octobers of control left. More on that to come. “With the addition of Trevor Rosenthal, the payroll went up,” Stearns said. “And look, we had additional payroll flexibility to make moves.”