Who is Dansby Swanson? He's an excellent defensive shortstop whose glove work actually improved in 2022. They did not pay the top of the market for their new shortstop, but I fear he will never have a season like he did last year in Atlanta. I think one of the challenges of the last couple of years is just the amount of different people weve had here. Since 2017, Swanson has been worth a total of 3.6 WAR while hitting a light .240/.314/.380 in aggregate. Just kidding. Dansby Swanson trade looks even worse for Arizona Diamondbacks - Yahoo! As such, it's. Blair pitched in 16 games over two seasons in Atlanta. The last 6+ years have been truly remarkable. Yes, the Diamondbacks got Kennedy and Jackson in this deal. Diamondbacks Trade Trevor Bauer + 2 For SS Didi Gregorius Keep in mind, after posting a 5.67 ERA in his first 12 starts in 2022, Morton had a 3.16 ERA and .194 opponents' average in his next 17 starts, with 102 strikeouts and 24 walks in 80 innings during. Then, it got kind of crazy: reports emerged thatthe full trade was actually Inciarte, 2015 first-overall pick Dansby Swanson, and top pitching prospect Aaron Blair for Miller and minor league pitcher Gabe Speier. Add to the fact that the Diamondbacks are in last place sitting 19 games out of first the $206.5 million commitment to Greinke, the new uniforms (which I actually like) and the aforementioned Miller trade, the 2016 season for Arizona is approaching laughable levels of disappointment. What Could Have Been: Diamondbacks Edition - Prime Time Sports Talk One thing to watch with Miller in 2016 will be his four-seam fastball. Ricketts said Jed Hoyer, the Cubs president of baseball operations, had a great off-season in acquiring talent, filling holes and positioning the Cubs to get back to winning games. The Los Angeles Dodgers now have fewer options to replace Justin Turner with as the Houston Astros made a key signing on Monday. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website.