Right-hander Shelby Miller’s demotion to Triple-A Reno this week marked the latest turn of events for a trade that has a chance to go down as one of the worst in Diamondbacks history.
After the Diamondbacks paid an enormous cost in talent to acquire him from the Atlanta Braves in December, Miller proceeded to post one of the worst halves of any starting pitcher in club history, logging a 7.14 ERA in 14 starts.
General Manager Dave Stewart isn’t in denial about the way things look so far, but he also isn’t ready to write it off as a loss despite having given up a trio of players that includes last year’s No.