When the Dave Stewart era is viewed by history, it’s likely that our former GM will be pilloried for some trades and signings that proved to be dismal failures for the Diamondbacks. But, in fairness, there was one trade which, if looked at in isolation, would give the impression that Stewart was a genius. On January 30, this deal went down:
The Milwaukee Brewers trade Jean Segura and Tyler Wagner to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Isan Diaz, Chase Anderson, Aaron Hill and $5.5m cash.
At the time, it seemed almost like a salary dump, as the team saved about half of the $12 million due to Hill in 2016, and swapped under-performing middle-infielders.