Yesterday, the Seattle Mariners traded for left-handed starter Wade Miley. To the great dismay of many, Jerry Dipoto gave up another left-handed starter in Roenis Elias to get Miley (not to mention Carson Smith, and we won’t because that’s a topic for another article). While this may seem like a horizontal move at best and moving backwards at worst, I think the trade raises the floor of the roster and mitigates some of the risk that derailed this team in 2015. It may be hard to see on the surface, but there is some upside to Wade Miley.
Wade Miley, dingers, and upside
