Originally Posted by
weso1
Didn't the DBACKS tweak Miller's mechanics? He may not have had the struggles with Atlanta that he's had in Arizona.
The analysis in the OP doesn't go anywhere near deep enough. You should continue to update the OP until all the pieces are included, because otherwise your conclusion is meaningless. There's quite a bit of WAR you left on the table in regards to draft picks, players you left out and money saved. Part of the money saved from trading Heyward, Upton and Kimbrel led to some positive WAR from Markakis, Colon, Dickey and the salary we took on to get touki.
I just think you're better off grading each deal and just ditching your conclusion because it's too incomplete if you ignore the secondary pieces.