In 2019, Mike Hazen traded future HoF’er Zach Greinke to the Astros for Corbin Martin, J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, and Josh Rojas. One of these, Martin, has already gotten his review for the season, while Beer and Rojas are still upcoming in the series. Today, though, we talk about J. B. Bukauskas.
Bukaskas came to the Diamondbacks as a starter. His limited time after the trade he was a starter, and he spent his time at the 2020 alternate site as a starter. However, after getting to see him work in person for a year and a half, and to see his issues harnassing his top tier stuff, the Diamondbacks coaching staff and front office decided to try a different approach.