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2022 Diamondbacks Reviews, #27 Taylor Widener

It was a wild three-team-trade the Diamondbacks took part in in February 2018 and each and every player involved has had trouble in making an impact. While Steven Souza Jr. has recently retired and Brandon Drury didn’t have something to cheer about until last season, the prospects Sam McWilliams (stuck in AA), Nick Solak, Colin Poche and Taylor Widener are all struggling to find success in the MLB.

Taylor Widener started well in Arizona after that 2018 trade, dominating Double A as a starter with the Jackson Generals and earning All-Star honours. That was soon forgotten as in 2019 his peripherals went into the abyss and horror was spelled upon him with the letters P, C and L.