The Cubs finally landed a $200 million player in a winter otherwise devoid of spending. The only problem is that Shelby Miller was only ever worth that much based on Dave Stewart‘s transitive logic, and now the righty starter has thrown just 82 total innings since 2017. Five of those innings came against the Cubs on April 10, 2016, a game many will remember for Jake Arrieta‘s monster solo shot in the 2nd inning.
Tommy John surgery and subsequent elbow inflammation limited both Miller’s 2017 and ’18 campaigns with Stewart’s Diamondbacks, then he was DFA’d by the Rangers in 2019 and opted out of last season with the Brewers.