The fan reaction when the Brewers signed Jhoulys Chacin ranged anywhere from “meh” to “this is not Jake Arrieta and I am angry about it.” He was pretty much the definition of an afterthought free agent signing, at least until he became the only free agent starting pitcher the Brewers signed (unless you choose to count Yovani Gallardo, but the less said about that ill-fated the return, the better).
Chacin ended up being a steal of a signing, proving to be worth every penny of the 2-year, $15 million deal he signed in the first year of the deal alone.