Before he was smacking walk-off home runs and making amazing throws from the corner of Safeco Field, Mitch Haniger was a Brewers farmhand just starting to make waves in a struggling system.
Drafted in the first round in 2012, Haniger had some big potential, and the Milwaukee Brewers were very high on him. But so were other teams.
When the July Trade Deadline came around in 2014, the Milwaukee Brewers were in first place and needed a boost in their outfield immediately. So, then-GM Doug Melvin called up the Arizona Diamondbacks and made a trade for Gerardo Parra, sending Haniger and pitching prospect Anthony Banda in return.