When the Pirates traded Travis Snider to the Baltimore Orioles at the start of the year, Steven Brault was one of the initial rumored named to be coming back to the team. At the time, Brault's upside didn't look great. He threw in the upper 80s to lower 90s, and looked like more of a control specialist, which usually amounts to a low upside for the majors. The Pirates ended up getting Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later, with Tarpley showing more upside, hitting 97 MPH and working in the low-90s.
Brault ended up in the deal as that player to be named later, and his inclusion is part of what has taken the Snider trade from a good deal to potentially a big steal.