The San Francisco Giants acquired reliever Will Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2016 trade deadline in exchange for young catcher Andrew Susac and highly regarded pitching prospect Phil Bickford.
It was a steep price to pay at the time.
Then again, the Giants bullpen was in disarray, and Smith was a controllable left-hander with swing-and-miss stuff who had posted a 3.68 ERA and 9.0 K/9 in 27 appearances prior to the trade.
He posted a 2.95 ERA and 12.8 K/9 with 11 holds in 26 games following the trade to help bring some stability to the relief corps, but the Giants were ousted from the postseason in the NLDS.