The Oakland A’s acquired three prospects in exchange for Sonny Gray in 2017, and two of them are now out of the organization. Only pitcher James Kaprielian remains from the original trio.
At the time of the trade, Kaprielian was a high-risk gamble and long-term project. He’d been a 1st-round draft pick with velocity and a great arsenal of pitches but was recovering from Tommy John surgery, so it would be a while before he even returned to the mound much less reached the majors.
But the right-hander did eventually get back into action in 2019 and his stuff was still impressive, and then he made a brief MLB debut out of the bullpen in 2020.