Justin Smoak‘s journey to stardom is well documented. He was a top prospect with the Texas Rangers. He was so highly touted that the Rangers reportedly wouldn’t move him in a deal that could have sent Roy Halladay to the Texas Rangers. While that has never been confirmed, that was the rumour during the time of Halladay trade talks.
Eventually Smoak was moved to the Seattle Mariners in the Cliff Lee trade and he was the main prospect piece going to Seattle. After five up and down seasons that saw Smoak be shuttled between AAA and the MLB, he ended up with the Blue Jays.