Stars who were traded when they were prospects

MLB clubs are taking a calculated risk when they trade a highly ranked prospect. There's always a chance the player will go on to reach stardom while wearing another team's uniform.

There are numerous examples of this happening, but here are 12 notable ones.

A few notes on the selections:

Here are the players, in descending order of when they were traded.

Dylan Cease, CHC to CWS, July 2017

Pre-2017 ranking: 77th (MLB Pipeline)

Eloy Jiménez (MLB Pipeline’s No. 14 prospect entering 2017) was initially considered to be the top prize in the package the White Sox received from the Cubs for veteran left-hander José Quintana prior to the 2017 Trade Deadline. However, Cease ultimately proved to be more valuable for the South Siders. Cease made 123 starts with a 3.83 ERA and a 10.8 K/9 over f