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- Updated: August 1, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants attempted to reinforce their bullpen by announcing their acquisition of left-hander Will Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers shortly before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline.
The Giants relinquished a potentially valuable package of players. They parted with right-hander Phil Bickford, their No. 1 draft pick in 2015 and their top prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, and catcher Andrew Susac, who spent parts of the previous two seasons with San Francisco as Buster Posey’s backup.
The Giants, who lead the second-place Dodgers by two games in the National League West, demonstrated their current emphasis on short-term needs by exchanging a promising youngster — Bickford — for a …
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