On July 28, the Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets in exchange for promising pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson. Until that date, Stroman was boasting a 2.96 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 124.2 IP.
During his time with the Blue Jays in 2019, Stroman was at the top of most AL pitching rankings and was named to the 2019 All-Star Game. The fact that the Mets traded for him at that point in the season, especially since they were struggling and didn’t appear to be contenders, was a bit of a surprise, but he is under contract through the 2020 season.