Let us, for a moment, throw out our opinions on the deal that brought Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets. If you’re upsetting about the prospects they surrendered or the questionable decision to even buy at this year’s trade deadline, you’re not alone. There’s plenty of time to complain about that later.
Instead of trying to figure out how many Cy Young Awards Anthony Kay will win in Toronto or calculate what year Simeon Woods Richardson makes the Hall of Fame, let’s show a little appreciation for Stroman.