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NY Mets Trades: Five most impactful deals with the Blue Jays

By Tim Boyle

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citi Field on May 15, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citi Field on May 15, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 17: Marcus Stroman #7 of the New York Mets throws in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 17, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

July 28, 2019 – Mets acquire Marcus Stroman

The biggest midseason Mets trade with the Blue Jays which saw the Amazins as buyers took place on July 28, 2019. Just as many were counting them out of the playoff picture, the team decided to attempt to ride some second-half momentum. Rather than sell, they bought. And the big buy they made brought Marcus Stroman to New York.

Although the verdict is far from over with this deal, Stroman did go 4-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 11 starts for the Mets in 2019. He has been a great ambassador for the organization, especially during troubling times in 2020 involving all of the non-baseball chaos going on in the world.

Unfortunately, not everyone viewed this deal as a good one even when it happened. The Mets gave up two top pitching prospects, Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson, to land him. If Stroman never pitches for New York again and even just one of them has a nice career with the Blue Jays, it’s easy to call this deal a failure for New York.

Regardless of what the eventual outcome of the trade is, this is certainly an impactful move made by the Mets and Blue Jays. The trade effectively put the Mets in win-now mode and helped the Blue Jays reset for the future.

It will take more than a few years before we know how truly good or bad this deal was for both teams. Right now, it’s a bit of a draw.

Ask me again in a few years and I may know for sure exactly how big of a mistake this deal may or may not have been.

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