Unexpected Met Marcus Stroman was right at home

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY SportsIn a season of surprises - both pleasant and otherwise - for the Mets, perhaps no development was more surprising than the team’s sudden acquisition of Marcus Stroman, one of the best pitchers available at the deadline who wasn’t already on the Mets. While they ostensibly were still considering offers for Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard at that point, Stroman’s arrival signaled that the team had not yet surrendered in the bitter fight for the NL Wild Card and his year of remaining team control was a beacon of hope that the 2020 Mets would be relevant and interesting.

A Long Island native, Stroman was selected by the Blue Jays in the first round of the 2012…