When the Blue Jays traded Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets last year, most falls reacted reacted with a fair bit of surprise and disappointment. That was largely because most baseball fans had no idea who Anthony Kay or Simeon Woods Richardson were, including yours truly.
I was vaguely familiar with Kay, but Woods Richardson was an unknown commodity to me, and many others, which led to the initial disappointment around the trade. I’ll be the first to admit, I figured the Blue Jays would get at least one Top 100 prospect in baseball in order to trade Stroman, and when it didn’t happen the return felt underwhelming.