Blue Jays: Which Marcus Stroman trade would have been better?

TORONTO, ON - MAY 26: Marcus Stroman #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the San Diego Padres at Rogers Centre on May 26, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

The Blue Jays had at least two options when it came to trading Marcus Stroman.

Marcus Stroman is no longer a Blue Jay, as leading up to the 2019 trade deadline he was traded to the New York Mets for pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon-Woods Richardson. The front office could have traded him at another time though, before the 2019 season. There were rumours that Stroman would be traded to the Padres for pitching prospects Michael Baez and Logan…