I don't think the Rays would like it for the As to turn around and deal Zobrist to a division rival. Obviously he's under their control and they can do what they want but I think TB's front office would be pretty mad and less likely to do deals in the future.
As for the Stroman article I was waiting for someone to write a piece like this. Just seemed to me by watching that the sinker was one of the best pitches. Stroman tweeted out the other day he is actually 5'8 despite being listed at 5'9. Crazy when you think about it, you don't even see position players that short Altuve being an exception.