Hi, Mets fan here. Yes, mets fans are on average 80/20 against this trade.
One reason is, the mets fans want the team to rebuild, not buy, so, that's part of it.
Another, is, reading this thread and reading mets threads, the views on how good Stroman is varies depending on the board. You guys see him as a #1 type. Mets fans see him as a guy who's been hot lately, due for a correction downwards, and only 1 year of control past this one, which makes little sense for a losing team. 3.52 FIP this year, 3.91 and 3.90 last 2 years might be closer to a #2 starter. Still good, not an ace.
Mets fans also LOVE SWR, and, 19 year old in low A - there's some risk there, but he's one of our favorite pitchers. Probably #1 overall until Allen gets a better look, by fan ranking.
Brodie has also hurt us by being too eager to trade prospects so him doing it again . . . met with some concern from fans, and especially among fans with their hearts set on rebuilding.
I think this is a wait & see. If Stroman pitches like an ace for us, 2019 and 2020, mets stole him from you. If he doesn't, and if in 2 years, SWR is a top 40 prospect in all of baseball, you didn't do so bad. Some media guys like Kay more than others. I think he's a borderline guy, better than AAAA certainly, but could be a #4/#5 starter, which isn't all that interesting and he's a work in progress, but he was apparently pitching with a partial tear in college. He's added about 2 MPH since returning from TJ and he's a more interesting prospect than he was. Also, lefty. Lefty helps.
Reading this board, I see your point. I get you guys wanting more. I remember Marlins fans being disappointed in the return the mets gave them for AJ Ramos, at the time, their closer. Then Ramos proceeded to pitch his way out of baseball after joining the mets. He was awful. Not that the prospects the Fish got were any better, but that's how it works sometimes. I think there's some wait and see in a lot of trades.
Maybe it works out for both our teams. / / / and as a Yankee hater, I really do come in peace.
