I agree with you. All I wanted when I started this build was a nice strong 318. Did not want a stroker at all. I have had this block for many years. Had all the rotating assembly also. Sometime over the years I strongly suspicion one of my boys sold the crank, rods, pistons, etc. to one their buddies either to make a few bucks or to help someone out. I do know when I asked my oldest son to ship the crates, all he could find was the bare block and main caps. It was when I tried to find a stock stroke aftermarket crank, and all I could find was an eagle, that I realized I would have to build a stroker. And I still prefer a 3.58 or a 3.79 over a 4.00.
