Red Sox acquire right-hander Sonny Gray from Cardinals
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The Sonny Gray trade between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox set the trade market for second-tier starting pitchers. A number of teams, especially the Minnesota Twins, are now in position to move arms of a similar caliber to Gray,
In a September 2015 article for The Players’ Tribune, Ortiz praised the then‑25‑year‑old Gray, who was finishing his third season with the Oakland Athletics. Gray went 14‑7 with a 2.73 ERA and a 169‑59 K‑BB ratio over 208 innings in 2015, earning All‑Star honors and finishing third in AL Cy Young voting.
After adding Sonny Gray, the Red Sox are focused on boosting an offense that ranked 15th in home runs in 2025, and they could add multiple hitters, reports the Boston Globe. The BoSox are known to have interest in Pete Alonso and in a reunion with Alex Bregman. They could also pursue a second-tier hitter along the lines of Jorge Polanco.
He brought in Garrett Whitlock, one of the top relievers in the American League, via the Rule-5 Draft, and he drafted Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth, who were used to acquire ace pitcher Garrett Crochet.