Yankees Acquire Sonny Gray

[Phil The Thrill]

 
Sonny Gray will be traded to the Yankees, tweets Jack Curry of the YES Network.  According to Yahoo’s Jeff Passan, outfielder Dustin Fowler, infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo, and righty James Kaprielian are the prospects headed to Oakland in the deal.  In addition to Gray, the Yankees will receive $1.5MM in international bonus pool money, adds Passan.
 
Gray joins a Yankees rotation that lost Michael Pineda to Tommy John surgery this month, but added Jaime Garcia in a trade with the Twins. With C.C. Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka, Luis Severino, and Jordan Montgomery also in the mix, it’s possible the Yankees will consider a six-man rotation. Another option would be to move Montgomery to the bullpen, which would also serve to limit the rookie’s innings.
 
Gray, 27, was drafted 18th overall by the Athletics in 2011 out of Vanderbilt. He excelled from 2013-15, posting a 2.88 ERA over 491 innings. 2016, however, was a lost year for Gray as he endured DL stints for a strained right trapezius as well as a forearm injury. This year, Gray is back on track with a 3.43 ERA in 16 starts, as well as his best strikeout rate since his rookie year. Gray, who is listed at 5’10”, is one of the most successful starting pitchers of this height since the Dead Ball Era, to this point in his career.

 
 
Per MLBTR

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Really good move for the Yankees. Holy fuck.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Yankees didn't have to give up as much as I thought they would. Great pickup for them. Would really suck to be an A's fan

 

[Giantmetfan07]

He's a great fit in that ballpark.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Im really happy right now with this

The Yankees are really good right now and I hate them for it. I havent had this feeling about NYY in like 8 years

I want to see a Sox/Yankees matchup like 2003-2007 was played again. That made me love baseball

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Im really happy right now with this

The Yankees are really good right now and I hate them for it. I havent had this feeling about NYY in like 8 years

I want to see a Sox/Yankees matchup like 2003-2007 was played again. That made me love baseball

2004 NYY-BOS made me love baseball as well

 

[CameronCrazy06]

90 loss orioles teams made me love baseball

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

2004 NYY-BOS made me love baseball as well

 
Ughh that year, don't remind me.

 

[elcheato]

Yankees-Red Sox matchups make me hate baseball 

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

I was a hyped ass little kid during those games

 

[jonathanlambert33]

The fact that I actually know who Sonny Gray is really says something for how far I've come in terms of baseball fandom.

 

[snipezo]

Yanks actually have a likeable team right now. They're fun to watch

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Yankees are in first place in the AL East, have a top 3 farm system, and boats of $$$ with almost all of those old bum ass vets no longer under contract (Looking at you Ellsbury)
 
Yankees, Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers baseball's biggest markets all loaded with young talent. Should be a lot of fun to watch play out over the next few years. Hopefully they can all help grow the game

 

[DPistons1234]

Only the teams with money to spend ever buys a player.  

 

[DPistons1234]

Their needs to be a salary cap in baseball.  Because the teams that dont ever spend will never spend.  My Twins never do a damn thing but sell its players for specs that NEVER make it to the bigs and contribute,