Compact Righty Sonny Gray Lands a Compact Deal With the Cardinals
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On the heels of their worst document since 1990, the Cardinals have made early splashes within the free-agent market, including Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn in strikes supposed to stabilize their underperforming rotation in unspectacular style. On Monday, they made a way more impactful addition, signing Sonny Gray through a three-year, $75 million deal.
Gray, who turned 34 on November 7 and who spent the previous two years with the Twins, is recent off a among the best seasons of his 11-year profession. You wouldn’t understand it by his pedestrian 8–8 won-loss document — he didn’t get good assist from both his offense or his bullpen — however he made his third All-Star crew and completed second to Gerrit Cole within the AL Cy Young voting. In 32 begins and...