Less than one year ago,
The Pinstriped Posers sent three of their best prospects—
James Kaprielian,
Jorge Mateo, and
Dustin Fowler—to the Oakland A's for
Sonny Gray. Things haven't worked out too well. Over his 30 starts as a member of
The Bronx Embalmers, Gray is 11-14 with a 4.69 ERA. This year, at
The Concrete Bunker On 161st Street, Gray has posted a horrific 7.62 ERA. Apparently, it's making
Brian Cashman think Gotham may be too big for 'Sonny Boy'. You may recall that in late June of this year, Gray lasted 2.1 innings against the Red Sox—giving up six earned runs (including a first-inning grand slam to
Rafael Devers). In his five seasons with Oakland, Gray was a quite different animal—going 44-36 with a 3.42 ERA. Perhaps the blasé crowds in the Bay Area are more to Sonny's liking. Or maybe he prefers the A's green and gold clown outfits to pinstripes. Anyway, now, multiple reports suggest that
The Evil Empire is
looking to deal away Gray in their search for
additional starter help at the trade deadline. How ironic. It couldn't happen to a finer franchise.
