Real or not? Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn help their trade values with strong outings

It can't be easy to take the mound when your name is swirling in the middle of all the trade rumors, but Sonny Gray and Lance Lynn certainly didn't hurt their trade value with strong outings on Tuesday.

Gray made his 114th career start for the A's as rumors that the Yankees' pursuit of him continued to heat up:

Yanks would deal him in right trade https://t.co/CKRv7Ih8jw

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 26, 2017

In six strong innings against the Blue Jays, he did give up four runs, but he wasn't hit hard as his own error led to four unearned runs. He fanned nine and certainly looked like the kid who burst on to the scene in the 2013 postseason, with that quick arm action and ability to…