It’s a weird feeling when something you always expected to happen finally does. The writing was on the wall for Sonny Gray all winter - he was as good as gone from the Yankees’ starting rotation. Now he’s officially heading to the Cincinnati Reds in a trade completed Monday afternoon.
For Gray, it’s the chance to turn the page on an unfortunate chapter in his career. He came to New York as the biggest trade deadline acquisition for a surprising contender in 2017, and while he pitched fine in his first few months with the team, that evaporated quickly in year two.