Before the season started, I told you readers here, my Twitter followers, family, friends, coworkers–basically anyone I talk baseball with–that I thought Sonny Gray was going to have a huge year. Fast forward to April 25. If I could’ve found and quote tweeted when I said Gray would have a big year, the text could read “…and then what happened?” Through those five starts, his ERA was pushing 8. His OPS against was .846. For reference, Tony Gwynn, Anthony Rizzo, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Andres Galarraga all have career a career OPS of about .846. He pitched into the fifth inning just twice and three times failed to complete even four innings.
Return of the Fastball Brings Back Sonny Days
