Sonny Gray was supposed to be the Yankees’ number two pitcher behind Luis Severino. Prior to his midseason trade to New York last year, he had been one of the best young arms in baseball for the Athletics. Sure, he had an awful 2016, but he recovered and then some in the first half of 2017, pitching 97 innings with a 3.25 ERA. Gray was going to solidify the rotation not just for 2017, but for 2018 and beyond.
Instead, Sonny Gray became a long reliever while the Yankees replaced him in the rotation with Lance freaking Lynn.