There was some thought that the free agency of Yoshinobu Yamamoto could hold up the rest of a robust pitching market, but thus far, that hasn’t been the case. Aaron Nola signed the first big contract of the offseason last week, re-upping with Philadelphia for seven years, and yesterday, former Yankee Sonny Gray signed on for three years and $75 million with the Cardinals, who have also added Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson to their rotation. Gray has quietly been one of the most effective starters in the league (since leaving the ), and he’ll look to help St.