It finally happened; Sonny Gray has reportedly been traded. His new home will be the Cincinnati Reds, who will send over their number seven prospect Shed Long, a lesser prospect, and a Draft pick in exchange for Gray’s services, per MLB Network Insider’s Jon Heyman.
My first impression of this deal is that it’s a very good one for the Yankees. Sonny Gray struggled mightily in his time in the Bronx, and while his peripherals suggested that he was deserving of somewhat less worse results, they still pointed to a league average-ish, back of the rotation starter rather than a mid-rotation hurler (4.