Jon Gray of the Rockies. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
While the Max Scherzer to the Padres rumors continue to smolder on the back burner, A.J. Preller isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. Today’s rumor, via Jon Morosi, the Padres are investigating a trade for Jon Gray.
Although Morosi notes that the market for Gray will not be known until Nationals ace Max Scherzer is dealt, keeping an eye on him clearly makes sense for the Padres.
Gray did not make the list of “dream” starting pitchers posited for the Padres to pursue, but he would have been a strong honorable mention on that list, to be certain.