On Wednesday, some interesting news came out, or rather, speculation. It came from Ken Rosenthal, so we know to at least take it at face value, and we certainly know that if he’s hearing something, it’s probably legit. But in a recent piece in The Athletic, Sonny Gray’s name came up.

Gray’s name wasn’t just mentioned for the sake of being in the story. In fact, Rosenthal had a very interesting report. The veteran right-hander, who came into last night’s start 11-6 with a 4.30 ERA, has a no-trade clause in his three-year, $75 million contract. He has twice used that no-trade clause to remain in St. Louis despite the Cardinals making clear that they are going in a different direction. He did it in the offseason when the “reset” was announced, and he did it again at the trade deadline.

Now,

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