Good Morning Birdland,

Over the last week, things have slowed down around the warehouse. Meanwhile, the hot stove remains pretty active throughout the league. The Brandon Nimmo/Marcus Semien deal a few days ago was an interesting one. And then, on Tuesday, the Red Sox traded for Sonny Gray.

Gray is a few years removed from his last great season. That was in 2023, when he had a 2.79 ERA over 184 innings for the Twins and finished second for the Cy Young. Last year in St. Louis was less impressive. The diminutive righty compiled a 4.28 ERA and 1.4 bWAR, but he did cover 180.2 innings. And many of his peripheral numbers indicate he was pretty darn good (3.07 xFIP, 10.01 K/9, 1.89 BB/9). At the very least, he should add depth to the Red Sox rotation, and there is reason to believe he has ups

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