The Red Sox have a new top of the rotation arm in Sonny Gray, who has put up a career ERA+ of 117 in 13 seasons. But it hasn’t always been pretty. The nadir of his career came in 2018, when Gray fell flat on his face in his lone full season with the Yankees. But if you’re worried that he can’t handle the AL East, know that the man himself is not. Gray waived his no-trade clause in order to sanction the move and told Craig Breslow that he’s excited to come to Boston. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
And Craig Breslow is excited about him, too, saying “he’s a guy who has pitched in the front of rotations. Those things that pitchers carry from year to year are strikeout rates and walk rates and the ability to stay off barrels, he excels there. We’re really excited about a guy who is coming off

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