The Sonny Gray trade between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox set the trade market for second-tier starting pitchers. A number of teams, especially the Minnesota Twins, are now in position to move arms of a similar caliber to Gray,

Source confirms: Sonny Gray traded from Cardinals to Red Sox. Contract being reworked to one-year plus mutual option. 2026 salary will be $31M, mutual option buyout of $10M. Gray essentially getting $41M for one year.

Rangers pursue Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray in blockbuster trade, addressing critical starting rotation depth after Marcus Semien-Brandon Nimmo deal.