Here's Reported Contract Details For Sonny Gray's Mega-Deal With Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have wasted no time upgrading the pitching staff this winter, thanks to a few notable additions in the last few weeks.
After shoring up the rotation by adding a couple of innings eaters -- Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson -- Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak finally made his big splash.
"Free-agent right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray finalizing three-year, $75M contract with Cardinals," The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Monday.
Gray posted a 2.79 ERA with a 183-to-55 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .226 batting average against and 1.15 WHIP in 184 innings across 32 starts last season. His phenomenal season was enough to garner a second-place finish in American League Cy Young voting.
The veteran certainly earned his new deal after proving to be one of the top arms on the market, though there will be some concerns regarding a potential decline entering his age-34 deal with a newly-minted three-year contract.
That said, beggars can't be choosers and the Cardinals are in no position to turn down a Cy Young-caliber hurler after a season in which they posted a 5.07 cumulative ERA from starting pitchers last season, ranking No. 26 in Major League Baseball.
Credit to Mozeliak for making the moves he promised after a disappointing 2023 campaign. It appears that St. Louis will not be down for long.
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