"What does it mean, in his case, that he's "more Boston than any other place"? Does he throw on a scally cap when he heads to Dunks to pick up an ice coffee on a 25 degree day in January? Is his Spotify feed nothing but Donna Summer, Bell Biv Devoe, and the Pixies? Is he late to work every single day because a train caught on fire somewhere? We'll find out!"
"I suspect there are very few baseball fans who realize that Gray has been that good, which is probably a function of the fact that he's spent the vast majority of his career in small market hell. Gray had his best season with the Cincinnati Reds, his highest Cy Young finish with the Minnesota Twins (second in 2023), and has thrown far more innings for the Oakland A's than any other team."
Sonny Gray is a right-handed pitcher from suburban Nashville now headed to Boston. He debuted in 2013 and ranks eighth among his generation in fWAR. Gray produced his best results in small markets with notable seasons for Cincinnati, Minnesota, and Oakland. He finished second in Cy Young voting in 2023 and has accumulated many innings across his career. Gray has only six postseason starts and his lone full big-market season (2018 with New York) was notably poor. At 36 years old and with a heavy workload, durability is a key concern moving forward.
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