""I think I do, just to be frank and to be honest. I definitely think I do. Whether I do decide that I want to go somewhere - whether that actually happens - I don't have complete control of that. Obviously, I have control of where I can't go or don't go. I'm going to be 36. It's going to be my 14th season. Last year of my contract for this. I don't know what the future holds for me.""
"Gray, 36 in November, has enjoyed another solid season in 2025, pitching to a 4.28 ERA with a 26.7% strikeout rate, a 5% walk rate and a 43.9% ground-ball rate in 180 2/3 innings. Metrics like FIP (3.39) and SIERA (3.29) feel he's been far better than that more rudimentary earned run average would indicate. Since signing with the Cards in the 2023-24 offseason, Gray has made 60 starts and turned in a 4.07 ERA (3.27 FIP, 3.16 SIERA) in 347 innings."
Veterans such as Willson Contreras and Nolan Arenado retained control over their destinations via no-trade protections. Sonny Gray previously indicated he would remain in St. Louis but now says he expects to consider greenlighting a trade this winter while acknowledging limited control over outcomes. Gray will turn 36 and enter his 14th season in the final year of his contract. He posted a 4.28 ERA in 2025 with a 26.7% strikeout rate, 5% walk rate and 43.9% ground-ball rate in 180 2/3 innings, while FIP (3.39) and SIERA (3.29) suggest stronger underlying performance. Full no-trade protection and a backloaded contract will complicate efforts by new president Chaim Bloom to extract significant return value.
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