A key to the Oakland Athletics’ young and relatively inexperienced starting rotation will be to consistently get the ball to the bullpen with a lead or a tie. If that happens, a number of late-inning specialists figure to be able to close out games on a regular basis.
Category: Sonny Gray
Success for A’s Sonny Gray could hasten trade
Sonny Gray presents a conundrum this season. The A’s need their ace to have a big bounce back year – but the better he is, the more likely Oakland is to trade him.
Ace Sonny Gray, catcher Stephen Vogt reach deals with A’s
Right-hander Sonny Gray has reached a $3,575,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid arbitration. Gray entered 2016 with huge expectations as ace of the A’s staff then was scratched from his start opening day with food poisoning.