New York Yankees: Potential trade deadline targets
By Phil Akre
Sonny Gray
Will this be the year the Oakland Athletics finally trade Sonny Gray? He has been on the block for a while now, but the A’s were smart not to trade him after a down year in 2016.
With a 3.97 ERA this season, Gray still hasn’t returned to his ace form from two years ago, but he’s still just a 27-year-old.
There’s certainly enough reason to believe he can come back to being the ace he was for the first three years of his career, and the Yankees would love to have him, as they’ve shown interest in him before.
Gray wouldn’t immediately become the Yankees’ No. 2 starter. He would probably shift CC Sabathia out of the rotation and become the No. 3, assuming Sabathia continues to struggle.
If the A’s deal Gray at the deadline, they’d still be selling fairly low. The Yankees would pounce at this opportunity to nab one of the game’s best young starters, despite the numbers from last season.