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Oakland Athletics: Potential landing spots for Athletics’ pitcher Sonny Gray

By Anthony Sosa

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 14: Sonny Gray
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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: A hat and glove sit on the bench in the Chicago Cubs dugout during the Cubs game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: A hat and glove sit on the bench in the Chicago Cubs dugout during the Cubs game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs made the first big splash of the 2017 season on Thursday. They acquired left-handed starting pitcher Jose Quintana from the Chicago White Sox for four prospects (Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose and Bryant Flete).

According to MLB.com reporter Jon Morosi, the Cubs remain interested in acquiring Gray.

As he points out, they need to fill some holes for the 2018 rotation. With Jake Arrieta and John Lackey both becoming free agents after the 2017 season, Quintana added a guaranteed arm to that rotation. He’s not a free agent until 2019. Gray could do the same for the same for the Cubs. He isn’t a free agent until 2020.

Although, the Cubs need Quintana and possibly Gray to come through for them now. After winning the World Series in 2016 and breaking a 108-year championship drought, the Cubs remain in a World Series hangover and can’t seem to snap out of it.

Many people coming into the season thought that the Cubs had the NL Central in the bag. So far that’s not the case, though. They currently sit 5.5 games behind the first place Milwaukee Brewers.

Perhaps adding a couple new guys to the squad can spark winning ways for the Cubs. Gray could play a key role for them down the stretch, in the postseason (if they get in) and for the next couple seasons, as well.

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