Yankees acquire Sonny Gray from Athletics
The New York Yankees acquired starting pitcher Sonny Gray and $1.5 million in international spending money from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Dustin Fowler, infield/outfield prospect Jorge Mateo, and starting pitcher Jameson Kaprielian.
What It Means:
The Yankees finally landed their man in Gray, who will be under team control through 2019. After an underwhelming 2016 (5.69 ERA), the 27-year-old right-hander has bounced back this season with a 3.43 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 23.5 strikeout percentage (K%) across 97 innings. He owns a 6-5 record through 16 starts. Fowler and Kaprielian are a pair of promising prospects, but both are out for the season with injuries. Mateo was a consensus top-100 prospect entering 2017, and he will likely join the Athletics' Double-A affiliation.
numberFire's models project Gray to turn in a 3.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and 17.8 K% in 62 1/3 innings over the remainder of the year. Per Ben Fawkes of ESPN, this deal improved the Yankees' odds of winning the World Series from 10-1 to 7-1 at the Westgate in Las Vegas.
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