Baseball Will Sonny Gray be traded before Yankees’ season begins? by Chris Passarelli January 5, 2019 The New York Yankees have put themselves in a precarious situation with Sonny Gray. Brian Cashman doubled down on his original statement made after the season where he said the Yankees would absolutely trade Sonny Gray. When asked this week, Cashman unequivocally stated “Yes, we plan on trading Sonny Gray”. Now Cashman never stated when he would trade Gray, just that he would trade him at some point. It could come before Spring Training, it could come before the season, or it could even wait until the trade deadline next season. Regardless, Sonny Gray is good as gone. Cashman made this inevitable trade a little more difficult by being so open about it. He was staunch about it throughout this entire offseason and never backed down from his comments. That may seem like a noble thing to do, but the Yankees lose a little leverage each time he mentions it. If the rest of the league knows the Yankees are constantly trying to give Gray away, his value is low and teams are less likely to give up much for a player whose own team doesn’t even want him. Gray will forever be one of those Yankees who “never earned his pinstripes”. He never looked comfortable in New York. He never shone in a big moment. He always looked out of sorts under the bright lights. Some guys just aren’t built to withstand the pressure of New York, and it’s no fault of his own. The Yankees may keep him around for a little while because of C.C. Sabathia’s heart surgery in December. Sabathia signed on for another year with the Yanks, but recently got a stent put in his heart to clear up a blockage. If the big man can’t go to start the season, Gray can be relied upon in a low-leverage fifth starter role. Gray still has a lot to prove, but as mentioned before it will not be in a Yankees uniform. Unless somehow Gray completes a miraculous turnaround and becomes a Cy Young award winner, this was one of the few trades that Brian Cashman didn’t win on. It will still be a few years before we can determine if the Oakland A’s really won this trade, but what we know for sure is that the Yankees didn’t. Post Views: 874 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsNew York YankeesSonny Gray Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... 2019 Somerset Patriots Single Game Tickets Go On Sale January 14th Mets trade for OF Keon Broxton