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Reds Acquire Sonny Gray from Yankees in Three-Team Trade

Jan 22, 2019

Cincinnati Reds, Headlines, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

Finally, the Sonny Gray trade rumors that have made headlines for months have ended with the long-awaited deal. Gray has officially been shipped from the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds, and as a condit...

The Didi Gregorius Injury Could Rekindle Joe Panik Trade Interest

Kyle O'Neill

Oct 15, 2018

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

It's no secret that San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik has been on the New York Yankees' radar. A New York native and St. John's University alum, the fit extends beyond the baseball field. In Brian C...

Blockbuster: Sonny Gray Shipped to Yankees in Four-Player Deal

Ryan Waterman

Jul 31, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Transactions

Sonny Gray is heading east, as the Oakland Athletics announced earlier this afternoon that their staff ace has been dealt to the New York Yankees. RHP Sonny Gray traded to NYY with $1.5M in int'l bonus slot ...

Evaluating Starting Pitcher Trade Candidates

Billy Collins

Jun 27, 2017

Major League Baseball, Statistics

As is the case every year, teams will be looking to add pitching at the trade deadline. For most contending teams, their biggest weakness is starting pitching. The Houston Astros rotation could use a steady,...

If the Red Sox Traded for Sonny Gray, it Would be a Swap of Strugglers

Evan Marinofsky

Jun 29, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

Since the start of this year, the Boston Red Sox have been one of the major trade candidates for the Oakland Athletics' phenom, Sonny Gray. If the Red Sox had made a deal at the beginning of this year for Gray,...

Pitching Matchup of the Day – April 6, 2016

Matt Wojciak

Apr 6, 2016

American League Central, American League West, Chicago White Sox, Features, Major League Baseball, Media, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions, Video

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Chicago White Sox @ Oakland Athletics, 10:05 PM ET CHW: Carlos Rodon (2015: 9-6, 139.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 1.44 WHIP, 9.0 K/9) OAK: Sonny Gray (2015: 14-7, 208.0 IP, 2.73 ERA, 3....

Ranking Opening Day’s Pitching Matchups

Matt Wojciak

Apr 4, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Opening Day is a great day not only because it means that baseball is back, but also because it affords us the privilege of watching each team pit their best arms against one another. While you will sometimes g...

What Could Have Been: MLB Stars Who Were Drafted Twice

Austin Green

Feb 12, 2016

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball

Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America On a recent episode of the Backward K podcast, Ryan Blake, the podcast's co-host and a regular contributor here at Baseball Essential, found something inte...

Five Major Questions for the 2016 Oakland Athletics

David N. Wilson

Jan 10, 2016

American League, American League West, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

Otto Greule Jr / Getty Images North America The 2016 Oakland Athletics are coming off a terrible record that could have been good. They lost 22 games by one run or less, and they did that with a pitching st...

2015 Oakland Athletics: Just One More Run

David N. Wilson

Dec 29, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The 2015 season was not the year of the Oakland Athletics. Between the effects of a veritable deluge of injuries, and the mid-season trades of Ben Zobrist, Scott Kazmir and Tyler Clippard, the team fielded, at ...

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