Potential Braves target traded to the Boston Red Sox
The biggest trade domino of the first month of the offseason fell on Tuesday, with the Cardinals sending Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox. Full trade, per ESPN sources: Boston Red Sox receive: Sonny Gray and cash St. Louis Cardinals receive: LHP Brandon Clarke and RHP Richard Fitts — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 25, […] The post Potential Braves target traded to the Boston Red Sox appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
The biggest trade domino of the first month of the offseason fell on Tuesday, with the Cardinals sending Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox.
Full trade, per ESPN sources:
Boston Red Sox receive: Sonny Gray and cash
St. Louis Cardinals receive: LHP Brandon Clarke and RHP Richard Fitts
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 25, 2025
Passan added that the Cardinals are sending $20 million, covering almost exactly half of what Gray is owed over the next year. Gray will make $31 million in 2026 and has a mutual option for 2027 that includes a $10 million buyout. The Red Sox will be on the hook for $21 million of the deal.
Gray is a name that’s been connected to the Braves several times over the last decade, but a deal has never materialized. This kind of move would’ve been eerily similar to ones we’ve seen Atlanta make in the past with guys like Charlie Morton, Dallas Keuchel, and Cole Hamels — veteran arms with strong track records who signed one-year deals in the $15–20 million range.
Since the start of the 2019 season, Gray owns a 3.51 ERA and a 124 ERA+ (24% above league average) over 184 starts. He’ll be 36 next year and is exactly the kind of affordable, proven starter the Braves should be targeting this offseason.
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