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MLB rumors: The major Red Sox hurdle to Braves making Sonny Gray trade
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As Boston Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray was snubbed of an All-Star bid, there is no denying that there are many teams around the MLB that could go after him ahead of the trade deadline. With the possibility of the Red Sox trading Gray , the one team that has interest is the Atlanta Braves , though there is one aspect that could hold them back from acquiring the star.
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So far this season, Gray has a 2.61 ERA to go along with 82 strikeouts and a 10-1 record, as Atlanta is in desperate need of quality starters with Spencer Strider , Spencer Shwellenbach, and others on the injured list (IL).
With the Braves reportedly having interest, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the hurdle is that Boston could feel that, despite being 42-48, the team could claw back in the hunt to compete.
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"They are fit to cover both the prospect and financial cost (the St. Louis Cardinals are paying about half of Gray's remaining commitment, and either the Red Sox or a new team would owe him slightly more than $6 million after the trade deadline). And while Gray, 36, holds a full no-trade clause, he lives in Nashville and presumably would embrace playing in Atlanta, about a four-hour drive away," Rosenthal and Sammon wrote.
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"There is, however, at least one major hurdle. The Red Sox may not sell," Rosenthal and Sammon continued.
The Red Sox will be "realistic" about their positioning
While the Red Sox might take more time to see if the team could turn around the season, as the team has won 10 of its last 12 games, the Athletic is reporting that the team "will be realistic about their position as the deadline gets closer."
"The Red Sox are already receiving a lot of calls in case they end up on the sell side. They carry a handful of popular trade targets. Gray is one of them," Rosenthal and Sammon wrote.
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It remains to be seen if Boston ends up trading away Gray and if the Braves will be a top team in contention for the 36-year-old.
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