The Red Sox's ace is Garrett Crochet, who is coming off a runner-up in the Cy Young vote. We can probably slot Gray second before Brayan Bello, Connelly Early and Kutter Crawford, at least to start the season.

The Sonny Gray trade between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox set the trade market for second-tier starting pitchers. A number of teams, especially the Minnesota Twins, are now in position to move arms of a similar caliber to Gray,

Rangers pursue Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray in blockbuster trade, addressing critical starting rotation depth after Marcus Semien-Brandon Nimmo deal.