
Perhaps Sonny Gray could be coming back to the Bay Area.
Jon Heyman of Fancred reported Thursday that Giants and the A's are two teams said to be involved in a possible trade for the current Yankees pitcher.
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For now, it's simply a rumor -- but it's gaining traction, especially toward San Francisco.
The Giants could surely benefit from Gray -- the team is starving for pitching, to say the least. Madison Bumgarner is their projected No. 1 starter in the rotation followed by Jeff Samardzija and Andrew Suarez. And while Gray struggled at Yankee Stadium ... badly, he could be one of those who takes advantage of the pitcher's park. But he needs to really take advantage of that.
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Meanwhile, the A's signed Mike Fiers recently, but following him in the depth chart (if it were Opening Day today) sits Daniel Mengden, Frankie Montas, Chris Bassitt and Jesus Luzardo. Even A.J. Puk is listed as a member of the starting rotation and he's not even on pace to return from Tommy John surgery until midseason -- at the earliest.
Also ...
Do you remember 2015 A's Sonny Gray? He earned an All-Star selection and was in Cy Young Award talks -- so intense of talks, he actually received third place votes for the prestigious award behind Dallas Keuchel and David Price. He boasted a 2.73 ERA with 169 strikeouts in 208 innings.
Let's hope one of these teams will take a chance. Or just make a move. Please. Make a move -- do something.