The St. Louis Cardinals are as soon as once more within the strategy of dipping into the free agent market to enhance their rotation. The Cardinals and American League Cy Younger runner-up Sonny Grey are finalizing a three-year settlement price $75 million on Monday, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Grey, 34, is coming off two terrific seasons with the Minnesota Twins. He pitched to a 2.90 ERA with wonderful underlying numbers in 303 2/3 innings the final two years. In 2023, Grey threw 184 innings with a 2.79 ERA and an MLB-leading 2.83 FIP. That earned Grey his third profession All-Star Recreation choice and the runner-up spot behind Gerrit Cole within the Cy Younger voting.
CBS Sports activities ranked Grey the No. 12 free agent accessible this offseason. Here is our write-up:
Whereas different second- and third-tier free agent starters had tumultuous seasons, Grey quietly pieced collectively one other high-quality effort. (He additionally, little question, impressed a panicked cellphone name from his agent after he recommended he would possibly retire this winter.) Grey would not throw laborious and he’ll flip 34 this offseason, however since 2019 he is posted a greater ERA+ than Luis Castillo, Zac Gallen, Zack Wheeler, and plenty of others who’re held in larger public regard. Be that as it might be, we suspect that Grey could possibly be in line to obtain a deal much like the three-year, $63-million pact that Chris Bassitt inked final offseason.
Grey rejected the qualifying provide earlier this offseason. Contract particulars have but to be introduced, however assuming his new contract is price greater than $50 million, the Twins will obtain a compensation draft decide after the primary spherical. They’d have obtained a decide earlier than the third spherical had Grey signed a contract price lower than $50 million.
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The Cardinals have beforehand signed Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to bolster their rotation this offseason. Final season, St. Louis’ starters ranked twenty sixth in MLB in ERA.
