BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-hander Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for righty Richard Fitts and a prospect.
Gray, 36, went 14-8 with a 4.28 ERA for the Cardinals last season. In a 13-year career with five teams, he is 125-102 with a 3.58 ERA and three All-Star Game appearances.
Fitts, who turns 26 next month, was 2-4 with a 5.00 ERA as a rookie in Boston last season. The Cardinals also will acquire 22-year-old lefty Brandon Clarke, a fifth-round draft pick who has pitched only in Class A, and a player to be named or cash.
Gray had been owed $40 million for the rest of a $75 million, three-year contract: a $35 million salary this year and a $5 million buyout of a $30 million team option for 2027 that gave Gray the right to reject the option if exercised and still receive the buyout.
His contract is being amended to a $31 million salary for next year and a $30 million mutual option for 2027 with a $10 million buyout.
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AP Sports Writer David Skretta in Kansas City, Missouri, contributed to this report.
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Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press
