The Cincinnati Reds are adding Sonny Gray to their rotation. The New York Yankees traded Gray and lefty reliever Reiver Sanmartin to the Reds for second-base prospect Shed Long and a competitive balance draft pick in 2019. Gray will be reunited with new Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who was his collegiate pitching coach at Vanderbilt.
Gray signed a three-year $30.5 million contract extension with Cincinnati taking him through 2022 with a club option for 2023. Gray went 11-and-9 with a 4.90 ERA in 30 games, 23 of them starts, last season.