Boston Red Sox right-hander Sonny Gray is willing to discuss the possibility of waiving his no-trade clause before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
Gray, who’s in the last guaranteed year of his contract, would be one of the top starters available if the slumping Red Sox decide to sell.
“If someone came to me from the Red Sox and made a decision that that’s the direction that this team was going to go, I would be open for a conversation,” Gray said, according to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe. “Whatever happens from then, only time will tell. But I would be open for a conversation.”
The three-time All-Star already approved a deal to the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason. He joined the Cardinals on a three-year, $75-million pact in November 2023.
Gray is 8-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 69 1/3 innings in 13 starts this season.
The 36-year-old could be one of several Red Sox dealt before the deadline. Willson Contreras, Jarren Duran, and Aroldis Chapman are other names that should garner interest.
Boston (31-44) sits 14.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first in the AL East and six games out of a final wild-card spot.
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