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Gray, 34, is coming off an 8-8 season with the
Minnesota Twins, a campaign in which he made his third All-Star
team while toting a 2.79 ERA. He finished second in American
League Cy Young Award voting.
Gray joins a Cardinals starting rotation that also includes free
agent signees Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson.
"We are pleased to welcome Sonny to the St. Louis Cardinals
organization," St. Louis president of baseball operations John
Mozeliak said. "Like our recent free-agent additions, Sonny is a
pitcher that can be counted on to provide innings depth, veteran
major league experience, and most importantly -- he had a strong
desire to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals. This is an exciting
day for the Cardinals organization."
Gray is 98-85 with a 3.47 ERA in 279 career games (270 starts)
with four teams, including the Oakland Athletics from 2013-17.
The A's selected Gray No. 18 overall in the 2011 draft. Gray
opted to play at Vanderbilt after being selected in the 27th
round of the 2008 draft by the Chicago Cubs.
Gray spent the past two seasons with the Twins, compiling a
16-13 mark and a 2.90 ERA.
Gray made the All-Star team in 2019 with Cincinnati and in 2015
with the A's.
--Field Level Media
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