{"id":323975,"date":"2025-12-03T01:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/323975\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:42:07","slug":"red-sox-predicted-to-sign-199m-ace-after-adding-sonny-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/323975\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Predicted To Sign $199M Ace After Adding Sonny Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Red Sox have already made one major addition to the starting rotation by adding Sonny Gray. They could be looking at making another.<\/p>\n

The American League East is no joke. The Toronto Blue Jays, fresh off a run to the World Series, have already signed Dylan Cease. The division figures to get even tougher, and there is no such thing as too much pitching.<\/p>\n

NorthJersey.com\u2019s Andrew Tredinnick predicted on Tuesday<\/a> that the Red Sox would trade for Framber Valdez. A rotation featuring Valdez, Garret Crochet, Gray and Brayan Bello would be great.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoston gets another dynamic left-hander atop its rotation,\u201d Tredinnick wrote of Boston getting Valdez. \u201cIt works because Valdez works more north-south and Garrett Crochet goes west to east.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valdez has been a great pitcher for the Houston Astros in the last six seasons. Since 2020, he has had a 3.23 ERA in 154 games. He is a two-time All-Star and has received Cy Young Award votes in four separate seasons.<\/p>\n

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Last season, he had a 3.66 ERA in 31 starts. He threw two complete games and covered 192 innings. He would be a great addition to any rotation, but the Red Sox could use another elite arm in a division that features sluggers like Aaron Judge and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Red Sox could be focusing on spending money on an impact bat in free agency. Having already added Gray, a power hitter could be their next priority. However, Valdez would cost them plenty. Spotrac projects him to sign<\/a> a six-year, $199 million deal.<\/p>\n

Spending that much on another pitcher would limit their ability to spend on position players. However, they could still trade for an impact bat.<\/p>\n

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