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Sonny Gray

Sonny Gray

Boston Red Sox
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Age: 36
Bats/Throws: R/R
5'10" / 190
DOB: 11/7/1989
(36 years, 11 months, 22 days)
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Season20262026Total
TeamFGDCBOS- - -
LevelPROJMLBMLB
G3129368
GS3129359
IP178.0169.02087.0
K%24.7%21.8%24.0%
BB%6.4%6.7%7.7%
GB%46.0%49.4%
ERA3.732.723.51
FIP3.533.473.51
WAR3.63.441.4
2026 Pitch
Selection
SI:22%
SL:20%
FC:19%
FA:17%
CU:16%
CH:6%
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How Acquired:Trade (STL) Nov'25
Draft:2011, Rd: 1, Pick: 18, Ovr: 18
Draft Team:Oakland Athletics
School:Vanderbilt

Contract3 yr, $76M (2024-26) (RR)
Free Agent
AAV: $24.95M
Options2027 mutual option
Service Time
12.061
MiLB Options
n/a
News
Rotowire: Gray said recently that he plans to continue his playing career in 2027, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. (10/12/2026)

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Contract History

3 yr, $76M (2024-26), 2027 mutual option
Deal agreed to with Cardinals on 2023-11-27.
Free Agent
Service time at contract start: 10.061
Full no-trade clause.
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2024$10,000,000$0$24,949,117$0$0$0$10,000,000$24,949,117
2025$25,000,000$0$24,949,117$0$0$0$25,000,000$24,949,117
2026$31,000,000$0$41,000,000$0$0$0$31,000,000$41,000,000
2027$30,000,000$0$30,000,000$10,000,000$0$0$30,000,000$30,000,000
Total$66,000,000$0$90,898,234$10,000,000$0$0$66,000,000$90,898,234
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2024$10,000,000$0$24,949,117$0$0$0$10,000,000$24,949,117
2025$25,000,000$0$24,949,117$0$0$0$25,000,000$24,949,117
2026$31,000,000$0$41,000,000$0$0$0$31,000,000$41,000,000
2027$30,000,000$0$30,000,000$10,000,000$0$0$30,000,000$30,000,000
Total$66,000,000$0$90,898,234$10,000,000$0$0$66,000,000$90,898,234
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
3 yr, $32.5M (2020-22), 2023 club option
Deal agreed to with Reds on 2019-01-21.
Extension
Service time at contract start: 6.061
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2020$10,500,000$166,667$10,833,333$0$0$0$10,666,667$10,833,333
2021$10,000,000$166,667$10,833,333$0$0$0$10,166,667$10,833,333
2022$11,500,000$166,667$11,500,000$0$0$0$11,666,667$11,500,000
2023$12,500,000$0$12,500,000$0$0$0$12,500,000$12,500,000
2024FREE AGENT
Total$44,500,000$500,000$45,666,667$0$0$0$45,000,000$45,666,667
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2020$10,500,000$166,667$10,833,333$0$0$0$10,666,667$10,833,333
2021$10,000,000$166,667$10,833,333$0$0$0$10,166,667$10,833,333
2022$11,500,000$166,667$11,500,000$0$0$0$11,666,667$11,500,000
2023$12,500,000$0$12,500,000$0$0$0$12,500,000$12,500,000
2024FREE AGENT
Total$44,500,000$500,000$45,666,667$0$0$0$45,000,000$45,666,667
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value

CONTRACT INFORMATION NOTES

  1. Total Earned is calculated as the sum of Base Salary, Prorated Signing Bonus, Pre-Arb Bonus, and Earned Incentives for each season.
  2. Total CBT Hit is calculated as the sum of AAV and Earned Incentives for each season. Earned pre-arbitration bonuses do not count against the CBT, as each team contributes 1/30th of the leaguewide bonus pool. Only that equal, prorated amount counts against the CBT, regardless of how much or little the team's players earn in pre-arb bonuses.
  3. Signing bonuses are always allocated pro rata across guaranteed years, regardless of when the signing bonus is actually paid out.
  4. Signing bonuses, even if a portion of the signing bonus is due after a player is traded, are always paid by the signing team.
  5. When a player is traded, the AAV is recalculated based as the remaining base salary owed to the player divided by the remaining years on the contract. Since signing bonuses are always paid by the original team, they're not included in the recalculation.
  6. When an option is exercised, the player doesn't receive the Potential Buyout, so that value is struckthrough and not included in the totals row. However, buyout is still included in the AAV of the original contract years in the above table, even if not paid. The team(s) the player played for receive a CBT credit to account for the difference, on the Other Payments (Luxury Tax) table of the main payroll page.