Veteran right-hander sharp in final tune-up as World Baseball Classic standout sparks late rally.
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What’s up, guys?
What’s up, guys?
It’s Tom here with Roundtable, and let’s talk for a second about Sonny Gray’s outing on Sunday.
It’s Tom here with Roundtable, and let’s talk for a second about Sonny Gray’s outing on Sunday.
Because honestly, if you’re a Red Sox fan, this has to be the best you have felt about Sonny Gray and that trade since it happened in November.
Because honestly, if you’re a Red Sox fan, this has to be the best you have felt about Sonny Gray and that trade since it happened in November.
Because look, there’s been people that have tried to talk themselves into Sonny Gray being better than he is.
Because look, there’s been people that have tried to talk themselves into Sonny Gray being better than he is.
I have come around on him being a legit number two, three-ish type starter.
I have come around on him being a legit number two, three-ish type starter.
Like, yeah, he’s 36 years old, but I, I think there’s some good baseball left in there.
Like, yeah, he’s 36 years old, but I, I think there’s some good baseball left in there.
He’s got a ton of pitches.
He’s got a ton of pitches.
He’s been one of these guys that has been consistent over the last four or five years, and his spring has been a little inconsistent here, so the, the doubters were starting to get a little louder.
He’s been one of these guys that has been consistent over the last four or five years, and his spring has been a little inconsistent here, so the, the doubters were starting to get a little louder.
And again, spring baseball kinda means nothing.
And again, spring baseball kinda means nothing.
But you saw what he did on Sunday, and those are the types of reps that I think you can really cling to and say, especially as the regular season’s getting closer here, that it matters.
But you saw what he did on Sunday, and those are the types of reps that I think you can really cling to and say, especially as the regular season’s getting closer here, that it matters.
And he looked really good.
And he looked really good.
He was really dominating the Pirates in every way.
He was really dominating the Pirates in every way.
He was doing some interesting stuff on the mound, trying out different timing stuff.
He was doing some interesting stuff on the mound, trying out different timing stuff.
it was, it was really cool to watch.
it was, it was really cool to watch.
In, in post-game, he was talking about how he was getting chills thinking about opening day a-a-around the corner.
In, in post-game, he was talking about how he was getting chills thinking about opening day a-a-around the corner.
So the right mentality, always saying the right stuff, Sonny Gray, as well, I’ll give him that.
So the right mentality, always saying the right stuff, Sonny Gray, as well, I’ll give him that.
So a really, really impressive showing here in the Grapefruit League, and we’ll see what it looks like in Cincinnati game two.
So a really, really impressive showing here in the Grapefruit League, and we’ll see what it looks like in Cincinnati game two.