![]() Jeff Passan of ESPN reported this morning the Reds are receiving trade interest in India but aren’t anxious to move him. Other clubs have unsurprisingly taken note. He’s also hitting the ball a fair bit harder than he did last season. He’s chasing fewer pitches outside the strike zone than ever and making contact on a career-high 83.7% of his swings. India’s walking at a quality 10.7% rate and has cut his strikeouts to a personal-low 18% clip. He’s always been a disciplined, high-contact hitter and he’s taken that to career-best heights. While he’s not hitting for a ton of over-the-fence power, India has taken a marked step forward in his strike zone coverage. He’s avoided the IL and been in the starting lineup for all but one of the Reds’ games thus far. He has a modest five home runs but is reliably reaching base at the top of the Cincinnati lineup. His 15 doubles are one shy of last year’s mark in a little over half the playing time. 282/.369/.426 batting line over 244 plate appearances. The first two months of this season have more closely resembled India’s rookie form. He spent some time on the injured list with hamstring issues and only hit. The 2021 NL Rookie of the Year had a down ’22 campaign. He threw only 135 because of injuries, but if the Reds are looking to offset salary like they did with Tucker Barnhart, they may look for a 2nd tier prospect to get the deal done.Reds second baseman Jonathan India is amidst a bounceback season. The quality of his pitches is there but could he throw over 150 innings? Based on the recent production, it’s hard to say. ⚔️ /PWejZHqKZs- Rob Friedman July 7, 2021Īs far as what the Reds would want for Gray, they are set with an infield of Jonathan India, Jose Barrero, their young up-and-coming shortstop out of Cuba, Eugenio Suarez and Kyle Farmer. ![]() Sonny Gray, Wicked 84mph Slider.and Sword. Last season, it was 17.3, which was 8.4 against the league average. In 2020, his slider produced a 16.8 inches of horizontal break. His slider is one of his best pitches in terms of getting batters to chase as he has a 32.9% chase rate he can throw to both sides of the plate. Sonny Gray, Elevated 93mph Fastball.and Sword.☀️ ⚔️ /5zxOmVYsbR- Rob Friedman August 5, 2021 His fastball velocity was at his career low of 92 MPH, but his spin on the pitch was among the 82 percentile in all of baseball. On paper, Gray is coming off a “down” season in which he had a rash of injuries ranging from his back (second season in a row) and missed the last part of the season because of a groin issue. He had an unique record, as he had a 48 game streak of allowing no more than six hits. Gray throws a two-seam and 4-seam fastball, curve, slider, cutter and changeup. Does that sound very hurrah, hurrah? Sure, but if you look at the Reds rotation in 2021, he, along with Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle, were one of the better trios in the National League. There are plenty of reasons for the “why” on Sonny Gray but the main one that is rather clear on a rotation that features Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal with Matt Manning in the mix, Gray would be the go to veteran to end a losing streak. ![]() He is eligible to be a free agent after the 2023 season so the Tigers would get two years’ worth of a contract if a trade even happen. Gray is currently making $10 million per season with a team option for $12 million in 2023. The other name that was mentioned is right-hander Sonny Gray of the Cincinnati Reds. One name I wrote about, Jake Odorizzi, I thought would be a good fit for the back end of the Detroit Tigers rotation. MLB Trade Rumors recently posted an article about likely trade candidates that may move. If and when the season starts, the Detroit Tigers will need to address their starting rotation. ![]()
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