{"id":125535,"date":"2025-11-26T14:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125535"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:20:04","slug":"cardinals-just-committed-highway-robbery-on-themselves-handing-sonny-gray-to-the-red-sox-for-peanuts-while-still-paying-20m-of-his-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=125535","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Just Committed Highway Robbery on Themselves: Handing Sonny Gray to the Red Sox for Peanuts While Still Paying $20M of His Salary"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3610262\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Former-Cardinals-pitcher-Sonny-Gray-vs-Giants.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cardinals send the Red Sox $20M in the Sonny Gray trade, shaking up MLB Free Agency as both teams reset their pitching plans.\" \/>The \u0455t. 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