{"id":127877,"date":"2025-12-03T01:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127877"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:32:23","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-exclusive-red-sox-could-land-199m-ace-next-their-pitching-quest-isnt-over-after-sonny-gray-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127877","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 EXCLUSIVE: Red Sox Could Land $199M Ace Next \u2014 Their Pitching Quest Isn\u2019t Over After Sonny Gray Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2049192\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->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<p>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<p>NorthJersey.com\u2019s Andrew Tredinnick predicted on Tuesday that the Red Sox would trade for Framber Valdez. A rotation featuring Valdez, Garret Crochet, Gray and Brayan Bello would be great.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>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<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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<figure><\/figure>\n<p>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 six-year, $199 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>Spending that much on another pitcher would limit their ability to spend on position players. 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