BOSTON -- The Red Sox made their first real move of the offseason on Tuesday, landing right-hander Sonny Gray from the Cardinals for pitchers Brandon Clarke and Richard Fitts .

For Boston, Gray gives the Sox a veteran with a long track record of getting outs, missing bats, and filling up the zone. His 4.28 ERA in 2025 came with a brutal June that skewed the line, but he still struck out 201 in 180 ⅔ innings. It's the kind of swing-and-miss presence the Red Sox lacked last season outside of Garrett Crochet .

"The strikeout rate and walk rate are a good place to start," Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Tuesday evening. "Beyond that though he is a guy whose secondaries make up a significant part of the arsenal, and particularly, the sweeper and curveball ar

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