To pay or not to pay, that is the question facing Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Most of the attention right now is focused on the club’s quest to beef up the lineup, with many of the rumors linking the Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and New York

Gray struggled to a 4.51 ERA -- nearly a full run higher than his career numbers -- during his 41-game run with the Yankees in 2017 and 2018. New York acquired Gray in a blockbuster deal with the Athletics only to trade him less than 18 months later to Cincinnati, where he began reviving his career with the Reds.