Cardinals Finalizing Sonny Gray Contract to Complete Aged Rotation

AP Photo/Abbie ParrAfter adding 37-year-old Lance Lynn and 36-year-old Kyle Gibson earlier in the offseason, the Cardinals went younger by landing 34-year-old Sonny Gray on a deal reportedly worth $75 million over three years. They may be done shopping for starters at this point and are almost certainly out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, which is good news for the Cubs all around. Including Steven Matz (33) and Miles Mikolas (35), Cards starters will average 35 years of age next season.

Gray is actually a very strong addition coming off the best season of his career, a feat made possible by the addition of a nasty sweeper. Eno Sarris of The Athletic noted that the pitch was No. 1 in terms of results…