Despite expressing a deep desire to stay with the Colorado Rockies, the two separated at the end of the season when he was not extended a qualifying offer and officially split up on Sunday night after he inked a four-year deal with the Texas Rangers.
Gray was drafted third overall in the 2013 draft and was heralded as the “(future) ace of the Rockies” even before his MLB debut on August 4, 2015. He certainly had some ups and downs during his six-year tenure in the Mile High City and even though the Gray Wolf has moved from Colorado to Texas, he howled his way into the hearts of many Rockies fans.