The last thing a New York Yankees pitcher wants is to draw comparisons to Sonny Gray. But that’s one pickle J.A. Happ may not be able to avoid.
Happ, 37, joined the Bombers as a trade deadline acquisition in 2018. He pitched brilliantly, going 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA, earning a two-year, $34 million deal. New York was even willing to throw in an incentive-based third year for another $17 million.
Just one year in, that contract already appears to be a stain on GM Brian Cashman’s record, right next to the Gray splotch.