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Report: Reds Were 'Close' to Signing Sonny Gray Before He Signed With Cardinals

Cincinnati tried to bolster their starting rotation.

James Rapien

Report: Reds Were 'Close' to Signing Sonny Gray Before He Signed With Cardinals
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CINCINNATI — Former Reds pitcher Sonny Gray signed a three-year, $75 million deal with the Cardinals on Monday. 

Plenty of fans were hoping Gray would return to Cincinnati after spending three seasons here and it nearly happened according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. 

"The Reds were pursuing Sonny Gray and were close before he went to the Cardinals on a reported 3-year, $75 million deal," Sheldon tweeted. 

The fact that the Reds "were close" is a clear indicator that they're hoping to bolster their rotation this offseason and might be willing to spend significant money in free agency to do it. 

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James Rapien
JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals, Reds and Bearcats On SI. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has spent a decade covering Cincinnati sports. He's the author of Enter The Jungle, a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining SI, Rapien was a host and producer at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati.