r/whitesox • u/Background-You-2073 • 2d ago

Opinion Sonny Gray

Anybody else think we ought to get Sonny Gray to change his Sox this off-season? Not only would we get a true ace, we’d get a hardened veteran who could teach the kids so much. Thoughts?

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u/rise_agnst 2d ago

Doesn't he have no trade clause?

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u/Jason82929 Antonacci 2d ago

He has a $30 mutual option with a healthy $10 million buyout. Expectation is he’ll decline his side, take the $10 million and become a free agent.

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u/Kankle-Breaker 2d ago

If he declines the option he won't get the buyout. Only if the team declines will he get the buyout and become a free agent

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u/Jason82929 Antonacci 2d ago

I guess I’d agree with this.

The Gemini recap when you google his contract returns “Buyout: $10,000,000 buyout if the mutual option is declined by either side” which would be unusual and isn’t really well cited when you press Gemini for sources.

Spotrac notes the buyout as “If the team exercises the 2027 option, the player can opt-out (forfeiting the buyout)” which makes far more sense.

Fucking AI.

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u/Kankle-Breaker 2d ago

Don't worry I used AI too when finding my answer but I did check the source just in case of this exact circumstance haha