Sonny Gray is wanted man, and the team he dominated on Friday night is interested in his services.
The Cleveland Indians are among the teams evaluating Gray, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
Cleveland got a first-hand look at Gray on Friday when the A's starter shut them out for six innings. He allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out five.
As the July 31 trade deadline draws near, Gray is putting his best foot forward. Over his last four starts, he's posted a 1.33 ERA in 27 innings. During that span, he's yielded just 11 hits and struck out 21 batters.
Gray faced Cleveland Friday despite a false report stating that he had been scratched from the from the outing on his mind. The story prompted speculation that Gray had been traded. The A's quickly shot down the report, but not before friends and family saw the story. They lit up Gray's phone prior to his outing.
After the game, Gray addressed the erronious rumor and the difficulty of pitching with his name buzzing in trade rumors.
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"It's hard. You get 50 text messages 45 minutes before the game, and that's when you just try to put your phone away and go to a place where you can block everything out and get ready for the game. So that's kind of what I tried to do," Gray told reporters.
