The Red Sox announced today (as relayed by Chris Cotillo of MassLive, among others) that they’ve sent right-hander Patrick Galle to the Cardinals to complete their trade for veteran righty Sonny Gray from this past offseason. Galle joins right-handers Richard Fitts and Brandon Clarke to make up the complete return for Gray. The Cardinals subsequently announced that Galle has been assigned to Single-A Palm Beach.
Galle, who celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday, joins the Cardinals organization after spending less than a year in the Red Sox organization. A 17th-round pick by the club during last year’s draft, Galle pitched just 11 innings in relief during his two years with the University of Mississippi during college. He’s spent his entire professional career to this point at the Single-A level, and he’s pitched to a 4.91 ERA in 7 1/3 innings of work. He’s posted a strikeout rate of just 11.4% with a 20% walk rate. Those are lackluster numbers to be sure, and at 22 years old it’s an open question if Galle will ever develop enough to make it to the majors. With that being said, the righty hasn’t spent much time in professional ball at this point, and it’s possible that getting into a new organization that has pivoted to have such a strong focus on player development could be just what Galle needs to take a big step forward.
The deal completes a trade for Gray that helped to patch up a Red Sox rotation that was not only losing Lucas Giolito to free agency but had too often proven inconsistent in 2025 outside of staff ace Garrett Crochet. Gray’s numbers with Boston don’t exactly jump off the page through two starts, with a 4.50 ERA and 19% strikeout rate in ten unremarkable innings. The veteran’s track record as a consistent and durable above-average arm suggests that he’ll be a productive asset for the Red Sox this year, however, as long as he remains in good health. Turning to the Cardinals, Clarke has not yet made his organizational debut but Fitts has a very impressive 1.74 ERA across two outings for Triple-A Memphis so far this season.
The trades the Sox made for guys at the end of their career is going great…
Gray has pitched 10 innings for the Red Sox and he has a 1.10 WHIP.
Why are you such a reactionary scrub?
Eh feel better about Sonny than I do Ranger
Sean – Strongly disagree on this one. Ranger will have a better season, he just needs to get up to speed because of Cora’s ST mismanagement.
Oh I was only referring to these first two starts. Not seeing the elite command and control I was hoping for out of the gate. I’m not anywhere near giving up on either.
And Cora is driving me nuts wayyyy too early in the season, AGAIN! The Uberstine debacle made me want to scream into pillows (Easter, kids present). You got 2 great innings out of the kid and tied the game up!!! 😡 😤
Cora didn’t have full control over Ranger’s spring training as he was away at the the World Baseball Classic.
True. WBC hangovers across the league as well
Shouldve gone for Pat Strait
Gray is off to a slow start as usual. He is going to be a good addition to the team. Watch and see.
Unmitigated.
Can they send the Cardinals Sonny Gray at the PTBNL in the Sonny Gray trade?
winos – I like your thinking!
Some how I believe Greg Weissert is the new… hurts to much to say….
olm – Please don’t bring up John Way Back Wasdin ….. I’m still scarred from those days …..
The Sox are getting cooked thus far, Sonny-side up
Fried – Sonny is definitely NOT a Delight.
Fair enough
The fact this article is comparing the minor league stats of Fitts and Gray is hilarious.
They’ve both pitched 10 innings. Gray’s WHIP is lower than Fitts in those 10 innings. Yet Fitts has been “very impressive” while Grey has been “unremarkable”
Top notch research and reporting.
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P. Galle, P. Galle das ist die grosse Mausefalle
Mitten in Paris
P. Galle, P. Galle der Speck in dieser Mausefalle
Schmeckt so zuckersüss
Da sieht man Türken, Perser, Inder und Chinesen
Wer auf der Welt was auf sich hält ist da gewesen
P. Galle, P. Galle so heisst die grosse Mausefalle
Mitten in Paris
Holala, ich bin da
In der herrlichen Stadt an der Seine
Oh, ich finde Paris ja so schön
Doch heut nach hab ich was tolles gesehn
P. Galle, P. Galle das ist die grosse Mausefalle
Mitten in Paris
That trade was over four months ago. The Cardinals forgot they were supposed to get another player and the Red Sox just weren’t gonna say anything.