Jon Gray spent seven good seasons with the Colorado Rockies to begin his MLB career. After the club drafted Gray with the No. 3 pick in 2013, he quickly rose through the ranks and became one the club’s better rotation arms by 2017.
Even if injuries — and a truly baffling 2018 season —got in the way of his success at times, there was no question Gray enjoyed pitching in Colorado. He made his name there, he put down roots there, he made friends there.
But baseball is a business, and sometimes, no matter how much you love a city, you have to move on. Gray was forced to do that this offseason after the Rockies declined to extend a qualifying offer to the righty. He signed a four-year, $56 million deal with the Texas Rangers in December.
