Sonny Gray

The Cardinals' marquee offseason addition excelled once again Friday, lowering his ERA to a sparkling 0.89.

Sonny Gray is off to a sensational start, but just about every Cardinals hitter was a candidate for the "stock down" list.

Gray picked up a new grip while playing for the Yankees and kept tinkering with his sliders afterward. The results have never been better.

Gray made the most of his pitch limit and coaxed a key double play as he demonstrated his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Gray's rapid progress bolsters the club's optimism that he won't miss significant time.

John Mozeliak said that exploring the free-agent pitching market "is not something that is required at this point."

'I’m not going to put any return to play (timeline) on it,' president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said.

Gray threw 15 pitches, which was plenty when it came to making an immediate impression on Contreras.

As we look back on the year that was, it's a perfect time to honor the best pitches thrown this year — as well as the pitchers behind them.

Mozeliak pursued rotation depth first, then moved swiftly to sign a pitcher looking "to be somewhere he truly wanted to be."

Can the Twins pull off another offseason trade for a frontline starter like they did previously to land Gray, Maeda and Pablo López?

In terms of potential trade pieces, Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson remain the most likely candidates to be moved.

The three-time All-Star finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting behind Gerrit Cole.

Beat writers Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes put on their front-office hats and weigh in on how they'd make the Twins' key decisions.

Plus the Twins' plans for Louie Varland and Trevor Larnach, and which rookies are ready to step up as the payroll goes down.

The Twins are expected to seek additional starting pitching help this offseason, whether it’s bringing back Gray or finding someone else.

The feeling within the organization is Gray will reject the offer but the Twins would like a reunion with the veteran.

Taking an uncommon path to a division title, the Twins were led by the rotation, depth and the midseason arrival of young bats.