The Los Angeles Dodgers are in a perfect position at the moment, standing atop the National League West chart. However, they are under pressure with the mounting injuries that have created a black hole in their pitching lineup. Their starting pitchers, including Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Roki Sasaki, are all on the injured list of players. Now, amid the injury woes, the Dodgers have been urged to target a St. Louis Cardinals’ $75 million star.

According to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, “The Los Angeles Dodgers have now given up 30 runs in the last 30 innings. They have lost 3 in a row and are getting smoked 7-0 by Arizona in the third inning tonight.” And that’s, albeit, concerning, given that the season is progressing towards a stage where there is little scope for errors. So, now MLB analyst Alejandra Razo has linked the Dodgers to a trade involving the Cardinals star, Sonny Gray.

Although the St. Louis Cardinals are standing at the second position in the National League Central, winning a lot of games, they don’t look to be the major contenders for the World Series title. “The management knows this, and that’s why all their moves seem to be made with the future in mind,” Razo said, highlighting the importance of trading the starting pitcher.

Razo added, “Trading him now, getting a bunch of prospects and clearing his salary off the books would be crucial for St. Louis, who are building their structure around young talent.” And this emerges as a great opportunity for the Los Angeles Dodgers to make a move that can relieve them from the injury setbacks. But why is the trade so important?

Well, in their recent loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks by 9-5, the Dodgers didn’t just concede their fourth consecutive loss but also ended up with the worst losing streak in a season. Their defense was very bad and add to it the pitching problems. Manager Dave Roberts said, “It’s not the hitting; it’s the pitching that’s killing this team. We’ve given up runs in the 1st innings too many times to give the other team the lead right off the bat; it’s getting ridiculous.” Neither Jack Dreyer nor Landon Knack impressed, who also gave away two-run homers. Because Sonny Gray’s salary could be readily added to the payroll while excluding some prospects, the Dodgers would like to sign him.

Will the $75M Cardinals star be a good bet for the Dodgers?

Well, it may be too early to say anything. However, in the 2025 regular season, Sonny Gray of the St. Louis Cardinals went 5-1 with a 4.02 ERA, 10 G, 56.0 IP and 61 strikeouts at a 1.13 WHIP. Quite impressive for a player, right?

Despite struggling in the previous outing, Sonny Gray, who was signed by the Cardinals before the 2024 season, managed to mix his pitches effectively and shocked the Detroit Tigers in the 11-4 win at Busch Stadium. After giving away eight hits, seven earned runs and three home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, the 35-year-old star managed to bounce back quite well., He limited the Tigers to just three hits, and that too in his six innings that went scoreless. But that’s not all!

“That start in Philadelphia was a top 3 or top 4 worst start in my career and in the past I’d let that maybe lead into the next one and the next one. But I’ve been through that and I’ve seen it happen. The worst thing you can do after something like that is live and die by it,” Gray said, who managed to excel by reducing his ERA to just 4.02 in the next game.

Now, with the Dodgers giving away too many runs and losing consecutive games, Gray can be a game changer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even though they have James Outman and Bobby Miller, having someone like Sonny Gray can give them an edge over their competitors. Maybe even increase their chances of lifting another World Series, too.

Do you think the $75 million star can be a good pitching option for the Dodgers at the moment?