Jeffrey Michael Gray

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: November 19, 1981 in Texas City, TX
High School: Lafayette HS (Wildwood, MO)
School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 2008 (Age 26)   vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Teams (by GP): Twins/Athletics/Mariners/Cubs/WhiteSox 2008-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.098, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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• 3/18 Blog Red Machine: Why Logan Ondrusek Should Not be in the Reds’ Bullpen in 2013:   Logan Ondrusek is not a good pitcher. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I...
• 3/11 Jays Journal: The History of Our Home Openers: 1991: And Sir Pat Gillick looked upon his Twins defeated team and said nay!!! Thus, without fear or shame, he blowed it up real good....
• 3/10 Southside Showdown: Assorted Spring Training Notes From March 8th & 9th: On Friday, Matt and I had some bad luck in that the White Sox were rained out after 3 innings. Rainouts always hurt more in person...

• 2/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Helping Kevin Gregg Understand Why He’s a Non-Roster Invite: Interesting bit from Ken Gurnick’s piece at Dodgers.com today… Kevin Gregg, 34, was 3-2 with a 4.95 ERA last year...

• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox To Sign Gray, Troncoso, Anderson: The White Sox announced that they agreed to sign seven players to minor league contracts that include invitations to MLB Spring...

• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Four signed: The Chicago White Sox signed INF Andy Gonzalez, C Damaso Espino and P's Jeff Gray and Matt Zaleski to minor league contracts....[+] Financial terms were not disclosed.
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Figueroa, McPherson, Bo**** Bush: Tonight's minor moves, courtesy of Baseball America's Matt Eddy (all links go to Twitter).. The Diamondbacks signed right-handers...

• 9/7 Puckett's Pond: Twins Weekly Web Wrap: Essential online updates of the Minnesota Twins and MLB: Twins Weekly Web Wrap is a digest of essential Minnesota Twins and MLB links for the savvy fan. MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS & NOTES...

• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Chris Parmelee recalled: The Minnesota Twins recalled 1B Chris Parmelee from the minors Wednesday, Aug. 29, and optioned RP Jeff Gray in a corresponding...[+] move.
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Jeff Gray: The latest outright assignments from around MLB... The Twins announced that they outrighted right-hander Jeff Gray to Triple-A...
• 8/6 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: August 6-12: That was quite a week! The trade deadline came and went with no further activity by the Twins, but that didn’t stop them...

• 7/31 Puckett's Pond: Twins Stand Pat On Deadline Day, Drop Close Game To White Sox: Ultimately the results of tonight’s game would prove nothing definitive when it comes to the outcome of the Francisco Liriano...
• 7/30 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: July 30 – August 5: Last week was a week of big contrasts and mixed emotions for the Twins. They suffered an ugly sweep at the hands of one heated...
• 7/18 Puckett's Pond: Matt Capps Returns To DL: No sooner had Twins closer Matt Capps returned to action and lit up the rumor wires then he re-aggravated the right shoulder injury...

• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jeff Gray records win Saturday: Minnesota Twins RP Jeff Gray (3-0) allowed two hits over one scoreless inning in a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday,...[+] May 19, with no walks and two strikeouts.
• 5/14 Baseball Musings: Accenuate the Positive: Jim Souhan notes a number of positives developments in the Twins season: The bullpen has generally performed well. Opponents were...

• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jeff Gray continues to struggle: Minnesota Twins RP Jeff Gray continues to struggle, walking seven while striking out just two batters through seven innings. Gray...[+] is out of minor league options, but the team still might attempt to sneak him through waivers when they cut down from 13 pitches to 12.
• 4/19 My Pinstripes: Grandy Trifecta Bails Out Hughes: When Curtis Granderson was struggling during the 2010 season, my Dad kept telling me how awful he was;what a mistake the trade...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major...

• 3/18 FanSided: Liriano, Twins Nearly No-Hit Pirates: Remember that game three days ago when the Pirates embarrassed the Twins 17-6? I think it's even now. Today the Twins utterly...
• 3/9 MLB Dirt: 2012 Minnesota Twins Preview2012 Minnesota Twins Preview...

• 2/21 Baseball Musings: Changes, Minnesota Twins: Ryan Doumit gives the Twins depth behind the plate. Photo: Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI The Minnesota Twins finished the 2011 season...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Claim Jeff Gray : The Twins announced that they claimed right-hander Jeff Gray off of waivers from the Mariners. They also confirmed that they...

• 8/27 SoDo Mojo: White Sox Continue To Rain On Seattle’s Already Rainy Parade: AP photo   In the past two years, when the Chicago White Sox have played the Seattle Mariners, the ChiSox have won 14 out...
• 8/14 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Mariners Stun Red Sox Nation with Series win at Home: Coming into this series against the potent Red Sox lineup the best I was hoping for was to win one game and not get swept at home...
• 8/4 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Gray saves the Day as Mariners beat A’s 4-2:   Sometimes it is hard to keep track of who is in the bullpen these days or how Eric Wedge is going to use them. Tonight...
• 8/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 111:   3:39PM PDT: Sweeney grounds out. A’s are swept, fall to 2-5 at Safeco Field this year and 4-9 versus the Mariners...

• 7/30 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Pineda Leads Mariners over Rays 3-2 as Fister and Pauley move on:     Michael Pineda pitched a brilliant game today going 6 1/3 innings and allowing only one hit to go along with a career...
• 7/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Mariners II: One Guaranteed Loss: Starting tonight the Yankees get three more games at home against another light-hitting American League counterpart, only this...
• 7/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/23: With the Seattle Mariners in town with their best pitcher in Felix Hernandez and a 12-game losing streak, the thoughts were...
• 7/22 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Seattle Mariners: Pitchers:Friday – John Lackey (7-8, 6.70) vs. Felix Hernandez (8-8, 3.26)Saturday – Josh Beckett (8-3, 2.12) vs. Blake Beavan...
• 7/20 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Travis Snider: Bottom 2: Travis Snider called out on strikes against Michael Pineda Bottom 4: Snider struck out on a foul...
• 7/20 SoDo Mojo: Boxscore: Game 96: Forget about the context of the game. Where two teams both under .500 pretty much play meaningless game in July. If you just watched...

• 6/22 Brotherly Glove: Wedge pulls Fister after 8 opening the door for a Nightmare finish: An hour ago I was preparing my post for tonight feeling quite smug as the Seattle Mariners were up 5-1 on the Washington Nationals...

• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/8/11 - 5/14/11: A look back at the week that was here at MLBTR ... The Red Sox mulled alternatives to the struggling catching duo of Jason...
• 5/13 DC Pro Sports Report: Mariners Claim Jeff Gray: Mariners claim Jeff Gray off waivers from the Chicago White Sox… Kind of a mystery as to who gets sent down but if I had...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mariners | Claim Jeff GrayThe Seattle Mariners claimed RP Jeff Gray (White Sox) off of waivers Friday, May 13....[+] The Seattle Mariners claimed RP Jeff Gray (White Sox) off of waivers Friday, May 13.
• 5/13 Halo Hangout: Mariners Claim Jeff Gray: Mariners claim Jeff Gray off waivers from the Chicago White Sox… Kind of a mystery as to who gets sent down but if I had...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Deals: Clevlen, Alaniz, Boleska: The D'Backs released Ron Mahay and the Mariners claimed Jeff Gray. Here are the rest of today's minor moves... The Reds signed Brent...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Claim Jeff Gray: The Mariners claimed Jeff Gray off of waivers from the White Sox, according to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times (on Twitter)....
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Jeff Gray cut: The Chicago White Sox designated RP Jeff Gray for assignment Wednesday, May 11, to make room for SP Jake Peavy (shoulder) on the...[+] active roster.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Designate Jeff Gray For Assignment: The White Sox designated righty Jeff Gray for assignment to open a spot on the 25-man roster for Jake Peavy, tweets MLB.com's...

• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Designate Milledge For Assignment: The White Sox designated Lastings Milledge for assignment to create roster space for Jeff Gray, the team announced (on Twitter). Milledge...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Jeff Gray comes upChicago White Sox RP Jeff Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports....[+] Chicago White Sox RP Jeff Gray was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports.

• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Nine sent to minors: The Chicago White Sox reassigned OF Alejandro De Aza, P Gregory Infante, C Tyler Flowers, P Brian Bruney, P Jeff Gray, P Josh...[+] Kinney, P Shane Lindsay, IF Dallas McPherson and OF Jordan Danks to the minor leagues Tuesday, March 22, according to MLB.com's Tom Singer.
• 3/10 Philly Phanatics: Player movement scorecard: AL Central: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago White Sox: The White Sox are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Adam Dunn, DH: four years,...
• 3/9 Mastersball.com: Cactus League Notes (3/9): Zito in Control: In a match-up of Cy Young aces, I watched Barry Zito and his Giants too vs. the White Sox and Jake Peavy at Scottsdale Stadium...

• 2/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Pitching schedule set for Monday: Chicago White Sox Ps Lucas Harrell, Miguel Socolovich, Jeff Gray, Tony Pena, Brandon Hynick, Will Ohman, Gregory Infante and Jhonny...[+] Nunez will work in relief in the Cactus League opener Monday, Feb. 28, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports Scott Merkin, of MLB.com.
• 2/14 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL Central: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 2/14 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL Central: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 2/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Could open season with four-man rotation: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is considering using a four-man rotation early in the season with the uncertainty surrounding...[+] SP Jake Peavy (lat), according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. The team has two off days in the first 14 games of the regular season and would only require the use of a fifth starter on April 10 and April 21. In this scenario, P Chris Sale would remain in the bullpen and the team would use Jeff Gray, Lucas Harrell or Philip Humber on days when a fifth starter is necessary.
• 2/13 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Chicago White Sox: The White Sox don't have the most interesting collection of NRI's out there, but as always, there's a few interesting stories...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At Roster Spots Up For Grabs: Camps are opening, and most teams have the majority of their Major League roster spots devoted to particular players. However,...

• 1/31 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL Central: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/22 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL Central: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Invite 13 to camp: The Chicago White Sox have invited OF Jordan Danks, P Kyle Bellamy, P Brandon Hynick, P Charlie Leesman, OF Brandon Short, C Josh...[+] Phegley, P Brian Bruney, P Jeff Gray, P Josh Kinney, P Shane Lindsay, P Miguel Socolovich, C Donny Lucy and C Jared Price to Spring Training, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin.
• 1/18 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL Central: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/18 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL Central: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 1/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Agree to terms with three relievers: The Chicago White Sox have reportedly agreed to terms with RPs Jeff Gray (Cubs), Josh Kinney (Cardinals) and Shane Lindsay (Indians)...[+] on minor league contracts, according to Doug Padilla of ESPNChicago.com. They are expected to receive non-roster invitations to major league camp at spring training.

• 11/18 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor moves can be a big deal: One of the reasons that I enjoy baseball so much is that it is a yearlong spectator sport.  When the regular season ends...

• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lee, Gray, Red Sox, Minaya: Links for Wednesday, as we await the duel between Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum... Stop by at 2pm CDT for this week’s chat. The...
• 10/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Jeff Gray cutThe Chicago Cubs outrighted P Jeff Gray to the minors Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The Chicago Cubs outrighted P Jeff Gray to the minors Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to CBSSports.com.

• 8/25 Obstructed View: Options and Arbitration: As you may recall, the Cubs had several players who were first-year arbitration eligible last offseason.  The following players...

• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Designate Jake Fox For Assignment: The A's have designated Jake Fox for assignment, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).  Slusser...

• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Jeff Gray optioned to Triple-AChicago Cubs P Jeff Gray has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa, according to USAToday.com....[+] Chicago Cubs P Jeff Gray has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa, according to USAToday.com.