Yankees, Athletics ‘making progress’ on Sonny Gray, Yonder Alonso trade

The sides are discussing a package deal, according to a report.

The Yankees and Athletics are “making progress” on a deal that would send righty Sonny Gray and first baseman Yonder Alonso to New York, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

Gray is slated to start (with Alonso playing first base) for the A’s tonight against the Blue Jays and has not yet been scratched with less than an hour to go before first pitch. If a deal is far enough along, Oakland could look to scratch the righty to avoid the risk of injury.

New York has been discussing a deal with the A’s for both Gray and Alonso for days, with MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reporting earlier today that Oakland had specific interest in outfield prospect Estevan Florial. The Yankees would likely have to give up a major haul of prospects in a package deal for both Gray and Alonso, though the other pieces that have been discussed are not known.

The Yankees are one of many teams who have been involved in Gray, the top controllable starter available on the trade market. He is under team control for two seasons after this one and has drawn interest from the Cubs, Astros, Dodgers, Brewers and Braves.

Alonso, an All-Star this year, is a free agent after the season. New York already made one major trade, acquiring Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the White Sox for four players last week.