Someone, somewhere out there has to give me the 411 on where ‘gravy train’ came from and why it’s an idiom for a lucrative endeavor that requires minimal effort. Was there ever a time where gravy was, in fact, a product hauled by train in a shipping container, perchance? Now that I think about it, we also have a gravy boat…how many possible vehicle mentions should a meat juice-based sauce be given? Where’s my gravy helicopter, yo! But I digress…Jon Gray. He’s only $6,400 today. Yes, he’s $6,400 because he’s pitching in Coors, but so what? Gray pitched in Coors for 83.2 IP last year and came away with a 21.9% K-BB ratio to go with a 3.07 xFIP. Remember the year Ubadlo Jimenez had way back in 2010 for the Rockies? Yes, it was a dandy but Gray’s stuff could be considered even better as his control is just as impressive as his whiffs. His first start off the DL was in Arizona and all he did at Chase Field – a place deemed ‘Coors lite’ by many – was go 6 while striking out 10 and only walking 1. That’s called ‘impressive’. So back to that there train…hop on today and enjoy the strange idiomatic ride. But enough of that, let’s talk about this. Here’s my gravy trains, planes, and automobiles taeks for this Wednesday FD slate…
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