Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Sonny Gray has only made six starts with his new team, but that doesn't exempt him from the Major League Baseball trade rumor machine.

On Sunday, Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly listed Gray among eight "surprise" trade candidates ahead of this summer's deadline. In reality, the surprise factor would be quite low if the Red Sox traded Gray under a certain set of circumstances.

"The AL East has five teams with legitimate playoff aspirations, and if the Red Sox aren't able to get into the playoff conversation, they're going to have some veterans that contending teams have interest in," wrote Kelly.…