Holding a PhD in educational leadership from Grand Canyon University, John R. "JR" Carlisle is an experienced education consultant who previously served as a principal with the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Beyond his professional pursuits, John R. Carlisle is a passionate fan of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cincinnati Reds.

1. Cincinnati Reds Acquire
Sonny Gray from New
York Yankees
JOHN R CARLISLE

2. Introduction
 Holding a PhD in educational leadership from Grand Canyon
University, John R. "JR" Carlisle is an experienced education
consultant who previously served as a principal with the
School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Beyond his
professional pursuits, John R. Carlisle is a passionate fan of
Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cincinnati Reds.
Following several months of rumored discussions between
the Reds and New York Yankees, the two sides agreed to a
trade on January 21 that sent veteran starting pitcher Sonny
Gray to Cincinnati in exchange for second base prospect
Shed Long and a competitive balance draft pick.

3. Sonny Gray
 Gray, who was under contract through the 2019 season,
subsequently signed a three-year, $30.5 million extension
with the Reds with a club option for the 2023 season at $12
million. Gray will make $7.5 million in 2019 before the
extension kicks in.
Gray joins Alex Wood and Tanner Roark as the third starting
pitcher the Reds have acquired via trade this off-season.
Expected to be the team's No. 3 or No. 4 starter this season,
Gray registered a win-loss record of 11-9 to go along with a
4.90 earned run average (ERA) last season. He was an All-Star
in 2015 as a member of the Oakland Athletics and boasts a
career record of 59-52 with a 3.66 ERA and 789 strikeouts in
900-and-two-thirds innings pitched.