Chris Sale Boston Red Sox

Age: 33 (March 30, 1989) | 6' 6" | 183lbs. | Throws: Left
Tm Lg YEAR W L SV Hld G GS IP H HR BB SO ERA WHIP Rating BB/9 SO/9 BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
BOS AL 2018 12 4 0 0 27 27 158.0 102 11 34 237 2.11 0.86 0.86 1.9 13.5 .304 44/20/36 36 34
BOS AL 2019 6 11 0 0 25 25 147.0 123 24 37 218 4.41 1.09 1.21 2.3 13.3 .335 43/21/36 12 17
BOS AL 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.00 n/a 0 -0
BOS CPX 2021 1 0 0 0 5 5 20.0 17 1 5 35 1.35 1.10 1.05 2.2 15.8 .428 n/a
BOS AA 2021 0 0 0 0 2 2 7.1 6 1 1 15 2.45 0.95 1.09 1.2 18.4 .468 n/a
BOS AAA 2021 1 0 0 0 2 2 9.2 7 0 4 15 0.93 1.14 0.93 3.7 14.0 .363 n/a
BOS AL 2021 5 1 0 0 9 9 42.2 45 6 12 52 3.16 1.34 1.41 2.5 11.0 .363 47/21/32 5 5
BOS AL 2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.00 n/a 0 0
Career 13yrs 114 74 12 0 321 241 1670.2 1357 178 386 2059 3.03 1.04 1.09 2.1 11.1 .308 n/a

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The final 2013 bid limits that were posted for this player:
PK 5x5: $23 MF 5x5: $23 AP 4x4: $20
Alex Patton Alex
Dec 15 '13
Might want to request a trade to Cleveland.

In 2013 vs Indians(incl today) 17.1 IP 8.31 ERA(but 3 BB and 19 K- go figure); vs the rest of MLB 124.2 IP 2.17 ERA

Or to any team- last 10 starts coming into today 1-8 2.84 ERA.
van wilhoite LVW
Aug 1 '13
Same guy I almost got Iwakuma for in the offseason for janssen. He offered Iwakuma for the two closers. I went with the K rate of Sale.

iwakuma can't be kept. Sale could be for $34, which is high, but could be reasonable with inflation. Verlander went $41, Weaver $39, Felix $37, CC $35 (Price was kept $34). It was a factor in my consideration. Janssen can't be kept either. Nathan is $18 and can be. $18 was the highest priced closer this year despite my second foray into the market in a decade.
Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Jun 30 '13
You should have taken Iwakuma!

Just kidding.

Maybe.
Alex Patton Alex
Jun 30 '13
Yes, but with me having 3 closers and one other team with 3 for a while (Valverde being the 3rd), there's a lot of points that can be gained by getting two closers as opposed to 1 the rest of the way. He's 22 saves behind 6th, so it's possible to make it the whole way up the ladder to the middle of the league. And, he's first in ERA/Ratio and probably won't give ground with Nathan and Janssen the way they're pitching. He also has Weaver and Iwakuma so he's not devoid of top starters. And, Gibson just came up for him, so he felt starter rich.
Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Jun 30 '13
Does the other guy realize half the season has been played?
Alex Patton Alex
Jun 30 '13
I've got a deal in principle to trade Nathan and Janssen for Sale and Crow. Crow won't last on my roster, but a deal has to balance. I'm first in saves by 24 and still have Frieri to ride the rest of the season, with a goal of keeping all 12 points. Sale hasn't gotten the wins, but otherwise he's as good as a 5x5 starter's going to be. The team getting the two closers has 1 save. Just waiting for all three to get through Sunday's games without a hiccup to finalize the deal.
Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Jun 29 '13
Slyke, I saw Sutcliffe(I think) say that in last Sunday night's ESPN game.
van wilhoite LVW
May 18 '13
Well, looks like he did right the ship (thankfully).

I have heard several ex-players in the booth call his delivery a cross between Randy Johnson and John Candelaria. Wow, that is great company... and a great comparison.

The Candy Man was my favorite pitcher growing up, and left-handed batters dreaded facing him. To this day, Keith Hernandez still says he was the toughest pitcher he ever faced.
Keith Cromer Slyke
May 18 '13
Showed some immaturity in nailing Brantley with the first pitch after giving up a grand slam to Reynolds. You could tell Ventura was not pleased and yanked him after the next batter. Hope he learns from this...it's a long season.
Keith Cromer Slyke
Apr 13 '13