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Injury Wrist
Est. Return 2/1/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
3.18
WHIP
1.06
K
5
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Sale was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his ribcage in mid-March, so he began 2022 on the 60-day IL. After several short rehab starts, Sale made his debut on July 8, limiting the Rays to three hits over five scoreless frames, fanning five with one walk. His promising return was squashed two outs into the next game when he suffered a broken pinky on a comebacker. It was unclear if Sale would pitch again in 2022, but surgery for a broken wrist incurred from a bicycle accident in early August assured he was done. Sale executed his option, so he'll be back with Boston for two seasons. He didn't miss time with an arm injury, but he's only accrued 48.1 total innings since 2021. Sale is a wild card. When healthy, he was one of the top hurlers in the league. Last season's truncated return is encouraging, but even if healthy, he'll be 33 years old with an innings limit. Let someone else pay for the brand name. Read Past Outlooks

Throwing off mound
Sale (wrist) has begun throwing off the mound, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Sale broke his wrist in a bicycling accident in August, and he was limited to just two appearances in the 2022 season. The left-hander has dealt with injuries over the few years, but if healthy, still offers the potential to miss bats when on the mound.
Sale broke his wrist in a bicycling accident in August, and he was limited to just two appearances in the 2022 season. The left-hander has dealt with injuries over the few years, but if healthy, still offers the potential to miss bats when on the mound.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
51
Last 10 Games
51
Last 5 Games
51
How many pitches does Chris Sale generally throw?
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What part of the game does Chris Sale generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-57%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .125 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .291 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .294 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .154 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .291 | 44 | 12 | 41 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-41%
ERA at Home
2022
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.48 | 1.28 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.19 | 1.34 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 3.18 | 1.06 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 2.48 | 1.28 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2021Away | 4.61 | 1.46 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 4.0 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Sale compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.00K/9
7.9BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
3.18WHIP
1.06BABIP
.313GB/FB
4.50Left On Base
50.0%Exit Velocity
71.7 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2076 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
9.1%Swinging Strike
4.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Sale underwent Tommy John in late March of 2020, and it seemed like things had been trending in that direction for a while. Shoulder issues cost Sale time during the 2018 season and the trouble continued down the kinetic chain, with elbow inflammation limiting Sale to 147.2 innings in 2019. The Red Sox understandably took it slow with their ace and Sale finally returned Aug. 14 of last season. He made nine starts down the stretch, going 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 42.2 innings before tacking on nine more frames in the postseason. Sale's velocity and strikeouts were down from his peak, but he still had a 21.9 K-BB%, which would have been a top-10 mark in baseball if he had enough innings to qualify. Of course we should not project Sale to finish with enough innings to qualify in 2022, either, but the southpaw showed that he can still perform at a very high level. Remember Sale was an All-Star every year from 2012-18.
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Opts in for next two years
Sale (wrist) opted into the final two years of his five-year, $145 million contract Tuesday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Transferred to 60-day IL
Sale (wrist) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
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Breaks wrist, done for season
The Red Sox announced that Sale (finger) underwent season-ending surgery Monday to repair a fractured right wrist, which he suffered in a bicycle accident over the weekend. The team expects him to be a full participant for the start of spring training.
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Starts playing catch
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Sale played catch Friday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his broken pinkie finger.
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Officially lands on injured list
Sale (finger) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday.
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