I think there's a lot of biases here working against Sale in some of these perspectives. Recency bias, in that he missed a lot of time this past season. Confirmation bias, in that this confirms a narrative about him that his unorthodox delivery and slender frame portends a career altering injury at some point in the near future that will dramatically reduce his effectiveness, playing time, or both. This may happen, but I'm not sure there's much hard evidence other than speculative takes on his biomechanics that support that Sale is any riskier than the average pitcher.
Honest question to the group:. Who is more likely to throw 200+ innings next season, David Price or Chris Sale? In 4 years?
I'm not saying the Sox sign Sale to 7x35, but you could make a valid argument that he is easily worth something like 5x35.
Honest question to the group:. Who is more likely to throw 200+ innings next season, David Price or Chris Sale? In 4 years?
I'm not saying the Sox sign Sale to 7x35, but you could make a valid argument that he is easily worth something like 5x35.