Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (shoulder) was removed early during Thursday's start versus the Cincinnati Reds. The left-hander was taken out in the fourth inning due to left shoulder soreness. He underwent an MRI on Friday which revealed left shoulder inflammation, so the Red Sox will shut down Sale for a few weeks. It's unclear how long Sale is going to be sidelined, which is obviously frustrating. In a corresponding move, Corey Kluber has been activated from the paternity leave ...

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (shoulder) was removed from Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Reds with left shoulder soreness. The trainers visited the 34-year-old during the fourth inning and eventually pulled him from the game. He allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out six across 3 2/3 innings before exiting. The severity of Sale's injury is unknown, and he is considered day-to-day. Sale has been limited to just 48 1/3 innings from 2021-22 due to ...

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale will look to keep the good times rolling as he takes on the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night at Fenway Park in Boston. The left-hander surrendered 15 runs across his first three starts of the season but has yielded just four earned runs over his last three starts spanning 20 innings of work. He has 20 punchouts against just three walks in that time while earning the win in each of his last two outings. The veteran southpaw has lowered his ERA to 4.72 on the ...

This is the second edition of a series here at Rotoballer from Benjamin Chase. The series explores previous First-Year Player Drafts and potentially redrafts those FYPDs, with the information we've received since from drafted players and international signees that would have been eligible.You may be worried about future FYPD drafts by reading this series or gain more confidence that star players can be found throughout the FYPD (and in free agency afterward). Plenty of opinions can be generated ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale unveiled his once ace form against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, going eight innings and holding them to a lone run with nine strikeouts. It was the 34-year-old's longest start since 2019, but a potential win to top it off was spoiled by Kenley Jansen blowing the save chance in the ninth frame. In any event, fantasy managers who took a shot on the oft-injured Sale in drafts this season should revel in what they saw from him on Saturday night. A...

Boston Red Sox left-handed pitcher Chris Sale took a step in the right direction Thursday, picking up the win against the Detroit Tigers. Sale looked to be heading for another disaster after allowing three runs in his first three innings of work but locked it down after that. His final line is mediocre; he completed five innings while allowing four hits and three walks. He did manage to strike out seven batters, a number fantasy managers will be happy with. Sale's velocity was down in this one,...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale will start Thursday's road game against the Detroit Tigers. It's the second start of the season for the veteran after he was rocked for seven earned runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- with two walks against six strikeouts in just three innings of work against the Baltimore Orioles. Sale, who pitched just 48 1/3 innings from 2020-2022, also hit a batter in the outing in which he worked to a 15.20 FIP. The left-hander gets a more ...

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (wrist) won't start on Opening Day, which manager Alex Cora said was the plan all along. Cora also said there is "a good chance" that Corey Kluber will get the nod to kick off the 2023 regular season. Sale is one day after Kluber in the spring training rotation, so he's likely to get the ball in the second game of the regular season. The 33-year-old southpaw has been one of the most injured pitchers over the last few years, only making 11 starts (48 1/3 ...

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (wrist) allowed two hits and struck out two in two scoreless innings in his Grapefruit League debut against the Detroit Tigers on Monday. It was a nice spring debut for the 33-year-old starting pitcher. He is healthy in camp, but the Red Sox were bringing him along slowly after he made just two starts in 2022 due to various injuries, including a fractured wrist that required surgery. There's potential for Sale to return to ace status for fantasy managers, ...

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (wrist) threw two innings of live batting practice on Wednesday, totaling 43 pitches. Manager Alex Cora said that Sale's next appearance would be in a Grapefruit League game, likely next week. The 33-year-old southpaw is fully healthy in camp, but the Red Sox have chosen to take it slowly with the oft-injured ace. Sale was an All-Star in seven straight seasons from 2012-2018, but he's made only 11 starts in the last three years combined due to injuries. When...