Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (ribs) was able to play catch on Friday. The All-Star pitcher revealed this is the fifth time he has been able to play catch since being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his rib cage. The left-hander is pain-free, but it's uncertain when he'll throw off the mound. It sounds like Sale is making progress, but it's a long road back. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect Sale to take the mound until around June.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) returned for the end of the 2021 regular season after missing most of the season as well as the entirety of the 2020 season recovering from elbow injuries and Tommy John surgery. The nine starts he did turn in looked pretty good overall, going 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 28.4% strikeout rate. The results were encouraging, but a new recent injury, a right rib stress fracture will start the 33-year-old on the 60-day injured list for the 2022...

Fellow RotoBallers, we're in the home stretch of Spring Training and fantasy baseball drafts. And with that, below you'll find our latest and greatest 2022 fantasy baseball draft rankings. The below rankings are updated as of April 4th, as we continue to update our staff rankings every single day based on relevant MLB news and injury updates.Today's round of updated include some big MLB prospects who will officially start the year in the majors including Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr. and ...

The Boston Red Sox have placed starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) on the 60-day injured list. The southpaw was diagnosed with a right rib stress fracture a few weeks back. Details about his timeline had been unclear, but now we know that he'll miss at least the first two months of the 2022 season. The injury gods have certainly not been kind to the 33-year-old, who has appeared in only nine games since the end of the 2019 season. He shouldn't be considered as an option in fantasy drafts until ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale's (ribs) MRI exam showed "some healing," according to manager Alex Cora. However, there is still no timetable for when he'll resume throwing. Sale said he feels good physically, and he doesn't expect it to be too long before he's cleared to resume throwing. The southpaw also expects that he won't be starting from "zero" in getting ready for the season when he is eventually cleared. The 33-year-old is recovering from a stress fracture on the right side ...

We have made it to the final week of the preseason. Opening Day is just around the corner. Fantasy drafts have been going on and are winding down as we get ready to see a full baseball season following a quiet few months of the offseason because of the MLB lockout.Very little injury information was available during the lockout but the injury news came fast and furious once that was settled. Just like in previous years, I will highlight players on the IL with their hopeful return timeframe and ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) said he's feeling much better and plans to start throwing early next week. However, there's still no timetable for his return, although he's in good spirits and much improved. The 32-year-old left-hander is nursing a stress fracture on the right side of his rib cage this spring and will open the regular season on the injured list. His fantasy stock is obviously down due to the injury, and there has been speculation that he may not make his 2022 ...

Fellow RotoBallers, Spring Training is underway we are inching closer to Opening Day! Below you will find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen an incredible amount of moves and changes including trades, free agent signings and of course injuries. Be sure to stay on top of all of these moves with our running list of 24x7 fantasy baseball news and injuries. And if you don't yet have our free mobile ...

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said that starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) has a stress fracture in his rib cage and won't be ready for the start of the 2022 season. Sale suffered the injury to the right side of his rib cage while recently throwing a live batting practice session. With the 32-year-old left-hander to begin the season on the injured list, expect Nathan Eovaldi to get the Opening Day nod on April 7. It's unclear what Sale's timeline for a return will be, but ...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale returned for the end of the 2021 regular season after missing most of the season as well as the entirety of the 2020 season recovering from elbow injuries and Tommy John surgery. The nine starts he did turn in looked pretty good overall, going 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 28.4% strikeout rate. His four-seam fastball also averaged an encouraging 93.6 MPH, which was in line with his 2019 mark. However, Sale's WHIP was a career high and his ...