There’s actually no two methods about it: Chris Sale has been dangerous this 12 months.
The Boston Red Sox ace — who inked a contract extension with the Sox final month — has stumbled out of the gate. His command has been poor, his fastball velocity is down and his offspeed/secondary pitches have been ineffective.
All of these elements have led to him placing collectively an 0-Three report with a 9.00 ERA and 1.538 WHIP by his three begins this season.
So what’s been the most important downside? During his weekly look on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” Sox supervisor Alex Cora recognized the inconsistencies along with his slider as arguably the most important problem….