"When the Braves acquired Sale for Vaughn Grissom, they were able to do so because it was perfectly reasonable to assume that Sale would make fewer than ten starts in 2024, given his propensity for both baseball-related and off-field injuries. The guy hurt himself biking to Chipotle in a part of Boston that isn't very friendly to bikers; you can see why the Red Sox were perhaps eager to move on."
"Drafted with the 13th overall pick in 2010, Sale made just 11 minor league appearances before dominating as a reliever for the White Sox in 2010-2011. He then had a crazy-dominant run as a starter from 2012-2018, putting up nearly 40 fWAR in seven seasons, making at least 26 starts in each year, and getting traded to the other Sox team partway through that run."
Chris Sale has combined elite performance with persistent, often unusual injuries throughout his career. After being drafted 13th overall in 2010, Sale rose quickly, dominating as a reliever and then as a starter from 2012–2018, accruing nearly 40 fWAR across seven strong seasons. A high-profile contract and elbow inflammation marked 2019, followed by a string of health issues from 2020–2023 including pneumonia, Tommy John surgery, rib and finger fractures, a wrist biking incident, and shoulder trouble. The Braves acquired him expecting limited 2024 availability, but he produced a 29-start, NL Cy Young-winning season before missing significant time in 2025 due to ribs from a ninth-inning dive.
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