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Injury Elbow
Est. Return 6/15/2021
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The 2019 season did not end well for Sale as he showed a drop in velocity and for the second consecutive season, failed to avoid the injured list. He reported to camp in February and by mid-March, he was on the table having Tommy John surgery. Mind you, this all happened in the first year of his new five-year, $145 million contract extension. Management has already said they do not expect Sale back on the active roster until "mid-summer." Ignore what Sale says, because management has 145 million reasons to handle his comeback with care. Unless you are drafting in a keeper league, his value on draft day should be considered negligible given the statistical track record of pitchers pitching the season following TJS. Even mid-summer is still just 15 months out for him, and command is always the last thing that comes back for a pitcher. Read Past Outlooks

Stretching out Saturday
Sale (elbow) will stretch his flat-ground throwing program out to 90 feet Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Sale, who has not yet thrown off a mound, continues to work his way back from Tommy John surgery last March. While he has no set timetable for returning, the left-hander is expected to pitch at some point during the 2021 season.
Sale, who has not yet thrown off a mound, continues to work his way back from Tommy John surgery last March. While he has no set timetable for returning, the left-hander is expected to pitch at some point during the 2021 season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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Since 2018vs Left | .206 | 69 | 7 | 39 | 1 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .200 | 386 | 64 | 186 | 34 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2019vs Left | .247 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 1 | |||
2019vs Right | .216 | 190 | 33 | 101 | 23 | |||
2018vs Left | .170 | 41 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |||
2018vs Right | .183 | 196 | 31 | 85 | 11 | |||
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Since 2018Home | 3.22 | 1.03 | 134.1 | 14.1 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 3.21 | 0.92 | 171.0 | 12.9 | 1.8 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019Home | 4.22 | 1.07 | 70.1 | 14.7 | 2.6 | ||||
2019Away | 4.56 | 1.10 | 77.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | ||||
2018Home | 2.11 | 1.00 | 64.0 | 13.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2018Away | 2.11 | 0.77 | 94.0 | 13.6 | 1.6 | ||||
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Heading into 2019, Sale's shoulder was the concern after he missed time down the stretch in 2018 (32.1 innings total in August, September and October of that year). Tests showed no structural damage and Boston signed Sale to a five-year extension prior to Opening Day, which helped alleviate fear amongst fantasy owners. However, after the Red Sox slow-played him in spring training, Sale's velocity was still down when the regular season began and he started the year by going 0-5 with a 6.30 ERA in his first six starts. Things improved greatly, with Sale posting a 0.98 WHIP and 150:22 K:BB over his subsequent 15 outings, but elbow trouble popped up and Sale was officially shut down Aug. 19. Tommy John surgery was deemed unnecessary and the team said he would be fully healthy for the start of spring training. That was not the case and it was announced in early March that Sale was headed for another MRI on his elbow.
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Placed on injured list
Sale (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
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Elbow remains on track
Sale's elbow remains on track in his recovery from Tommy John surgery despite a setback in his rehab due to neck stiffness, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Experienced neck stiffness
Sale (elbow) was forced to modify his rehab program after suffering from neck stiffness, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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Nearing return to mound work
Sale (elbow) is scheduled to throw off a mound in late January, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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No timeline for return
Sale remains without a clear timeline for his return from Tommy John surgery, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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