Resurrecting Glass-Bodied Pitcher, Boston 'Bodied Prospects in the 10%'

Sale started the second game of the doubleheader against the San Diego Padres at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia on the 21st (Korea time) and led Atlanta to a 3-0 victory by pitching seven innings of five hits, no outs and nine strikeouts. He got a hit every inning from the first to the fourth innings, but gave no run. In the fifth to seventh innings, he pitched three outs in a row.

He pitched a total of 103 pitches, 71 strikes, 32 balls. He displayed sliders (30), changeups (21), and sinkers (11), focusing on four-seam fastballs (41) with speeds of up to 96.5 miles per hour (155.3 kilometers) per hour and an average of 94.4 miles (151.9 kilometers). He garnered seven swings and misses with just four-seam fastballs and sliders, respectively.

Sale, who recently won his seventh game (one loss) in the season, including six consecutive wins, recorded an ERA of 2.22 strikeouts and 70 WHIP 0.86 hit-rate of 197% in 56 ⅔ innings. He ranked second in the National League (NL) with multiple wins and WHIP, fourth in strikeouts, fifth in ERA and hit-rate, and ninth in innings.

In particular, since the match against Boston on the 9th, he has been getting better and better with 20 consecutive innings in the last three games. His ball power is so strong that he struck out 28 times during the 20 innings during this period. The average speed of his four-seam fastball was 94.7 miles (152.4 kilometers), slightly faster than last year's 93.9 miles (151.1 kilometers).

According to MLB.com , Sale after the game against San Diego said, "The Atlanta staff let us show who we are. They let us show everyone's strengths." He thanked Atlanta for trusting him and giving him the opportunity.

Atlanta made a deal on sale on Dec. 31 last year when it gave up infielder Von Grissom (23) to Boston. The deal was for Boston to pay 17 million dollars of the $27.5 million annual salary for the 2024 sale. Shortly thereafter, Atlanta signed a two-year, $38 million extension with the sale. After Boston paid for the deal, the team invested just 21 million dollars.

For Boston, it was a reasonable choice at the time. In March 2019, Seale, the winner of the World Series, signed a five-year, $145 million extension, but it was a failed contract. Seale ended the season with an elbow injury in August of that year, and lost the entire season with Tommy John surgery in 2020, the first year of his contract. He returned in August 2021, but he had a long-term break due to a rib fatigue fracture before the 2022 season, and two games after returning in July, he fractured his pinky after being hit by a training ball. During rehabilitation in August, he broke his wrist in a motorcycle accident, which ended the season.

He disappeared in early June last year for more than two months due to shoulder inflammation. Since signing an extended contract with the Boston Red Sox, he has had no innings in the four years since his contract. He pitched 151 innings in 31 games, 11 wins, seven losses and a 3.93 ERA. In last year when he was healthy, he was normal with six wins and five losses with a 4.30 ERA in 20 games (102 ⅔ innings), and in his mid-30s, he could hardly afford to rebound. Boston accepted Grissom as a promising player to strengthen its infield and accepted the condition that it would cover Sale's remaining annual salary.스포츠토토

However, Sale has revived as a pitch reminiscent of his prime days in Atlanta. Grissom, who had been traded for Grissom, was not able to join the team for the season due to a left hamstring injury, and since being called up in early May, he has posted a batting average of 13.5 percent (seven hits in 52 times at bat) and two RBIs with a .305 OPS. He has displayed potential with a batting average of 287 percent (62 hits in 216 times at bat) and 27 RBIs with an OPS of .746 in 64 games over the past two years, but his performance has not been sufficient. With Sale's performance, Atlanta ranks second in the NL East (27 wins, 17 losses, .614), while Boston is in a tough race by ranking fourth in the AL East (24 wins, 24 losses, .500).

But less than two months have passed. Injury management is important going forward. Sale is well known. "It's hard to say I'm completely satisfied. We still have a long way to go, and anything can happen in baseball. I just try to focus on the moment. I don't want to take it for granted. I want to keep a humble attitude and keep trying," he said.