Chris Sale Showing Ominous Early Signs of $145M Red Sox Mistake

“I just flat-out stink right now,” Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale told reporters after he coughed up four runs in five innings against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

It’s hard to argue.nfl jerseys official

To put it in perspective, Sale’s substandard showing against the archrival Yanks in the Bronx actually nfl authentic jerseys china  lowered his 2019 ERA…to 8.50.

“I don’t know what it is,” Sale added. “When you’re going good, it’s good. When you’re going bad, it’s pretty bad.”

Here’s an extended version of his remarks, via the YES Network:

There are other culprits. Rick Porcello has coughed up 19 runs in 11.1 innings. Eduardo Rodriguez (7.98 ERA) and Nathan Eovaldi (6.00 ERA) haven’t exactly channeled the spirit of Satchel Paige.genuine nfl jerseys

Sale, though, is supposed to be the rotation anchor. The stopper. The Guy, capital “G.” The Man, capital “M.”

That became especially true after he signed a five-year, $145 million extension with Boston this winter. buy nfl jerseys online

“Everyone knows how good he is and what he brings to the table, not only on the field but off the field,” Sox skipper Alex Cora told reporters at the time. “He’s one of the best.”

If we’re gazing backward, there’s no case against Cora’s analysis.

Sale made the All-Star team and finished in the top six in AL Cy Young Award voting every season from 2012 to 2018, mostly with the Chicago White Sox, who dealt him to the Red Sox in December 2016.

Last season, he averaged 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings and posted a 2.11 ERA, and Boston hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy. Sale was entering his contract year.

Extension? You bet!

Then again, Sale had shoulder trouble and threw a full-season career-low 158 frames. It’s worth wondering if those injury woes are cropping up again.cheap baby nfl jerseys

Here’s an unnamed opposing scout’s analysis, per NESN.com’s Dakota Randall:authentic nfl jerseys from china

“I know they’re kind of slow-playing Sale and he’s holding back a little with the [velocity], but watching him, there’s a lot of shoulder involved [in his delivery]. In the past, he was more free and whip-like and he wasn’t getting that same extension at the end. That tells me that he’s got some discomfort in the shoulder area.”nfl jersey on sale