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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

Nearing return to mound work
Sale (elbow) is scheduled to throw off a mound in late January, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
ANALYSIS
The veteran left-hander remains without an official timeline for his return, but a return to mound work represents a significant step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Sale underwent the procedure in March 2020 and figures to be sidelined for much of the first half of the 2021 campaign, but a more concrete timeline should come into focus and he ramps up his rehab work.
The veteran left-hander remains without an official timeline for his return, but a return to mound work represents a significant step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Sale underwent the procedure in March 2020 and figures to be sidelined for much of the first half of the 2021 campaign, but a more concrete timeline should come into focus and he ramps up his rehab work.
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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 | ||||
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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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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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Doing well in Tommy John rehab
Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said Wednesday that Sale (elbow) continues to make progress from his Tommy John surgery and could be fully stretched out for starting duty by the middle of next summer, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Playing catch
Sale (elbow) has been playing catch for the past week, Ian Browne of the MLB.com reports.
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Nearing return to throwing
Sale (elbow) is expected to resume throwing in two or three weeks, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Lands on 60-day IL
Sale (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Sunday.
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