"I think I was ready on Dec. 7. I've been preparing for this," said Sale. "Very exciting. Now we're getting more into playing real baseball and not throwing off a side mound in simulation or anything like that. I'm excited, it'll be fun and I'm throwing against Houston so we'll go see the new ballpark. It'll be nice."
Sale, a five-time American League All-Star with the White Sox, came to the Red Sox in a blockbuster deal back in December, getting traded for two prized prospects in Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech.
"Just being around him, the work that he's put in, he's probably thinking, 'Darn, I've been here a month and still yet to get on the mound.