COMMENTARY
Chris Sale’s 2019 season ended with relatively good news on Monday, in that he’s still on track to have a 2020 season. The inflammation in the lefty’s pitching elbow was nothing more sinister, and he’ll be checked again in six more weeks to see what rest does to remedy it. His final line will be thus: 147 1/3 innings, a 4.40 ERA, and a 10-15 record for his team in his starts, but also a FIP that’s a full run better than that ERA and 218 strikeouts, good for an MLB-leading 13.