I am a Chris Sale doomer. I can’t shake the feeling that his career will continue to be slowed by injuries in 2023 and in the years to come, and that any flashes of his singular brilliance will be matched by days on the DL. I wish I had Dan’s confidence that Sale will make it through 2023 in one piece, but I just can’t get there. If I bet more than pennies at a time on sports outcomes, I’d bet on Sale not getting to 150 innings this year without much thought.
On yesterday’s Fenway Rundown podcast for MassLive, Chrises Cotillo and Smith debated who is the second-best player on this year’s Red Sox team behind Rafael Devers.