As if the Boston Red Sox didn’t already have enough attention surrounding themselves coming into the 2019 campaign, to add onto it, more pressure will be put on the plates of Xander Bogaerts and Chris Sale to perform as they enter the final year of their respective deals.
Sale will turn 30 years of age just two days after Opening Day. With a list of injury struggles over the past few seasons, many clubs, including Boston, will be a bit hesitant to break the bank for a long-term deal with the southpaw.
However, the numbers don’t lie.