We have about a month to go before the Boston Red Sox must decide on an Opening Day starter but one option we can cross off the list is the ace who would have been the logical choice. Interim manager Ron Roenicke revealed that Chris Sale will open the season on the injured list, reports The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
The silver lining is that the delay is unrelated to the ailing elbow that shut down his 2019 campaign prematurely or any other concerns with his prized left arm. Sale battled pneumonia earlier this month and while he appears to be fully recovered from the illness, the interruption to his routine has set him back a couple of weeks.