Optimism about Chris Sale’s return has reached a fever pitch this week. The one true ace of the Red Sox, who has not pitched since August of 2019, has gotten in some real work in Boston this week and is not mincing words when discussing just how much he wants to be pitching once more. As some have put it, “boogeyman’s coming.”
The progress Sale is making in his return from Tommy John surgery would be exciting at any time, but considering how well the Red Sox have played this season, there’s no denying that seeing a light at the end of the no-Sale tunnel is extra enticing right now.