It has been an impressive past few games for Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale. Dating back to early last month, Sale has seen his ERA drop from an abhorrent 5.93 down to a much more respectable 3.27 after his last start against the Rangers.
Let’s take a closer look into why the Sox ace is rounding into his usual form.
First, I’ll start with something that color commentator Steve Stone mentioned during the Baltimore game on May 28. He said something along the lines of that Sale was finally commanding better control of his off-speed pitches, namely, his slider and changeup.