The Red Sox are nearing a contract extension with starter Chris Sale, according to The Boston Globe's Alex Speier. Sale's new deal is expected to be for five years and worth $150 million, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Sale is slated to enter free agency following the 2019 season. He is 29–12 in his two seasons in Boston with a 2.56 ERA while striking out 545 batters in 327 1/3 innings. Sale led the American League with 308 strikeouts in 2017.
The potential new deal follows a wave of recent contract extensions for leading MLB stars.