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Chris Sale is a starting pitcher fantasy baseball draft sleeper, and an ADP draft value for 2024. Target Sale as an undervalued SP in fantasy baseball drafts.
BALLER MOVE: Target in drafts ~pick 127
CURRENT ADP: ~134 overall
ANALYSIS: As with the last several seasons for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale, 2023 was marred by injury. The lanky lefty missed more than two months with a shoulder issue, however, when he did pitch he showed he could still be very effective. His final line was 6-5 with a 4.30 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 22.6% K-BB%, and 125 K in 102 2/3 IP. The 7x All-Star still had an elite-level K% at 29.4% and the FIP of 3.80 (3.72 xFIP) suggested he pitched better than the 4.30 ERA implied. The former first-round pick also had a good SwStr% of 13.2% and 36.6% O-Swing%.
For managers interested in Sale, the good news is that he went into the offseason healthy. He'll be pitching for a team that led the entire league last season in runs scored per game and will be expected to be near the top again in 2024. It seems projections are forecasting him to miss some time at some point, with ATC projecting 131 IP, going 9-7 with a 3.83 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 154 Ks.
Overall, he's a solid value at his ADP and has a path toward being a great fantasy contributor in 2024.
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Chris Sale is ready for opening weekend🔥 pic.twitter.com/faZV0fVPh5
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) March 25, 2024
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