Chris Sale To Throw Off Mound In January
4 years agoBoston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow), who is almost nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, is long tossing and plans to start throwing off a mound in January. "The recovery is going great," said B.B. Abbott, Sale's agent. "If anything, they'll be holding him back. From a work ethic standpoint, he's not going to fall off at all. He's going to be in a good place physically. … I think on the other side, he's going to look like the old Chris Sale. I don't anticipate anything different from him." It's progress, but Sale won't be ready for the start of the season and probably won't make his season debut until sometime in June. The 31-year-old southpaw also had back surgery in March. Sale is still worth drafting late, and he could be a steal if he returns to his pre-injury form for the second half of the 2021 season.
Source: The Boston Globe - Alex Speier
Source: The Boston Globe - Alex Speier