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Post by deversrakes on Mar 16, 2022 14:44:12 GMT -5
The reports are talking weeks and not months. Agreed that it's not time yet to act like he's getting TJ again. This is exactly why you keep Houck and Whitlock stretched out. Maybe we should be thinking about trades for controllable relievers rather than SP so we can let those two actually start. This injury is a bummer, but Sale is a big question mark even if he was healthy. His days of being an arm you can rely on are gone. Sale's opt out looks like it isn't happening. Unless he comes back in June and beyond with a first half 2018 vintage Sale performance.
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Post by patford on Mar 16, 2022 20:48:47 GMT -5
Has anyone ever considered introducing Sale to milkshakes? All kidding aside the guy looks unhealthily thin.
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Post by notstarboard on Mar 17, 2022 0:08:06 GMT -5
I get the sneaking suspicion that Bloom just isn't all that concerned about the quality of starting pitching. Maybe he and Cora are planning to go all in on the 3-4 inning starter bit, which makes starters simply not as crucial as they used to be. Heck, Sale seems like not much more than a 5-inning starter at this point, even if he IS healthy. We may end up pining for the days of Rod's 5 2/3 inning starts. The problem is that the pen isnt exactly stellar. This isnt the White Sox bullpen we're talking about. The pen does have a lot of guys capable of going multiple innings, though, which is what you want if you're not expecting your starters to go deep. Guys like Strahm, Whitlock, Wacha, and Houck will be huge for that, and they will of course be able to make some starts as well depending on injuries and performance.
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