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Chris Sale is now the CLOSER?!/Until he's not (Update)


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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 4, 2012 -> 04:35 PM)
Sale is 3-1, with 28 ks in 32 IP, and they do this. WTF.

 

He must have told them his arm wasn't feeling too hot. His velocity was down in his last start.

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Mark Gonzales ‏ @MDGonzales

Coop said Sox didn't want to take risk on Sale's future.

 

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Sale available to close Monday

 

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Axelrod to take spot in rotation Sunday, sox emphasize Sale not hurt

 

 

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Sale to close, tender elbow

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QUOTE (SnB @ May 4, 2012 -> 04:36 PM)
Just put him on the DL - this accomplishes nothing.

Yeah, exactly. This is really dumb. "His elbow's f***ed up, so he's going to pitch as closer".

 

That's South Side baseball for you.

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QUOTE (SnB @ May 4, 2012 -> 09:36 PM)
Just put him on the DL - this accomplishes nothing.

 

Agreed, but now you will never hear me say that Beckham/Morel/Viciedo shouldn't be playing every day. With Sale closing, KW better be doing everything he can to trade Thornton.

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QUOTE (fathom @ May 4, 2012 -> 05:36 PM)
It's just great they completely wasted a year of Sale's development last year. Who didn't project some type of injury this season due to not preparing him last year?

And you wonder why I kept stressing this was a rebuilding year.

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I was just looking at Sale's mechanics earlier in the year, trying to see if his inverted W was going to be an issue. Not all inverted W's cause issues in pitchers, it's the pitching arm being horizontal (and not vertical) when the front foot is already planted that can overload the shoulder/elbow and cause injuries.

 

I didn't come up with anything too conclusive, but it looks like his mechanics will cause arm issues.

 

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