Chris Sale
SP - Atlanta Braves
2025 Outlook
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Expert Note
View More NotesChris Sale has perenially been the "If he can stay healthy" pitcher, and in 2024, he finally showed us what that looked like. In his age-35 season, Sale pitched 177 2/3 innings, held a fantasy-happy 18-3 record, struck out 225 batters, and had a 2.38 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP. It was his best year since 2017, so now the question is: Does he have another one of these in him? Pitchers at age 36 are risky, and part of what made Sale's 2024 so magical was his low draft-day cost. At this point, he will cost you a third-round pick, which seems too high for someone with his profile. However, we circle back to the "If he can stay healthy" mantra; if he can offer a repeat, he'll return value in spades. How much risk you want to take in your SP1 slot is up to you.
Player News
View More NewsBraves-Mets postponed Wednesday and Thursday
The Braves-Mets games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed due to inclement weather.
Fantasy Impact
According to Joel Sherman, the plan is to play a doubleheader on Monday. MLB will likely officially announce the start times for both games soon.
Recent Articles
View More Articles | These prospect rankings are based on fantasy value, not real-life value. Considering such, hitters generally weigh a bit heavier for me due to the injury risk and higher volatility of prospect pitchers. Proximity to the majors is also prominent in … read more »  by in FantasyFeb 1, 2025 |
Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #32 | #21 | #57 | 15 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | #138 | #79 | #248 | 3 |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.7 | 137 | 56 | 17 | 42 | 198 | 3.00 | 1.07 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2022 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 | 20.00 | 3.18 | 1.06 | ||||||
| 2023 | BOS | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 102.2 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 29 | 6.82 | 125 | 29.41 | 4.30 | 1.13 | ||||||
| 2024 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 177.2 | 141 | 48 | 47 | 9 | 39 | 5.56 | 225 | 32.05 | 2.38 | 1.01 | ||||||
History
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 19 | @ CIN | - | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.60 | 1.40 |
| Sat, Sep 14 | vs. LAD | - | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 | 1.17 |
| Sun, Sep 8 | vs. TOR | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Tue, Sep 3 | vs. COL | - | W | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
