Trade Chris Sale to Braves

\n\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “thumbnail_url”: null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 550, “contentType “: “rich”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “Injuries have ended the dominance that was displayed while finishing within the top six in balloting for the American League Cy Young Award for seven straight seasons (2012-18) . The 34-year-old left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 and suffered a fractured rib and fractured right wrist during the '22 campaign. He made just 11 appearances from 2020-22.\n\nSale's injury issues continued into the season The past where he spent time on the rack due to a stress reaction on his left shoulder. He ended up posting a 4.30 ERA over 20 starts. He had a 3.92 ERA in the nine starts he made after returning from Illinois in August.\n\nThat period was encouraging enough for the Braves to make this deal at the expense of Grissom, who did not appear to be part of Atlanta's immediate or long-term plans.\n\n “We feel like this is our first regular season.”[Sale\\] “It will be like this for a long time,” Anthopoulos said. “But at the same time, he still only got off a hundred innings last year. So, we'll be mindful of that. We're not setting limits on any of our starters, but we're taking it day by day if guys need to step out of the bullpen or need to Additional days between starts.”,”type”:text”},{“__typename” :”Video”, “contentDate”: “2023-08-24T02:30:53.609Z”, “preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\ “:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:”:https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/23/68a563d3-85ae78d2-f7f98c95-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 “, “type”: “video”, “description”: “Chris Sale hits nine Astros” over five innings of work in his start against Houston”, “displayAsVideoGif”:false, “duration”: “00:00:59” , “slug”: “chris-sale-ks-nine”, “tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-111″,”title”:”Boston Red Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:111″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-519242″,”title”:”Chris Sale”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:519242″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”pitching”,”title”:”pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight-reel-pitching”,”title”:”highlight reel pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”thumbnail”:{“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/frk0lz7g4qx5qtvyzg8q”},”title” : “Chris Sale K's nine”, “relativeSiteUrl”: “/video/chris-sale-ks-nine”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “Although Sale's workload will be monitored remotely However, the Braves plan to have Sale on their team at the start of the season. In other words, they don't think they need to delay his debut by a month or two in an effort to maximize what he might be able to provide during the playoffs.\n\ nThe trade is due at $27.5 million in 2024 and has a $20 million club option for 2025. Boston will send $17 million to Atlanta as part of the deal, a source told Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.\n\nThe direct cost to the Braves may It can only be viewed as $500,000, although Anthopoulos has always refrained from discussing that kind of financial detail.\n\nSales The option will vest in 2025 If he finishes in the top 10 in Cy Young balloting and doesn't finish 24th on the IL.\n\nWith this acquisition, the Braves' projected rotation consists of Max Fried, Spencer Strider, Charlie Morton, Sale and Bryce Elder. But while speaking with reporters on Saturday, Anthopoulos said Elder will compete with Reynoldo Lopez, AJ Smith-Shofer and others for the fifth spot during spring training.\n\nIt is still possible that Lopez will be stretched out during spring training to prepare for the possibility of being utilized as a starter at some point. . But Sale's presence creates the opportunity for Lopez to use him as a reliever, a role in which he has thrived. “We know we will need more than five starters no matter how the year goes,” Anthopoulos said. “The fact that we have depth there should allow us to build in additional days.”,”type”:text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”:2023-08-24T01:09:58.173 Z,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/23/b5637684- 04892982- 61642583-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″, “type”: “video”, “description”: “Vaughn Grissom spins a triple to right field, extending Braves' lead to 5-0 in bottom of sixth inning”, “displayAsVideoGif “:false,”duration”: “00:00:22″,”slug”: “phil-bickford-in-play-run-s-to-vaughn-grissom”,”tags””:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-687093″,”title”:”Vaughn Grissom”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:687093″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-144″,”title”:”Atlanta Braves”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:144″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”yahoo-in-game”,”title”:”Yahoo In-Game”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed”,”title”:”2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”thumbnail”:{“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/ltv2nkr6hd6xcgdcgu4r”},”title” : “Vaughn Grissom's two-run trilogy”,”relativeSiteUrl”: “/video/phil-bickford-in-play-run-s-to-vaughn-grissom”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:” Grissom, who was the Braves' No. 7 player ranked by MLB Pipeline in 2022, became a fan favorite as he quickly rose from the Minors to serve as Atlanta's second baseman for most of the final few months of the 2022 season. The team considered using him as a starting point guard in last year.But his defensive limitations always created reason to question how much long-term value he could provide at the big league level.\n\nThe Red Sox could offer regular playing time for Grissom: the 22-year-old, who is hitting .330 With a .921 OPS for Triple-A Gwinnett last season, he currently plays in Puerto Rico, where he pitches himself to left field.\n\n”You won't find a better human being\”[than Grissom\\]Anthopoulos said. “The makeup is good the way it is. He's a high-energy guy who makes the people around him better.”,”type”:text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”:/news/chris-sale-trade-to-braves”,”contentType “:”: news playoffs “subHeadline”:null,”summary”:ATLANTA — Chris Sale is not the perennial Cy Young Award candidate he has been for most of the past decade. 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