It’s time for Chris Sale to step into the Boston spotlight
Chris Sale is scheduled to pitch his first game for the Red Sox on Wednesday night. He’s already one of the most overqualified No. 2 starters in franchise history given his status in the game.
The lefthander is less a rival to pitchers such as Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, and Max Scherzer and more a member of the club.
That Sale has not won a Cy Young Award is far more matter of happenstance and timing than talent. His December trade from the White Sox to the Red Sox was historically significant, the Red Sox sending their two top prospects to Chicago to get an ace at the height of his powers.
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