Boston Red Sox: Chris Sale extension is disastrous

With Chris Sale getting Tommy John surgery, it just proves how disastrous of a deal it was for the Boston Red Sox.

Well, this news isn’t surprising. Chris Sale has decided to get Tommy John surgery, therefore, ending his season. The great news keeps rolling in for Boston Red Sox fans.

Watching Sale pitch it had to be expected. His throwing motion is so violent that one day his arm might fall off.

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Now Sale was a great pitcher. At one point you could say he was the best in all of baseball.

But ever since Sale came to Boston it has been downhill. It was like his arm had finally given up.

Since Joining Boston, Sale’s innings pitched has been decreasing and so has his wins. He isn’t the ace that he once was anymore.

Whenever Sale does come back I wouldn’t be too confident in his skills. Tommy John surgery is different nowadays and players can come back in a much better fashion, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Sale retires in a few years.

As anyone with an eye can see, Sale’s throwing form doesn’t lend itself to a long career. All that pressure and torque on an arm cannot be good.

Last season was Sale’s worse as a pro. He had a 6-11 record with a 4.40 ERA. So what can you expect once he does come back?

So with all this in mind, I can’t believe the Red Sox signed him to such a long extension. There is a 0.0000001 percent chance he ends up finishing that out.

His 5-year extension was supposed to start this year. If he was to finish out the extension he would be a 37-year-old free agent. There is no reason for the Red Sox to commit to Sale for so long.

It’s indefensible.

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Looking back we might even say that Chris Sale’s extension is one of the worst moves in Boston Red Sox history.

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