Boston Red Sox: There is no way Chris Sale pitches 10 more years

Chris Sale recently said that he anticipates to pitch 10 years but I have some bad news for Boston Red Sox fans, that won’t happen.

The Boston Red Sox are having a rough 2020. Besides the season being a disaster they also lost some key players to injury.

One of the biggest blows ended up being the loss of Chris Sale. Sale had surgery to fix an elbow injury and is missing the entirety of the 2020 season.

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Sale has been the ace for the Sox for quite a while now. His best season came in 2017 when he went 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA, over 200 innings pitched, and over 300 strikeouts.

Since he isn’t playing this season, Sale is away from the team.  He is currently in Florida rehabbing.

Now Boston Red Sox fans are just hoping that Sale will still be able to perform at a high level after surgery. It’s clear that the starting rotation needs as much help as they can get.

But Sale has even higher expectations. He doesn’t just want to make a comeback, he wants to come back and play for many years.

"“This is the first time I’ve gone that long without playing,” said Sale, who hasn’t pitched in a game since last August. “I get to get my body in shape to do this for another 10 years. I got 10 years in the big leagues and my body broke down. Now I build it back and go. That’s the way I’m looking at it."

If Sale actually pitches for 10 more years it would be stunning. You don’t know what he would look like and if he would even be on the Red Sox roster. Still, he would deserve credit for playing so long.

But it’s highly unlikely that Sale actually plays for 10 more years. This is due to his extremely violent throwing motion. There is no way his arm lasts that long.

We have consistently seen Sale’s innings pitched numbers drop since joining Boston. Whenever he does return, one has to think that he will be watched carefully. Sale will likely have a cap on the number of innings he pitches in the regular season.

So Sale might think that he can pitch 10 more seasons, but it’s highly unlikely that he actually does so.