{"id":1444,"date":"2026-05-29T04:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2026-05-29T04:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:05:58","slug":"he-may-not-have-been-at-his-best-but-chris-sale-still-handled-his-business-for-the-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1444","title":{"rendered":"He may not have been at his best, but Chris Sale still handled his business for the Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The flecks of gray in his beard aside, not much has changed with Chris Sale since he was pitching for the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He\u2019s still skinny as a scarecrow, loves having Sandy Le\u00f3n as his personal catcher again, and competes on the mound like it\u2019s his first season in the major leagues, not his 16th.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Sale pitching five solid innings without his best command, the Braves slammed the reeling Sox, 10-2, in a Fenway Park matinee Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDidn\u2019t look like Chris had his best slider today, but he\u2019s still as good as anybody without his best stuff,\u201d Braves manager Walt Weiss.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Red Sox didn\u2019t believe that when they traded Sale and $17 million to the Braves before the 2024 season for infielder Vaughn Grissom. Sale was 17-18 with a 4.16 ERA from 2019-23 and had missed 56 starts due to injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

His best stuff was fleeting during that period. At the time of the trade, it looked like the Sox were moving on from an investment that had turned sour and saved some money in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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