(09-05-2019 01:56 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(09-05-2019 01:04 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-05-2019 12:31 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(09-05-2019 12:06 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-05-2019 11:55 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Why? My take on this is at a minimum he's hurt enough, and the team is far enough out of contention that there's no need to try to rush him back. If he needs surgery I assume they'll get him in as soon as they're sure it's needed. How do they benefit from hiding anything?

I just think it's interesting that given the Red Sox were only 5 out on Saturday with 4 weeks to go- that they felt like Sale was out. If there was any chance of Sale pitching in October they don't make this move. I think it says more about where Sale is than where the Red Sox think they were in contention.

Looking back at it, they were telling him 4-6 weeks (just to evaluate!) when they sat him down in August, so there's no way he was gonna stay on the 10 day IL.

6 weeks is still only 42 days. They're going to take a guy taking the 40th roster spot over any shot of Sale returning? Seems a bit strange(as has been their handling of Sale thruout).

6 weeks to re-evaluate. That's potentially 8-10 to get back to starting. That language makes me think no one was optimistic about his returning this year.

don't think he would have come back to start, but rather in the pen. Seems kind of strange to not take the chance on that, but instead add someone to replace him on the 40 man roster.