MLB fans are stunned by new report that suggests teams are asking the Red Sox about Chris Sale: "Def a leak from the Red Sox"

Chris Sale was once a dominant left-handed pitcher. He was one of the best in all of baseball. The seven-time All-Star posted a 2.90 ERA in 2017 and followed it up with an incredibe 2.11 ERA in 2018. However, since then, he's been one of the most injury-prone pitchers in baseball. Despite that, Jon Heyman is reporting that teams around the league are checking in on his availability. At his best, he's a top-flight lefty and can bolster a rotation. The problem is, he's rarely at his best anymore. Jon Heyman@JonHeymanTeams are checking on Chris Sale’s availability. Red Sox are not looking to trade any of their starters but view rotation as an area of depth and are at least willing to listen, and consider. Sale does have complete no trade clause so he can veto potential deals.2260131Teams are checking on Chris Sale’s availability. Red Sox are not looking to trade any of their starters but view rotation as an area of depth and are at least willing to listen, and consider. Sale does have complete no trade clause so he can veto potential deals.Heyman tweeted:&quot;Teams are checking on Chris Sale’s availability. Red Sox are not looking to trade any of their starters but view rotation as an area of depth and are at least willing to listen, and consider. Sale does have complete no trade clause so he can veto potential deals.&quot;MLB fans can't believe that any teams in baseball are interested in trading for the wildly expensive and unreliable starter. DCRomafan@nicktylu@JonHeyman Lol - this is def a leak from the Red Sox. His contract is awful and he can barely play. They would have to eat most of that contract to trade him and prob include a prospect.1@JonHeyman Lol - this is def a leak from the Red Sox. His contract is awful and he can barely play. They would have to eat most of that contract to trade him and prob include a prospect.Peter@pxv3744@JonHeyman An area of depth?? Is this a kiddie pool?20@JonHeyman An area of depth?? Is this a kiddie pool?Hard Rock Sportsbook@HardRockSB@JonHeyman Doesn’t everyone check on everyone’s availability?131@JonHeyman Doesn’t everyone check on everyone’s availability?Glenn Burton@BluManGroove@JonHeyman Red Sox gonna have to include Meyer in any deal that incudes Sale cause his is the worst contract in sports.131@JonHeyman Red Sox gonna have to include Meyer in any deal that incudes Sale cause his is the worst contract in sports.Father Gato@PatchWTD@JonHeyman Area of depth… we must’ve not been watching the same Red Sox pitching as they were in the clubhouses wtf1052@JonHeyman Area of depth… we must’ve not been watching the same Red Sox pitching as they were in the clubhouses wtfJosh Green@realjoshgreen12@JonHeyman They have one of the worst rotations in the league281@JonHeyman They have one of the worst rotations in the leagueMichael@LegacyKillaHD@JonHeyman &quot;view rotation as an area of depth&quot;WHHHATTOne of the worst rotations in baseball.30@JonHeyman &quot;view rotation as an area of depth&quot;WHHHATTOne of the worst rotations in baseball.Taylor Tarter@TaylorTarter@JonHeyman Red Sox think they have starting pitching depth?4@JonHeyman Red Sox think they have starting pitching depth?Boston Strong@BostonStrong_34@JonHeyman Don’t lie on Christmas Jon.3172@JonHeyman Don’t lie on Christmas Jon.Justin@jryanxc96@JonHeyman Depth as in 15 #4 and #5 starters. Also would be interesting to see what would happen to his deferred money in a trade31@JonHeyman Depth as in 15 #4 and #5 starters. Also would be interesting to see what would happen to his deferred money in a tradeThe Red Sox desperately need to move some money off the books. Their star third baseman Rafael Devers is up for an extension and is one of the few holdovers from the 2018 team that won the World Series- along with Sale. Reports suggest that Devers and the team are far apart on a contract extension, so the more money they can free up to throw at him, the better. That may mean trading Sale (an admittedly tall task) and attaching something of value to the deal. Chris Sale: How much has he been injured in the past?In 2019, Chris Sale threw 147 innings. That's not exactly a workhorse load, but it is a good output. He did not pitch at all in 2020 and missed a ton of time in 2021 and 2022 as well. Chris Sale has not pitched much recentlySince that 2019 season with the Red Sox, Sale has tossed 48.1 innings. He's looked fine if not spectacular in those innings, but he just hasn't been able to avoid an injury. Last year, he worked back from an injury and got injured before returning. When he finally did return, he injured his finger and left the first start he made and missed the rest of the year.

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