It wasn't long ago that the Chicago White Sox pulled the plug on the Chris-Sale-in-the-starting-rotation experiment. Sale's numbers were fine - better than that, even - but he wound up dealing with some elbow soreness. The White Sox didn't want to jeopardize Sale's health by stretching him out.
Chris Sale Healthy, Back In Starting Rotation
Sale was sent in for a precautionary MRI. Good news, on that front:
Sale's MRI came back "clean and pristine."
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) May 11, 2012
...and now what's this, you say?
Chris Sale will start Saturday, says Kenny Williams. MRI clean.
— Dave van Dyck (@davandyck) May 11, 2012
So we're back. The White Sox are pulling the plug on pulling the plug on Sale as a starter. It turns out that Sale lobbied for a return to the rotation, and he lobbied convincingly. With a healthy elbow and promising numbers, Sale had a pretty strong case. It stands to reason that the White Sox will continue to keep a close eye on Sale as he's a valuable piece now and in the future, but Chris Sale is a starter now, again, and we'll just see where this goes. On the year he's got 30 strikeouts to go with nine walks and a 2.73 ERA.
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