{"id":672,"date":"2026-05-22T15:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=672"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:22:19","slug":"the-red-sox-heartlessly-threw-him-away-like-yesterdays-trash-now-hes-absolutely-dominating-mlb-with-a-blazing-2-50-era-torching-batters-and-forcing-all-of-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Red Sox Heartlessly Threw Him Away Like Yesterday\u2019s Trash \u2014 Now He\u2019s Absolutely Dominating MLB With a Blazing 2.50 ERA, Torching Batters and Forcing All of Boston to Watch in Painful Regret as Their Discarded Star Becomes a Nightmare for the Entire League\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/DDJZMDL7QJFO7O64OEDTUCHXEI.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Sale outpitched by Framber Valdez, Boston Red Sox lose to Astros to  fall behind 3-2 in ALCS - masslive.com\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><br \/>\nWhen the Boston Red Sox traded Chris Sale away, the hope was that moving on from the oft-injured veteran would bring stability and fresh arms to the rotation. Instead, Sale has become one of the bigger what-if stories in recent Red Sox history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Sale had his share of dominant stretches in Boston, but injuries and inconsistency prevented him from being the ace the team once envisioned. The Red Sox ultimately moved on, and by the time the deal was done, it was clear that both sides were ready for a fresh start. Sale signed with the Atlanta Braves, and he has suddenly turned into one of the most reliable and dominant starters in baseball.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Chris Sale is finally having the success that Red Sox fans dreamt of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Entering the weekend, Sale has an ERA of 2.50 through his first 10 starts on the season. His success has quickly turned him into a workhorse and staff anchor for the Braves, and he is striking out batters at an elite rate while keeping his WHIP well below 1.10.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The command, durability, and that signature wipeout stuff that sometimes disappeared in Boston have returned in a major way. There\u2019s also likely going to be some regression, but it\u2019s hard to take issue with the results he\u2019s posting right now.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">No, there shouldn\u2019t be major regret for the Red Sox. They made the move they felt was necessary at the time. But in a season where the Red Sox rotation has searched for consistency, it\u2019s hard not to think of what could have been with Sale leading the staff at Fenway.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Red Sox are finally having the success that fans dreamt of \u2014 but it\u2019s happening in Braves navy and scarlet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Boston Red Sox traded Chris Sale away, the hope was that moving on from the oft-injured veteran would bring stability and fresh arms to the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cThe Red Sox Heartlessly Threw Him Away Like Yesterday\u2019s Trash \u2014 Now He\u2019s Absolutely Dominating MLB With a Blazing 2.50 ERA, Torching Batters and Forcing All of Boston to Watch in Painful Regret as Their Discarded Star Becomes a Nightmare for the Entire League\u201d - 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