The Atlanta Braves are obtaining oft-injured pitcher Chris Sale from the Boston Purple Sox in trade for infielder Vaughn Grissom, in step with ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The 34-year-old lefty has regarded cooked. He’s both harm — he best made two begins final season, and simply 9 in 2021— or useless, pitching to a 4.30 ERA in 20 begins this 12 months.
The Braves are hoping Sale — who went 12-3 with a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts for the 2018 International Collection champion Sox — has one thing left within the tank. The pitcher waived his no-trade clause to visit Atlanta, who’s on the lookout for rotation assist in the back of Max Fried and Spencer Strider. Charlie Morton was once injured in September, whilst different Braves fingers — together with Ian Anderson — also are in restoration.
Grissom seemed in 64 video games during the last two seasons, spending time between the bigs and Triple-A.Â
Sale most probably changed into expendable after the Purple Sox signed Lucas Giolito to a two-year deal.
Atlanta misplaced to the Philadelphia Phillies within the NLDS, whilst Boston ignored the postseason.
