Braves Sign Chris Sale To Two-Year Deal
12 months agoThe Atlanta Braves signed veteran left-hander Chris Sale to a two-year, $38 million deal on Thursday that includes an $18 million club option for 2026. The move comes five days after they acquired Sale from the Boston Red Sox. The 34-year-old southpaw had one year plus a 2025 option left on his previous contract. He will make $16 million this year and $22 million in 2025. Under the old contract, Sale would have made $27.5 million this year, with the Braves paying only $500,000 now plus $10 million deferred to 2039, and the Red Sox covering $17 million as part of the trade that sent infielder Vaughn Grissom to Boston. The seven-time All-Star is a health question mark, throwing only 151 innings over 31 starts since 2019, but he still has plenty of strikeout upside when he's on the mound and the Braves will be hoping he can avoid the injury bug after going over 100 innings in 2023 for the first time since 2019.
Source: The Athletic - David O'Brien
Source: The Athletic - David O'Brien