Chris Sale

36-Year-Old PitcherSP

Atlanta Braves

2025 Stats

W-L

7-5

ERA

2.58

WHIP

1.07

165

2026 Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Sale won the NL Cy Young Award in 2024 with arguably the best year of his career, but early in 2025 it looked like Father Time may have caught up to him in his age-36 season. The left-hander had a 6.17 ERA in his first five starts, but he quickly found his footing from there and gave up just nine earned runs in his next 10 starts before a ribcage fracture resulted in a two-month absence. Sale returned for the final month of the campaign and pitched well, finishing the season with a 2.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 165:32 K:BB across 125.2 innings. The numbers are comparable to his Cy Young campaign, which is remarkable given how poorly he pitched early on. He can obviously still sling it, but availability is a major concern, especially considering that he turns 37 years old in March. Sale has made more than 20 starts in a season just once since 2019 and hasn't had a 30-start season since 2017, so fantasy managers should expect him to miss time at some point in 2026. Read Past Outlooks

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