SP - Atlanta Braves
- Age 36
- Florida Gulf Coast
- Bats: L
- Throws: L
Rostered In ~99% of leagues
2026 Outlook
- Draft Rank (ECR)
- P #9
- Best / Worst
- #5 / #15
- ADP
- #37
Eligibility
- Yahoo
- SP
- ESPN
- SP
- CBS
- SP
Availability
Chris Sale was absolutely cruising along in 2025, looking like a Cy Young candidate, before a fractured rib injury put him on the shelf from mid-June until the end of August. In 125 2/3 innings, he had a 2.58 ERA with 165 strikeouts and a 1.07 WHIP. His 32.4% strikeout rate and 5.16 K/BB rate remained elite, even in his age-36 season. It can be hard to trust power pitchers into their late 30s, but his return in August showed no lingering effects of the rib injury or indicated a pitcher on the decline. Sale is worthy of SP1 consideration, and fantasy managers can reasonably expect him to throw around 160+ innings at age 37.
