Future Hall of Famer?: Making a case for ill Braves pitcher Chris Sale
Atlanta starter remains unbeaten through two starts this season.
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Few baseball elitists would liken Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale to Los Angeles Dodgers icon Sandy Koufax. Yet. A 16-year veteran, Sale has mostly proved dominant.
Koufax remains legendary. But look at the two left-handers' career statistics . They remain similar.
So much so, Sale should be considered a future first- or second-year ballot Hall of Famer. Chris Sale producing Sandy Koufax-like stats Appearing in his 314th MLB game despite being slowed by illness, Sale (2-0) yielded one run on one hit over six innings Wednesday, propelling the Braves to a 5-1 win over the Athletics at Truist Park. "He was sick as a dog," Braves manager Walt Weiss said, as reported by ESPN .