DR HQ: Arm problems for two key southpaws

Sale’s MRI on his Left Elbow Comes Back Clean
Chris Sale (LHP, CHW)
is the White Sox closest thing to a golden arm right now. His college career was as a starter but the pale hose moved him to relief and on the fast track to the closer’s role in 2011. Sale has always wanted to be a starter, something the White Sox promised him he would be in 2012. However, a sore elbow surfaced at the end of April as his pitch count increased. An MRI was finally done and it was reported on Friday that there were no signs of a tear of his ulnar collateral ligament. While Sale’s owners want and may feel a sense of security that his elbow/forearm is sound, that may not be the case.

First, he has an unorthodox pitching motion that several baseball...

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