Braves extend Chris Sale on $27 million deal for 2027
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Braves' Chris Sale receives $57M contract update after Spring Training start as retirement looms originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos already won once by gambling on Chris Sale. The left-hander avoided the arm problems that plagued him in Boston while delivering two excellent seasons in a row for the Braves. Now Anthopoulos is doubling down on Sale.
The former Red Sox pitcher earns the highest AAV in Braves history at $27 million, surpassing Josh Donaldson's one-year, $23 million deal in 2019.
The Atlanta Braves ace has gotten a look at an up-and-coming prospect, and he was impressed with a certain way he went about his work