Chris Sale (35), winner of the National League Cy Young Award, may be able to win his second consecutive title. The U.S. is forecasting a path to blossom.안전놀이터
The U.S. statistics website "Fangraph" pointed out the expected performance of players in the 2025 season through "Steamer," a performance prediction system, on the 2nd (Korea time).
It's a sale that catches the eye.
Sale won the Triple Crown last year with 18 wins, 3 losses, 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts in 177 ⅔ innings in 29 games. He ranked No. 1 overall in the Major League in terms of multiple wins and ERA, while he ranked No. 1 in strikeouts in the National League. He became the star of the National League's triple crown for the first time in 13 years since Clayton Kershaw (L.A. Dodgers) in 2011.
And in the end-of-season vote, Sale received 26 first-place votes and four second-place votes, winning a total of 178 points, beating second-place Jack Wheeler (Philadelphia Phillies) with 130 points (4 first-place votes, 25 second-place votes, 1 fourth-place votes).
With the latest win, Sale has set a new record of winning her first Cy Young Award at the age of 35 years and 184 days. The oldest record to win a Cy Young Award is Early Win, who won the award in 1959 at 39 years and 266 days. Sale is among the fifth oldest.
Sale, who joined the Chicago White Sox as the 13th player in the first round of the Major League Rookie Draft in 2010, has been a full-fledged starting pitcher since 2012. After becoming a top starting pitcher with 17 wins in his first year as a starting pitcher, Sale was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox in December 2016. He also pitched well in Boston. He won double-digit wins every year and made a name for himself by showing off his strikeout machine. In 2017, he recorded 308 strikeouts, becoming the first player in his career to have 300 strikeouts. In 2018, he contributed to winning the World Series.
It was a sale like this, but it started to hurt a little bit. In August 2019, he suffered an elbow injury, but he underwent Tommy John Surgery to link tendons in his elbow in March 2020. He returned to the team in August 2021, but failed to find his old pitching capabilities. He only played 151 innings in four seasons.
A twist has come. He flew like wildfire in the 2024 season when he regained his health. He achieved the triple crown, which he failed to achieve even in his 20s, in his mid-30s and even had his first Cy Young Award.
Sale is expected to continue his upward trajectory this year. According to FanGraph, Sale is expected to record 14 wins, 8 losses and an earned run average of 3.07 in 186 ⅔ innings in 31 games during the 2025 season. He ranks first in multiple wins and fourth in strikeouts. His earned run average (ERA) is 13th.
If he maintains his health this year, he will be able to win the most wins for two consecutive years.