Baseball Beginnings on Chris Sale, No. #13, (Chicago White Sox)

By Jen Marder
June 7, 2010

Today the Chicago White Sox selected Chris Sale in the first round (#13 overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Sale from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.

Watch Chris Sale Video
Read Chris Sale Scouting Report
Read Chris Sale Q&A

Scouting Video: Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast (2010 Draft)

By John Klima
March 11, 2010

Left-hander Chris Sale’s frame is long, loose and lean and offers the potential that there is more power to come in his arm. That is one reason why I like Sale, because I think he has more projection that you typically find in college starting pitchers considered for the first round. Most times, guys who are proclaimed “polished,” are anything but. In this case, Sale is more like a fresh and loose arm who is going to be adding polish to power as a pro. That is a very desirable combination from a scouting perspective.

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Scouting Report: Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast (2010 Draft)

By John Klima
February 6, 2010

Chris Sale showed up in the Cape Cod League last summer committed to prove that he had matured into a professional prospect. We’ll have a Q&A with him this spring, but for now, here’s a look at who might be the first college left-hander off the 2010 draft board.

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