Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
Chris Sale would disagree.

fyi...Sale was 14-2 on after July 2nd start last year. Then he went 3-8 to finish 17-10.
In his 15 starts after July 2nd, Sale had 4 bad starts, including one with 8 ER in 5 IP. He also had these lines in the other 10 games...

ND 8 IP 0 ER 1H 3BB
Win 8IP 0ER 3H 3BB
Win 9IP 2ER 7H 1BB
ND 8IP 2ER 6H 0BB
Loss 8IP 2 ER 6H 1BB
Loss 8IP 2 ER 8H 1BB
ND 8IP 2 ER 8H 4BB
Loss 9IP 3 ER 5H 0BB
Loss 6 IP 2 ER 6H 3BB
Win 7IP 3ER 8H 0BB

He was 4th in MLB in SP'er 2nd half WAR.
5th xFIP at 3.56 (among starters with 90+ IP in the second half)
7th in WHIP at 1.03
11th in ERA- at 77 (among starters with 90+ IP)