Chris Sale had just two starts this season, but the impact of yet another freak injury that will keep him out for the rest of the year has reverberated throughout the markets.
The Red Sox’s already-fickle odds to make the playoffs have gotten far worse.
Boston had roughly 50/50 odds to make the playoffs around the All-Star break, when the team was 48-45 and two games out of a Wild Card spot.
Since then, the Red Sox have gone 6-11 and effectively punted at the trade deadline, giving away catcher Christian Vasquez and not improving at any position.