Very well could be if he keeps this type of performance up. With that said, there is nobody ( I don't give a crap what people say) and I mean NOBODY that would have predicted this steep of a decline for Sale. Maybe he was overdue for a bad season, or just aging so his fastball isn't what it once was.... But nobody would have though his ERA would be nearly 5.00. A bad season for Sale is like 3.75 or something..... We gave him a ridiculous amount of money but I for one thought Sale would always be a guy we can count on.... I wouldn't have predicted this type of season in a million years and nobody would have either regardless what they tell you.
If someone produced a comment last year saying "I see Sale having a very bad season" I will stand corrected, but until then we all thought he was our Ace for a long time.... and hopefully he still is. And we can chalk this up to a bad season.