Chris Sale on extension: ‘I flat out told them I want to be here'

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Chris Sale won't hit free agency next offseason. The Boston Red Sox ensured that he would be with the team for the foreseeable future by inking him to a five-year extension worth $145 million.

After signing the extension, Sale opened up about the process of agreeing to the deal and explained that there were few issues in getting him to return.

I flat out told them, ‘I want to be here.’ They flat out told me they want me to be here. It was very transparent.

It makes sense that Sale wanted to stay in Boston. He spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox. They were never able to qualify for the postseason with Sale on the roster.

In Boston, Sale has made the postseason in each of his first two seasons and has already won a World Series title while finding tremendous success on the mound. He has logged a 29-12 record with a 2.59 ERA in the regular season with the Red Sox. He also recorded the final out of the 2019 World Series.

Sale still seems hungry for success and credited the Red Sox' attitude as one of the reasons that he wanted to return, per Jason Mastrodonato of The Boston Herald.

We’re never going to be satisfied with anything. We’re all going to keep pushing and trying to gain ground and especially from established guys you don’t see that very often, you know. That’s a special thing to have and a very special trait to have and I think going forward I like where we’re at.

With Sale's extension taken care of, the Red Sox and Dave Dombrowski can shift gears and focus on some of the other impending free agents on their squad. However, the team likely won't negotiate after Opening Day, so it seems unlikely that any other deals will get done this offseason.

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