​Did the Boston Red Sox give up on Chris Sale too soon?Based on Sale’s surprising comments before Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, they might have.According to Sale, he entered the 2023-24 offseason on a mission. Coming off five straight injury-marred seasons and heading into the final year of his massive contract with the Red Sox, he wanted to make it up to them and return to ace form.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”I just felt like I owed it to Boston. I need to give them everything I have, because I really felt guilty for those years of not being able to show up and not play. And that weighed on me heavy,” Sale told David Ortiz on the Geico All-Star Game pregame show. “So after the ’23 season, I was like, I’m gonna train like I’m 23 years old again.”Sale said he attacked that offseason with a vengeance in terms of lifting and throwing. However, Boston’s new chief baseball officer at the time, Craig Breslow, traded him to the Atlanta Braves for Vaughn Grissom in December 2023.Do you have a take to get off your chest? Do you want to engage in a growing Red Sox community? Comment on our content alongside staff and fans alike!AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe move immediately backfired and has been a colossal disaster for the Red Sox. Sale had a massive 2024 for the Braves, winning the NL Cy Young in his first season with them. In three seasons with Atlanta, he’s made three All-Star teams.If Boston had been just a little more patient with Sale, perhaps he’d still be there and things would be different. However, Sale has no hard feelings about how things turned out.“I don’t know if they’ll love me forever, but I’ll always love them,” Sale said.More MLB: Ken Rosenthal Doubles Down On Bold Red Sox Trade Deadline Prediction