Scott Merkin
Sale taking steps to reach elite starting level:
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news...s_cws&c_id=cws
"It's nice to get that first year out of the way, but I learned so much going through it: who I am and how my body reacts," Sale told MLB.com during a phone interview from his Florida home. As for throwing, he started last November, but was encouraged by pitching coach Don Cooper to wait until January for this coming season after surpassing his previous career high by 56 innings.