It Is Too Soon For The Red Sox to Give Up Clay Buchholz

It wasn’t too long ago that Clay Buchholz was the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. A bonafide future ace in the making with a repertoire matched only by Joba Chamberlain. Plus a changeup, curveball, and a serviceable fastball. A no-hitter in September against the Orioles gave Red Sox fans a glimpse into the bright and Cy Young-filled future. The sky was the limit for Buchholz. Then it all came crashing down, abruptly and suddenly. No longer was Buchholz destined for greatness as a 24-year old weapon for the Boston Red Sox. Clay was destined for the minor leagues after posting a 6.75 ERA in 76 atrocious innings with the big club. The man deemed untouchable in the Johan Santana talks would now have to pick up the scraps of his career in the Eastern League, while the man deemed tradable for Santana is winning game after game for the Red Sox—Jon Lester. How the tides have turned. If you polled a group of Sox fans on a street corner somewhere in Boston and asked them the ... (link)