Chat with Jerry Crasnick

...sure to be around a while. The Sox are also loaded with promising young talent. Pitcher Clay Buchholz and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury are prime Rookie of the Year candidates, and Baseball America ranks...

Chat with Rob Neyer

...of two hot young American League pitchers, both of them rookies last season: Joba Chamberlain vs. Clay Buchholz. Today we turn our attention to the National League, where we begin with a short list...

Chat with Jerry Crasnick

...Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols. Today, it's all about the future, with Joba Chamberlain vs. Clay Buchholz in a matchup of American League Rookie of the Year candidates. From a purely entertainment standpoint...

Chat with Bill Simmons

...held by ESPN.com MLB Insider Rob Neyer. Neyer's record was as unexpected as a Clay Buchholz no-hitter as his normal 60-minute chat back in March kept going and going and...

Only big names unaffected by economic climate

In Saturday's New York Times, a report that the Yankees opened the bidding on CC Sabathia at $140 million was juxtaposed with a story that in Austin, ...

Will Varitek be behind the plate in '09?

The healthy returns of Mike Lowell and David Ortiz would go a long way toward improving the middle of the Red Sox lineup.

Future still bright for Hughes, Buchholz

...middle-of-the-rotation starter is not bad at all. • With Theo Epstein in attendance, Clay Buchholz struggled in his final AFL outing, giving up five hits and four walks as he failed...

Stealing a victory from Father Time

If you can't go back to the baseball field that birthed your best memories, then at least take a piece of it home.

Valentine on Seattle's list of managerial candidates

...command in his most recent start in the Arizona Fall League. The question about Hughes and Clay Buchholz, moving forward, is whether they can continue to make strides once they resume pitching in major...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2008

...Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 04: Starter Clay Buchholz #61 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch against the Kansas City Royals on August...

Hanson, Matusz emerging

...he looks like he'll eventually be a No. 2 starter in the big leagues. • Clay Buchholz continues to look outstanding, allowing just three baserunners over eight innings thus far, with seven strikeouts...

BALTIMORE - AUGUST 20: Clay Buchholz #61 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Baltimore Orioles August 20, 2008 at Camden...

Scherzer, Hughes gear up for next year at AFL

...do we take him ahead of pitchers such as Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Brandon Morrow, Clay Buchholz or other young pitchers seeking to establish themselves as big league starters? "He's not an...

Poreda, Buchholz and more from Arizona

...break early enough for a big-league hitter to pick them up. • Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz worked three strong innings Friday, amping it up to 93-96 with good command for the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2008

July 29, 2008; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz (61) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park...