Who's playing shortstop for Red Sox in 2010?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to be pigeonholed into certain shortstops. Drew will be coveted, but not needed. If Boston made Clay Buchholz available, a deal could quickly be struck. However, I think that the only way Boston would...
Blog | September 29, 2009Is Lester Boston's new ace?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...1 of the American League Division Series. Beckett would start Game 2, to be followed by Clay Buchholz in Game 3. The Red Sox have yet to make that declaration publicly, of course, since...
Blog | September 25, 2009Who's running the show in Toronto?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the Boston offer," said a National League scout this week. "The Red Sox offered Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Felix Doubront and Nick Hagadone. "The same Toronto scout...
Blog | September 14, 2009Will Dice-K make difference?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the Sox. A league average starter would do wonders for the beleagured pitching staff. Beckett-Lester-Wakefield-Buchholz-VINTAGE Dice through September? Quite the setup. Texas should be shaking in their boots. Hey, that does...
Blog | September 10, 2009Our kingdom for a Halladay
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...greatest ongoing saga: 1:57pm: Yahoo's Gordon Edes reports that the Red Sox offered Clay Buchholz, Michael Bowden and Ryan Westmoreland to the Blue Jays for Halladay. In my opinion, that is...
Blog | July 28, 2009Do Phillies need Halladay (or Lee)?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to start with a major-league ready starting pitcher such as the Red Sox's Clay Buchholz or Braves' Tommy Hanson. The Phillies have such a pitcher -- left-hander J.A. Happ...
Blog | July 21, 2009Do the Red Sox need a LOOGY?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...in the American League, will open the second half of the season tomorrow night in Toronto. Clay Buchholz will get the start. Behind him, manager Terry Francona will begin the most critical games of...
Blog | July 20, 2009Time for Mets' Niese to get his shot
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the Red Sox did so using Brad Penny and John Smoltz, but also Justin Masterson and Clay Buchholz, the results were far different. So, when John Maine returns, a rotation of Johan Santana/Perez...
Blog | July 20, 2009Sox looking to dump Lugo?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...are trying "desperately" to move Julio Lugo now that Jed Lowrie, Mike Lowell and Clay Buchholz are about to return to the active roster. The Red Sox won't have room...
Blog | July 16, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...bull; A useful reminder from Bleacher Report's Dean Hybl: Jonathan Sanchez, Anibal Sanchez, and Clay Buchholz all have thrown no-hitters; neither Tom Glavine nor Roger Clemens nor Greg Maddux ever did...
Blog | July 13, 2009Worrying about Papelbon
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the American League. So, what's there to worry about? Julio Lugo? Dice-K? Young Clay Buchholz's fragile psyche? No, no, and once again, no. Instead, NESN.com's Michael...
Blog | July 09, 2009Boston's SP depth looking good
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s probably not quite the time to panic. And of course there's still Clay Buchholz. Wednesday night in Pawtucket, John Smoltz -- in his "final tune-up" before joining the...
Blog | June 20, 2009Boston's tale of nine SP
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Penny's the one with some real trade value. Oh, and dare I again mention Clay Buchholz, who's one of only three Triple-A starters with an ERA below 2 ... and...
Blog | June 12, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Tomase, they still don't seem to know. And Tomase doesn't even mention Clay Buchholz, who -- with Tommy Hanson now up -- is pitching as well as anyone in Triple-A. &bull...
Blog | June 08, 2009John Smoltz: No. 7 starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Penny's the first to go. But should Smoltz be the first to come? Monday, Clay Buchholz very nearly threw a perfect game in the International League. In 25 career Triple-A starts...
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