A lot of sports shows are bantering around Clay Buchholz's name as trade bait. One report had Hanley Ramirez coming back to the Red Sox from the Marlins in exchange for Buccholz & possibly Ellsbury. Is that a good deal?
Where young pitching is such a scarce commodity I would hold onto Buchholz. The kid did pitch a no-hitter in 2007, so you know his stuff can be electric. During last year Farrell & Co. changed Clay's delivery mechanics. Any coach will tell you that it takes about 3,000 repetitions done correctly to build muscle memory before a change becomes habit & a player doesn't have to think about it. Buchholz did pitch well in the Arizona Fall League to get his total innings up for the year.
Hanley Ramirez would add more offensive pop to the line-up. But Hanley did not blossom as expected in his first stint with the Sox. What's to say it would be different this time?
Let Youk, Pedroia, Bay, Ortiz , Drew & Lowell do the heavy lifting when it comes to offense. Ellsbury & Lowrie can contribute as they figure things out in the big league. That should be enough offense to get into the playoffs where it's all about pitching.
I'm for holding onto Buccholz.
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