http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html Analyzing the Boston Red Sox since 2003 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:22:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html/comment-page-1#comment-41216 Gerry Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:40:18 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket/#comment-41216 Agree that he deserves his chance ASAP, but it sounds like this has been a period of truly getting it together. He has needed this rude awakening to face himself and to gain maturity. His stuff may be great, but he was just a kid at that no-no, and hadn't learned the lessons of the battle hardened. Because he is "keeping it zipped" and doing his job, his attitude, confidence and command just keep improving game to game. He will be awesome when he gets back to Fenway. Will there be room? Daisuke is struggling and could be on the DL this week. Wake has been fantastic, but usually runs into fatigue issues around ASB. Beckett, Lester and Penny have improved steadily since mid-May, (despite Lester's poor 5th inning today) and shown why they have been Aces and All-Stars. J. Smoltz could win every game, wind up in the Pen or, God forbid, get re-injured. With Papi coming around, I don't see wisdom in trading Penny unless absolutely necessary, at the trade deadline. The very idea of trading Clay Buchholz makes me nervous. He is the real deal, and much farther along than the college kid for whom Lucifer Boras is trying to extort $50MM from the Nats. Buchholz will be in Red Sox uni this year, one way or another. Agree that he deserves his chance ASAP, but it sounds like this has been a period of truly getting it together. He has needed this rude awakening to face himself and to gain maturity. His stuff may be great, but he was just a kid at that no-no, and hadn’t learned the lessons of the battle hardened. Because he is “keeping it zipped” and doing his job, his attitude, confidence and command just keep improving game to game. He will be awesome when he gets back to Fenway. Will there be room?
Daisuke is struggling and could be on the DL this week. Wake has been fantastic, but usually runs into fatigue issues around ASB. Beckett, Lester and Penny have improved steadily since mid-May, (despite Lester’s poor 5th inning today) and shown why they have been Aces and All-Stars. J. Smoltz could win every game, wind up in the Pen or, God forbid, get re-injured.
With Papi coming around, I don’t see wisdom in trading Penny unless absolutely necessary, at the trade deadline. The very idea of trading Clay Buchholz makes me nervous. He is the real deal, and much farther along than the college kid for whom Lucifer Boras is trying to extort $50MM from the Nats. Buchholz will be in Red Sox uni this year, one way or another.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html/comment-page-1#comment-41215 M.A.G. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:05:29 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket/#comment-41215 Clay Buchholz deserve his chance now. He has nothing to prove in the minors. Boston has to choose: give him his chance, trading Penny or trade Buchholz for another big player. Clay Buchholz deserve his chance now. He has nothing to prove in the minors. Boston has to choose: give him his chance, trading Penny or trade Buchholz for another big player.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html/comment-page-1#comment-41214 Anonymous Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:29:42 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket/#comment-41214 Clay can't come up and fail again. Not only would it shatter his confidence but his trade value would plummet. He'll stay in AAA all year, go into spring training next year ready to compete for a starting position, and we'll see him in Boston in 2010. Clay can’t come up and fail again. Not only would it shatter his confidence but his trade value would plummet. He’ll stay in AAA all year, go into spring training next year ready to compete for a starting position, and we’ll see him in Boston in 2010.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html/comment-page-1#comment-41213 flapjack21 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:28:01 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket/#comment-41213 Clay can't come up and fail again. Not only would it shatter his confidence but his trade value would plummet. He'll stay in AAA all year, go into spring training next year ready to compete for a starting position, and we'll see him in Boston in 2010. Clay can’t come up and fail again. Not only would it shatter his confidence but his trade value would plummet. He’ll stay in AAA all year, go into spring training next year ready to compete for a starting position, and we’ll see him in Boston in 2010.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket.html/comment-page-1#comment-41212 Peter Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:19:20 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/06/14/clay-buchholz-in-control-in-pawtucket/#comment-41212 Great article. I have a small nitpick though. This sentence "And he also has a combined total of fewer hits (40) and walks (15) than innings pitched (67)." is a little redundant because you just got through saying Buchholz has a WHIP of 0.82. By definition, that means that his (H + BB)/IP is less than 1. Other than that, I liked it. Can't wait to see Clay face some ML hitters again. Great article. I have a small nitpick though. This sentence
“And he also has a combined total of fewer hits (40) and walks (15) than innings pitched (67).”
is a little redundant because you just got through saying Buchholz has a WHIP of 0.82. By definition, that means that his (H + BB)/IP is less than 1.
Other than that, I liked it. Can’t wait to see Clay face some ML hitters again.

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