So I just completed a draft where somebody said that Buchholz just got the 5th starer spot in Boston today. Is there any truth to this? I've searched a few places and everything seems to be pointing to him headed to the minors. He's been lights out in ST, so I'd like to scoop him up if he's gonna be in the majors off the bat.
i'm a diehard red sox fan and unless Penny gets hurt all indications show Bucholz will be in AAA to start the year. they would much rather have masterson cause he can go to the pen.
Bucholz will be the first to slide in as the 5th starter, but for now hes got Penny ahead of him and when Smoltz is ready he will be above him too
Fantasy-wise, Buccholz should not even be on your radar...unless Boston endures a rash of injuries or he gets traded. Which he very well might. The Red Sox want/need to obtain a long-term option at catcher because Varitek has lost bat speed quicker than Lindsay Lohan lost her cleavage after Mean Girls.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Brad Penny will close out the Red Sox’ spring in Florida Thursday with a fair amount riding on what would normally be a fairly mundane spring training start.
Penny is likely to throw roughly 80 pitches Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, who also train in Fort Myers. It is the final test to determine whether Penny has fully recovered from the shoulder weakness that has plagued him for the past year. If he looks good, he will start in his first rotation turn, April 12. If he doesn’t, Clay Buchholz will get the April 12 start in his place.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Brad Penny will close out the Red Sox’ spring in Florida Thursday with a fair amount riding on what would normally be a fairly mundane spring training start.
Penny is likely to throw roughly 80 pitches Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, who also train in Fort Myers. It is the final test to determine whether Penny has fully recovered from the shoulder weakness that has plagued him for the past year. If he looks good, he will start in his first rotation turn, April 12. If he doesn’t, Clay Buchholz will get the April 12 start in his place.
My guess would be that Penny is given the 5th spot in the rotation to start the season and Clay goes down to AAA. He'll be back up before long because the combination of Wakefield, Penny and Smoltz has a lot of age and question marks. Someone is going to get hurt or not pan out and Clay will get the call.
Oh, and FWIW, I have to believe that there's really little chance that he gets traded to comment on a previous post.
Yeah, Clay is someone to keep on your radar screen. What you saw from him last year was an aberration. He's had a great spring except for his last start and will start the year in Pawtucket. But definitely keep tabs on him as if there's an injury he will be recalled and will make some starts in Boston this year. Even just for matchup purposes he would be a pretty good start. I think he'll be just fine tuning a few things in Pawtucket for now, waiting his turn with the Red Sox.
Rockfan616 wrote:Yeah, Clay is someone to keep on your radar screen. What you saw from him last year was an aberration. He's had a great spring except for his last start and will start the year in Pawtucket. But definitely keep tabs on him as if there's an injury he will be recalled and will make some starts in Boston this year. Even just for matchup purposes he would be a pretty good start. I think he'll be just fine tuning a few things in Pawtucket for now, waiting his turn with the Red Sox.
He's worth a bench spot in leagues with deeper benches
Rockfan616 wrote:Yeah, Clay is someone to keep on your radar screen. What you saw from him last year was an aberration. He's had a great spring except for his last start and will start the year in Pawtucket. But definitely keep tabs on him as if there's an injury he will be recalled and will make some starts in Boston this year. Even just for matchup purposes he would be a pretty good start. I think he'll be just fine tuning a few things in Pawtucket for now, waiting his turn with the Red Sox.
He's worth a bench spot in leagues with deeper benches
I agree with that, I did that with David Price in one of my leagues as well that had a deep bench. Clay will be up sometime this season,it's just a question of when.
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