On Friday, Clay Buchholz, the only man in America with two consecutive h’s in his name walked around the Red Sox clubhouse in Toronto and shook hands with some of his closest teammates. He had joined the Sox for one start, and no matter that he had proved he belonged with them, it was time to return to the minor leagues. “Hopefully I’ll see you soon,’’Buchholz told them.
“I didn’t think it was going to be this soon,’’Buchholz said yesterday, moments after he walked back in the Red Sox clubhouse, a duffel bag slung over his shoulder.
Buchholz unexpectedly had been summoned from Triple A Pawtucket. His presence, a luxury days earlier, had become a requirement. Buchholz will replace Tim Wakefield, surprisingly placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, and will make his second major league start of the season tonight.
This is one of the very best prospects in baseball. With just a cup of coffee in MLB, he already has a no-hitter on his resume. If for some reason he is available in your league, (perhaps you couldn’t get him because he was not on a MLB roster) it won’t be for long. Get him now. – Josh Bolan
Josh Bolan is a retired AP baseball reporter and now works as a freelance writer in Fresno California. Josh has been contributing to baseball publications as a writer since 1996.
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