Clay Buchholz was once the gem of the Red Sox farm system, and he seemed to cement his status as the greatest pitching prospect ever omg omg omg omg after he pitched a no-hitter in September 2007. Well since then he's remained a prospect, only his value has depreciated more than like the fuckin' US dollar or some shit (get it? It's a political joke which is topical which is why it's funny. It's bigger than a normal hat). All the while Jon Lester was busy establishing himself as a top-5 big game pitcher and arguably the best young lefty in the game, so no one really gave a shit about Clay because we had Jon and so it didn't really matter. Well maybe that time out of the spotlight (and living in Maine!!!!!) did Clay some good, because dude has been absolutely KILLING it this spring. Yesterday he pitched 6 innings, giving up 1 unearned run on 3 hits, and he's given up just 1 earned run over 19 2/3 innings all spring. Let's hope he can keep it up and actually contribute to an already stacked Sox rotation when the games actually count.
id been meaning to post about this, well done
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