Red Sox select Clay Buchholz with 42nd pick in the 2005 MLB Draft
Clay Buchholz was seen as someone who could have gone much earlier in the draft but slipped several spots after getting caught up in legal trouble. Nonetheless, the Red Sox took a chance on the tall lanky standout out of Angelina College.
His numbers in college were remarkable, a 12-1 record in 15 appearances adding a 1.05 ERA and 129 strike outs. He worked his way through the system and eventually got the call.
On September 1st 2007, in just his 2nd career MLB start, Buchholz no hit the Tampa Bay Rays. He walked three and struck out nine effortlessly on his way to making history. The final batter, Nick Markakis, went down looking on an absolutely beautiful curve ball.
Buchholz went on to play 10 seasons in Boston compiling a 81-61 record with a 3.96 ERA with 899 K’s in 1167 2/3 innings pitched. Buchholz was a two-time All Star and won the World Series with the Sox in 2013.
After all this, did the Red Sox make the right move in letting Pedro walk?