We never got a very clear explanation about the exact details of Buchholz's injury last year and we have no clue if he's still hurt or what the hell is causing his velocity to still be down.
He'll probably get shelled one more time and then we'll hear he needs major surgery...
That's great in theory. But in reality I think it's a lot like the stock market. The honest investment advisers tell you nobody can really time the market - nobody knows exactly where the high point and low point are. I don't think it's much different with a lot of ballplayers - predicting their future performance is a very inexact science.
There have been times when people wanted to trade Lester too. Then he carries us to a World Series, so in hindsight, trading him would have been sort of a bad idea, no?
We're arguing a pretty minor point here, but I ain't losing it LOL
I looked it up on MLB.com. He can't pitch until May 5. It's 10 games, not 10 days. May 5 is a Monday, so that's 11 days.
Here's my honest answer: I have no f***ing clue. He's an enigma. If he turns it around he's a top-notch pitcher at a reasonable cost for several more years. Will he? No clue.
Look it up, huh? You crack me up. Another poster gave you this link to the Forbes Business of Baseball annual report a couple of weeks ago. The Red Sox are #2 in gross revenue and #3 in franchise market value.
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlm45fdgdd/3-boston-red-sox-5/