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Age: 25
Born:
August 14, 1984
Nedarland, TX
Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
2005, 1st round
How
Acquired: Draft
College: Angelina Junior College
High
School: Lumberton HS (TX)
Links
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Scouting Report:
Buchholz has a low-to-mid 90s four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball with
decent movement, a slider, a hard 12-to-6 curveball, and a change-up. In
2006, Buchholz actually let loose towards the end of the season, when his
fastball was sitting around 96 mph. However, over the course of the
season his fastball typically sits around 91-94 and tops out at about 97
mph. His plus change-up is generally a straight change that sits around
78-82 mph; he also throws a circle change. His curveball, the best
in the organization, sits between 76-81 mph with a knee-buckling bite.
On any given night, Buchholz's curve or change can be unhittable, and he
tends to rely on whichever one is on as his out pitch throughout the game.
His slider, while average to above average, is a bit behind his other
secondary pitches and sits in the low to mid 80s. Mixes in all of
his pitches phenomenally. Good demeanor on the mound. Pitches well
under pressure, pitching coaches have said he has ice water running
through his veins. Nice pick-off move. He has struggled with
consistency early in his big-league career, but otherwise has ace makeup. Might
need to add and maintain some weight to endure a full major league season.
In 2008, Buchholz had some major struggles with command and
confidence, leading to lackluster results. |
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Career Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
cg |
sh |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
k/bb |
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2005 |
Angelina CC |
NJCAA |
Coll |
--- |
20 |
12 |
1 |
0.923 |
1.05 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
85.2 |
44 |
19 |
10 |
--- |
29 |
129 |
4.45 |
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2005 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A |
Bos |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
2.61 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.1 |
34 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
45 |
5.00 |
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2006 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
21 |
9 |
4 |
0.692 |
2.62 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
103.0 |
78 |
34 |
30 |
10 |
29 |
117 |
4.03 |
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2006 |
Wilmington |
Car |
A |
Bos |
21 |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.0 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
5.75 |
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2007 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
22 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
1.77 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
86.2 |
55 |
18 |
17 |
4 |
22 |
116 |
5.27 |
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2007 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
3.96 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.2 |
32 |
21 |
17 |
5 |
13 |
55 |
4.23 |
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2007 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
22 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
1.59 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22.2 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
2.20 |
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2008 |
Portland |
EL |
AA |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.80 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
18.00 |
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2008 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
23 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
2.47 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.2 |
36 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
17 |
43 |
2.53 |
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2008 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
2 |
9 |
0.182 |
6.75 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
76.0 |
93 |
63 |
57 |
11 |
41 |
72 |
1.76 |
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2008 |
Scottsdale |
AFL |
Fall |
Bos |
24 |
1 |
2 |
0.667 |
3.86 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.0 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
17 |
1.89 |
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2009 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
25 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
2.36 |
17 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
99.0 |
67 |
30 |
26 |
7 |
30 |
89 |
2.97 |
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2009 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
25 |
7 |
4 |
0.636 |
4.21 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
92.0 |
91 |
44 |
43 |
13 |
36 |
68 |
1.89 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: Buck-holtz
First Pro Contract: June 23, 2005 by Jim Robinson
Signing Bonus: $800,000
MiLB Debut: June 25, 2005 (Lowell)
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A
MLFA Eligible: N/A |
Added to 40-man: August 17, 2007
MLB Debut: August 17, 2007 (Boston)
MLB Service Time (through 2009): 1 year, 61 days
Options Remaining: 1 (2009, 2008)
MLB Contract (2009): $413,500
Trade Restrictions: None |
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Awards
2005 East Conference (JuCo) Player of the Year
Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 21 - 27, 2006)
Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Month (August 2006)
2006 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year
Red Sox Minor League
Pitcher of the Month (May 2007)
2007 Futures Game All Star
2007 Eastern League All Star
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (June 25 - July 1, 2007)
2007 Sea Dogs Pitcher of the Year
American League Player of the Week (Sep. 26 - Aug. 2, 2007)
2007 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year
International League Pitcher of the Week (April 27 - May 3, 2009)
International League Pitcher of the Week (May 25-31, 2009)
Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
2009 International League All Star |
SoxProspects.com Awards
2006 SoxProspects.com All-Star - RHSP
2006 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
2007 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - RHSP
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (April 29 - May 5, 2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (May
20-26,
2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (May 2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (May
27 - June 2,
2007)
SoxProspects Pitcher of the Week (June
24-30, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August
5-11, 2007)
2007 SoxProspects.com All Star - RHSP
2007 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August
25-31, 2008)
2009 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All Star - SP
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April 27 - May 3, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May 4-10, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May
11-17, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May
25-31, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
2009 SoxProspects.com All Star - SP |
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