Clay Buchholz is looking to extend his comeback from last season as a member of the BlueJays starting rotation. The right-hander posted a 2.01 ERA in 98.1 innings over 16 starts with the Diamondbacks in 2018. (ShiDavidi)
Though he finished last season on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right arm, he’s healthy now, the start to his season delayed only by his late signing and arrival in camp.
“I felt really good last year,” Buchholz said of reclaiming a big-league job. “It was a little different route than the one I envisioned taking. I swallowed a lot of pride to do the whole minor-league thing. After not doing it for eight, nine years, having to do bus rides and all that stuff was a little hard. I’m glad I did it. I learned from it.
Buchholz was in a similar boat, the power pitcher from his early Boston Red Sox days eroded by age and injury. Averaging 90 m.p.h. now with his sinker and four-seamer, down from 95 a decade ago, he now works with a cutter, curveball and changeup, too. Also, working in his favour is the determination he’s used to fight back from the injuries that have routinely sidetracked his career.“This is the only thing I’ve really done,” said Buchholz, whose only jobs outside of baseball were at a local school and as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant during his high school days. “I’m not going to quit. Anyone can go through struggles and just give up. That’s not how I’ve been moulded as a player growing up.
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