Clay Buchholz

ate and in the clubhouse than behind it, Varitek has caught no-hitters from Hideo Nomo, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz and, now, Jon Lester's. He's the first catcher in major league history to catch four no-hitters, and that's no coincidence.

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unlike the past two seasons, he is expected to be a vital cog in the rotation.

While Boston views Clay Buchholz as having great upside, they are still not counting on him to be more than a fifth starter during the course of the season and will most likely be sharing starts with Curt Schilling and Bartolo Colon if and when either of them make it back to the Big League rotation. Lester, on the other hand, is going to be counted to provide them with quality innings when he is on the mound, especially after Boston’s reluctance to include him in any significant package for Johan Santana. If Lester falters and fails to develop into the Andy Petitte-type the Boston views him as, they will be sorry they didn’t do more to acquire Santana.

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Dustin Pedroia winning the Rookie of the Year and Jonathan Papelbon definitively closing out games. Clay Buchholz pitched a no hitter in his second major league start, Jacoby Ellsbury stepped in when he was needed and became a vital part of the offense, and Jon Lester got the win in the World Series clincher. All are expected to be key contributors to the team this season. However, this influx of talent from the minors has not left this cupboard bare as Boston’s farm system still ranks in Baseball America’s top 5. Here are some of the next big prospects to keep an eye on in camp this spring and follow their progress this summer.

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It is all but certain that Clay Buchholz will be the fifth starter, but when? The indications before Schilling went down was that Buchholz would begin the year in Pawtucket so the Red Sox could more closely monitor his innings and would be eased into the rotation later. Now that Schilling is gone will they put Buchholz in the rotation from the start, or will they still hold him out and go with some one like Julian Tavarez or Kyle Snyder as the fifth starter for now?

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