Red Sox exercise Clay Buchholz’s $13 million option for 2016
The cycle of speculation, frustration, and excitement around Clay Buchholz will continue in Boston.
The Red Sox will exercise the starter’s 2016 option worth $13 million, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Tuesday.
After getting diagnosed with a strained flexor tendon muscle near the elbow in July, the starter spent time on the disabled list for the sixth straight season. However, the righty passed his exit physical and is healthy entering the 2015 offseason. He started 18 games in 2015, the same number he’s averaged per season on his career. In his last 11 outings, the 31-year-old allowed 17 earned runs in 75.2 innings for a 2.02 ERA.
Buchholz’s contract has a $13.5 million option for 2017, or the Red Sox can pay a $500,000 buyout. There are reportedly a number of teams interested in trading for Buchholz, and the Sox may shop the two-time All Star.
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