Clay Buchholz - Scouting Report

Scouting Report

Buchholz throws a four-seam fastball (90–94 mph), a two-seam fastball (89–93), a cutter (87–91), a curveball (75–79), and a straight changeup (78–81). In 2012, he also debuted an occasional slider (78–81) and has thrown a handful of splitters to left-handed hitters. His most commonly thrown pitch when ahead in the count is his 11–5 curveball. His repertoire does not vary greatly between left-handers and right-handers. Buchholz has never compiled large strikeout totals, but his changeup does have a high whiff rate of 45%.