PLAYING TIME: Buchholz, Lewis on their way back

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Buchholz pronounces himself fit

Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz (RHP, BOS) has pronounced himself fit to rejoin the Boston rotation. He is expected to get his first start next Saturday, July 14. This has been a year of reckoning of sorts for Buchholz, who, when healthy, has heretofore been able to post stats that outpace his skill level, most notably in 2010, when he was 17-7 with a 2.33 ERA, despite a 4.15 xERA.

This season, the pendulum has swung in the other direction, with Buchholz's ERA, at 5.53, more than a full run higher than his xERA (4.38). Nonetheless, given that we are still waiting for Buchholz to hit the magic 2.0 Cmd level, he isn't likely to save the day for too many fantasy teams, even if his luck...

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