Boston have claimed that Buchholz is untouchable. Why shouldn't he be? He's a potential ace who's dominating AAA AND he's a cost-effective starter for 5+ years. Now since prospects are baseball's most valuable commodity, getting a team to give up their best prospect will require giving up a top prospect. Same risk, same upside, same cost-effectiveness. A true apple for an apple.

I think the BoSox will move him to fill their biggest longstanding need - a young power bat & future star for the infield. As evidenced by the Texeria and A-Ros dealings of the past few years, the BoSox are not sold on the idea of bidding against a determined Yankees team. The draft will take a while, so trade makes the most sense.

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