This story comes from Boston Globe reporter Nick Cafardo, who suggests the Kansas City Royals are interested in acquiring the worse than struggling Boston Red Sox starter, despite his $13 million contract for 2016 and a $13 million team option in 2017. Cafardo speculates that the KC Royals will insist on the Red Sox picking up a lot of that remaining money.
If the Kansas CIty Royals really are thinking about trading for Clay Buchholz, it seems more like a move to bolster the starting rotation next season. The 31-year-old Buchholz has been horrible in 2016, with a 3-9, 6.