I would like to freely admit that I have no idea why people are so optimistic that Clay Buchholz is going to be a reliable #2 behind Price.
I would like to see the Sox add a true, at least somewhat reliable #2 behind Price. We have the 1A, but if we get the 1B then I think we're truly in a position to vie for a pennant. Clay has never been the top-of-the-rotation guy we've wanted him to be in Boston, relying on him to more or less be that (or at least close to that) now makes no sense to me. At this point he feels like a high ceiling #3 more than a reliable #2. We're one more predictable Clay injury/meltdown away from having to rely on Porcello against a pitcher the caliber of Zimmermann, Kazmir, Santana, Pineda, or Darvish...likely twice in a long series.
Fernandez is exactly the kind of guy I would love to see behind Price. Young, cost controlled, low mileage, 1.01 WHIP, 3.95/1 K/BB. If we can get him without giving up Mookie, X, or Moncada, why wouldn't we? He's proven and he's a stud. If he can be had without giving up core pieces, pull the trigger.