Look, I love Pedro as much as the next guy and I'm sure I'd listen to him all day every day, but first he says that Buch has to get to the video room to understand himself the best and then he has to get to the video room to look at other pitchers and their mechanics but then it's not really about mechanics, it's about being able to focus for every pitch. . . .
And I'm sure if Pedro were able to keep going, he'd talk about being in top shape and giving 110% and tuning out all the distractions and probably fifteen other things.
If I were Buch, the Pitch FX data that tells me that release point isn't consistent is probably more helpful than what Pedro suggested.
Clay Buchholz has been at times one of the top starting pitchers in the AL. He has in the past shown to have exactly that mental fortitude and toughness that you apparently think is beyond him. Also, while he's certainly not a top starting pitcher this year, I find it impossible to understand how you can say with complete certainty that he hasn't been trying out different mechanics in response to some of his past injuries or that he still is bothered by physical reasons that prevent him from finding the feel on his pitches. And maybe, just maybe, there is something in his life that is preventing him from finding the complete focus (like Damon's divorce). Or, perhaps he just can't spin the ball like he used to.
Whatever the reason, I hope Clay figures it out and I'm not going to harp on him "becoming mentally tougher" until we really have more information than we do know, which may never happen.
