Nick Cafardo: Hard to believe Buchholz trade last trick up Dombrowski’s sleeve

We haven’t known Dave Dombrowski very long here in Boston. But I’m going to assume one thing: He must know he needs another offensive piece to make this Red Sox team really, really strong.He said in his conference call with the media Tuesday that he didn’t make the Clay Buchholz deal with Philadelphia for second baseman Josh Tobias to give him flexibility to make another move while staying under the luxury tax. But really, what’s left to do on this team other than replace David Ortiz and that monster production that has now left the Red Sox’ offense?So we wade through the comments and go by Dombrowski’s history of making big moves. Of course, the Red Sox traded Buchholz because he was scheduled to make $13.5 million this season. That’s a lot of money for a guy who was projected as the seventh starter. So he’s off to Philadelphia to begin his new life as a National League pitcher, which should be good for him.As for the 24-year-old Tobias, yes, he is not rated among the top 30 Phillies prospects, according to rankings from Baseball America and MLB.com. We love Baseball America, but a very strong recommendation came from Ruben Amaro Jr., who was the Phillies’ general manager when they drafted Tobias in the 10th round in 2015 out of the University of Florida.I asked Amaro whom he resembled as a player and he said Bill Madlock and Terry Pendleton. Those were two very good players and hitters.

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