BOSTON -- Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington announced Monday that pitcher Clay Buchholz will undergo surgery on his right knee Tuesday. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Peter Asnis and Buchholz is expected to have a normal offseason.
"It's a meniscus repair," Cherington said. "This is something that he's had some off-and-on symptoms for some time now. Not something that prevents him from pitching, but we just want to use the offseason to take care of this. It's a relatively routine procedure. Pretty quick recovery, shouldn't affect his offseason."
Cherington said that the ailment is something Buchholz has dealt with over the course of at least this season.
"It's not something that's there all the time; it's symptoms that kind of come and go," Cherington said. "And so we just felt like given where we are on the calendar -- it's a fairly quick recovery -- just knock it out and then he should have a normal offseason."
Buchholz endured a difficult season on the mound, going 8-11 with a 5.34 ERA in 28 starts. However, Cherington maintained that the meniscus issue had no impact on Buchholz's performance.
"It was not a debilitating issue," Cherington said. "It was something that he managed. I think he would tell you that it did not affect him. We're just trying to be proactive so that it doesn't turn into something bigger."