According to a tweet from David Waldstein [1] from the New York Times, the Blue Jays asked for Clay Buchholz as compensation if the Red Sox were going to hire away John Farrell to become their manager. FoxSports.com originally reported [2] that the Red Sox had identified Farrell as a potential candidate for their managerial opening, but, as Ken Rosenthal wrote, "never considered it likely the Jays would engage in serious discussions about Farrell, and the conversations failed to progress."
The Red Sox are still currently considering three candidates -- Bobby Valentine, Gene Lamont and Torey Lovullo -- for their open manager job.
For more Red Sox news, go to the team page at weei.com/redsox [3].
Links:
[1] https://twitter.com/#!/DavidWaldstein/status/139129291010088960
[2] http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/red_sox_tried_to_get_blue_jays_to_reconsider_on_farrell/8262616?new_post=true
[3] http://weei.com/redsox
[4] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/red-sox