One Fan’s Opinion: Byron Buxton Contract: Bust or Boom

[Mark G]

Just an aside, but 10% of the payroll would assume by '23 JP will approve a 150M payroll into the future.  Quite the assumption.  I am just hoping for another signing or two before the payroll gets too high and he pulls back; it may or may not be his only big splash.  

[TheLeviathan]

1 hour ago, Wax off said:

His ceiling is intact. He's probably best player in the world when healthy. His injury history is why he cost 100m and not 300m. I'd rather have Buxton, his injury history and contract than any of those comparable 300m guys.

10% isn't that bad when you look around the league and see lots of teams deal with that or worse every year.

Totally with you on the first paragraph.  I'm 100% excited about the deal because the upside for a payoff is so tantalizing.  

It is true that there are worse deals, but with the way the Twins operate 10% is sizable.  As with the Mauer deal, it becomes a lame excuse for the organization.  I hope that doesn't become the case.