Buxton's Season Over, Placed on 60-day Injured List

This is one of those times that I remind myself that the Twins weren't supposed to contend this year, that to some degree we're playing with house money, and the window really opens in the next couple years.

Needless to say, it's not a great balm.

That sucks.  Cave and Kepler still unavailable too.   Run for cover, I guess.

Looks like a getaway lineup for game one of the Nats series.

He's an example of how WAR can overvalue given extreme/questionable defensive data. His bWAR is within 0.5 of Cruz right now. No. Nevertheless, he COULD be special with relatively modest, but consistent improvement in his offensive game...and he showed real signs of moving in that direction this year.

But, for 2020 and beyond, the Twins need to be coming up with 3 legitimate major-league outfielders not named Buxton. Does that mean you part ways? Not necessarily. Does it mean you're forced to show more patience/commitment with Rosario than you would otherwise? Maybe. But one way or the other, as a FO, you wouldn't be doing your job if you simply assumed he'd be your every-day center fielder moving forward. 

So the Twins have 3 outfielders out right now (Cave, Buxton, and Kepler) and they choose to bring in an infielder? 

Kinda miss Jaylin Davis right about now.

Byron Buxton is perilously close to becoming a "could have been". Echoes of John Castino are getting louder.

Any chance we can revisit that trade with the Mets for Thor?

Lovely fielder, developing hitter, may or may not ever pan out....such a shame for the Twins who are having a special season.

This is one of those times that I remind myself that the Twins weren't supposed to contend this year, that to some degree we're playing with house money, and the window really opens in the next couple years.

 

Needless to say, it's not a great balm.

Don't bet on it my friend. You have to take the chance when you are hot. I am not saying this team won't be successful again, but this is a special year with this offense. 

These injuries, and starting pitching problems are a real bummer. 

Woof, reading TD was supposed to take my mind of the crappy day I'm having at work....oh well, back to these stacks of paper with impressive looking fonts and charts....

I would love to see some data on what percent of players go from being injury prone youngsters to ever playing more than a fluke full season.

The real numbers on Buxton for me are as follows:

46

92

140

28

87

Those would be the number of games he's played each season with the Twins.  We can throw away the first one since he was called in June that season, but the last two are like big red flags.  To call to question his style of play and inability to stay on the field because he keeps crashing into things (walls mostly) is no longer anything that can be called "negativity"

I wholeheartedly disagree with anyone who feels "he has to play this way".  No he does not have to play the field like he has and YES he needs to absolutely modify his game.  Just as Eddie Rosario needs to learn how to take more professional at bats, Buxton needs to learn how to keep himself on the field.  I think there was a tendency here to act as if he were more than human.  He isn't.  He is made of the same things we all are and this idea that he needs to change nothing because he is so awesome really makes no sense to me.  None.  He provides no value to us now and it is the by-product of him (once again) crashing into a wall.

what’s the first thing to do after you buy a sports car? buy a sports car repair shop.

That stinking last game in Miami really was a turd for this team.

I am hoping for an agressive move. I would like to see a potential offensive difference maker called up to see if he can be like a 20 year Miguel Cabrera with the Marlins.

Hopefully he comes back better than ever!

This is one of those times that I remind myself that the Twins weren't supposed to contend this year, that to some degree we're playing with house money, and the window really opens in the next couple years.

 

Needless to say, it's not a great balm.

Depends who you ask and when. Most thought our window was opening last year. then last year happened. But this year with the contracts coming od the books was pointed to for years as the year. Our rotation for next year is starting to look like the AAAA carousel of old... If you wanted to bet that next year's team will win more games than this year's team, I'd take the under for pretty hard.