Byron Buxton Is Back, and the Twins Badly Need His Glove in Center

Watched Darryl Strawberry throw a ball out of Jack Murphy Stadium in the late '80's out frustration, both with his performance and the jeering from the fans. Of course we fans dialed back our jeers and taunts and showered him with compassion...

Glad to have Buxton's glove back, hopefully his bat picks up where it was before he got hurt (.304/.360/.522 (.882) over his last 14 games).

Without a doubt, we miss Buxton's elite glove making difficult catches at CF look easy. With injuries to Buxton, Correa & Lewis; Castro has been stretched very thin & the stress of playing the Yanks has probably done him in. Castro has been playing admirably until then. Inexperience has at times become apparent even with Martin's athleticism making good plays. Shawn Keirsey should have been called up to help out. IMO we have pretty good CF depth but Buxton is the best & we need him in CF.

3 hours ago, mnfireman said:

Glad to have Buxton's glove back, hopefully his bat picks up where it was before he got hurt (.304/.360/.522 (.882) over his last 14 games).

Yo fireman, how were you able to look up that time frame?

His glove will be a huge help. I think the Twins hitting philosophy is horrible for Buck. He’s always had a longish swing that doesn’t make him quick to the hitting zone and then they are telling him essentially to guess and swing out of your shoes. Hence the pull heavy swings that make him vulnerable to many pitch locations. I would have him lower his hands and let the ball travel a little. A double to right center is an ok thing. He’s my favorite player so I hope he figures it out. 

He did not look like his normal self tonight. A couple balls that I think he normally catches fell in. Err on the side of caution perhaps?

We all hope Buxton can get it together. The physical skills such as speed, strength, and reactions seem decent but the fielding is more tentative and Buck's swings are not good at this time. It is still May and thus plenty of games to play, but something needs to be corrected or refined. The current model isn't very promising. I sure hope Byron can make the mechanical changes needed for him to find some success.

1 hour ago, tony&rodney said:

We all hope Buxton can get it together. The physical skills such as speed, strength, and reactions seem decent but the fielding is more tentative and Buck's swings are not good at this time. It is still May and thus plenty of games to play, but something needs to be corrected or refined. The current model isn't very promising. I sure hope Byron can make the mechanical changes needed for him to find some success.

Not to disagree, but I think his hit to rf in his last AB was one of his best swings all year. He's been pretty much dead pull all year so far. Maybe it's a positive sign. I hope

Well it's obvious the season was just saved by Buxton gracing us with his presence.  Yes he's an excellent center fielder but is just an average hitter at tge plate.  We all want him to be healthy and do well but we are relegated to wondering when his next trip to the IL will occur.  

18 hours ago, DocBauer said:

3} Even without manipulating the 40 man, if Margot is just gone, there's a spot for Keirsey to be brought up. Is he ready? Can he be a viable ML starter? Can he be at least a viable, quality reserve/part-timer? Well, we don't know until he gets a shot. But he adds speed and defense to the team in a big way. He's got some power. He finally learned how to hit in 2022 when things finally started to "click" for him. He really couldn't be any worse, or less productive than Margot has been. It's time to see if we've got something in the late bloomer....or not.

Keirsey could be just as bad at the plate as Margot but would be a better defender. I'm okay with making him the CF when Buxton is injured (instead of calling up Martin) but there's not a good reason to keep him on the roster when Buxton is available.