Byron Buxton Lands on IL as Caution Takes Priority for Minnesota Twins

It's a no brainer to be cautious with him.  If Bader is traded, I would hope that Emma is available to call up.

I still wonder if the the All Star Game Homerun Derby might have contributed to this.  The good news:  It doesn't sound serious.  I'm all for erring on the side of caution here.  Bader & Castro will play in today's game (Wednesday) and then be traded...somewhere. 

That leaves Kiersey for the time being as the guy in CF with a small possibility the Twins promote Emmanuel Rodriguez to play some OF for the time it takes Buxton to get back.  Who knows, maybe the Twins get back a CF ready to play some games who has more of a track record (translate that "better health) than E-Rod.  

"Long term future",,,

So, maybe for his 12th season (2026) we might finally see him get to 500 at bats in a season????

"Building around" Buxton is now officially insanity!!!  We can when that became the case, not if it is true.

Lord knows that he is an absolute treat to watch play in the field. That anyone can say with a straight face that he might be the best CF in Twins history (laughable IMO, but...) is a testament to just how exciting he is to watch when "on",

No one expected his production (hoping is not expecting) to be the best of his career for the simple fact that almost no one emerges as a legitimate star in thier 30s.  Or in thier 11th season. Especially when those previous 10 seasons were all cut short due to injuries 

Expecting a (first) full season in his 12th (or inevitably after next year his 13th) is foolish.  We all hope for it, but using him as a building block for the future is... professional malpractice. 

Insanity- repeatedly doing exactly the same thing and expecting different results. 

Absolutely, give Buck all the time he needs. Give Correa a break. Love to give Ryan a break but that won't happen.

please bring up someone that can play Rt field NOW also. Wallner is costing us runs out there..and his hitting should be replaced easily.. so sick of watching him flail away at the plate

47 minutes ago, Bodie said:

"Long term future",,,

So, maybe for his 12th season (2026) we might finally see him get to 500 at bats in a season????

"Building around" Buxton is now officially insanity!!!  We can when that became the case, not if it is true.

Lord knows that he is an absolute treat to watch play in the field. That anyone can say with a straight face that he might be the best CF in Twins history (laughable IMO, but...) is a testament to just how exciting he is to watch when "on",

No one expected his production (hoping is not expecting) to be the best of his career for the simple fact that almost no one emerges as a legitimate star in thier 30s.  Or in thier 11th season. Especially when those previous 10 seasons were all cut short due to injuries 

Expecting a (first) full season in his 12th (or inevitably after next year his 13th) is foolish.  We all hope for it, but using him as a building block for the future is... professional malpractice. 

 

Buxton is having a very good season, but it's been surrounded by so many mediocre short ones, he's not a player to build around anymore.  Unfortunately he has a full no trade clause and he's the least likely guy to consider waiving it otherwise i would deal him in a heartbeat for the right package of return players, while he's hot.

Has been so enjoyable watching Buxton this year.  He gives 100% on everything he does.  That is perhaps the main reason for most of his injuries over the years.  Let's hope this isn't serious and he is back out in center field next Wednesday.

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

How tf do you inflame your rib cage?

Up there with bilateral leg weakness.

Oh well…let the tanking begin!!

17 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Good thing they played with a short bench! No one could have seen this coming with the history of this FO.....

😂And then the legacy media Twins beat writers (and I use the term lightly) highlight the fact that the move is RETROACTIVE like it’s some brilliant idea, and completely ignore the 2,3,4,5 games played with a short bench.

Damn, I am having the BIGGEST case of Déjà vu ever right now.  I keeping having flashbacks to this time when some guy name Ron Gardenhire used to run the team in the mid 2000s.  And he for sure had his core of “Gardy’s Boys” on the team that could do no wrong and constantly got second and third and forth chances that some of them never deserved.  But I digress. 

Anyway, I always remember that the weirdest phenomenon would happen right around mid to late July.  Gardy’s boys would all of the sudden come up lame with some random injury that was never too serious but was just enough to either require a quick stay on the DL which would carry over the trade deadline or an injury that was just enough to make them a tough sell for a contending team to take a chance on.  So year after year Gardy’s boys always made it past the trade deadline safe and secure.  And yes I am talking about Hunter, Punto, Dougie Baseball, Kubel, Koskie, Radke, Bartlett – etc etc etc.

So it’s kind of weird that in his one and only season where he has any trade value Buxton has a random injury that is not all that serios, but is just enough to get him over the trade deadline.  Now before you scream it at me I already know that BUXTON HAS A NO TRADE CLAUSE and he just said over the All Star Game that he IS A TWIN FOR LIFE.  Yea, yea, yea.  But if a team that is always in contention every year came in with some unbelievable deal and Buxton could have the chance to play for a winner and not a team just starting on a 3 year rebuild do we all really believe that he wouldn’t at least consider the opportunity?  A guy who has only won one playoff series in his career and could be 34-35 by the next time the Twins are competitive??? 

But now, with this injury, this is all academic and a moot point.  But… the parallels are pretty coincidental, you must give me that. 

It's possible this is part of the excuse they'll use for keeper Bader, if they do.  My feeling is they would like to sign Bader for another 2-3 years, but the $$$ won't allow that.  It's an no-win situation, really, but it's understandable, given the likely return.  It might be best to package a couple of the guys to get something slightly better than a lottery ticket.

LOL........ If he is important enough for the future and this season is lost, then give him a few extra days off. Ummm ..... Why play him at all the rest of the season then? Aren't you risking the future if you bring him back at any point in a lost season? Seriously, this is so insane that it isn't funny. You can rest him until the cows come home and he'll still end up with an injury. At least consider who the heck you're talking about here. There is NO amount of rest that will keep Buck healthy.