I think people are overreacting a bit about the Buxton comment for the reasons you listed but let's be honest, it's also worth a laugh. A healthy Buxton, should that ever happen, is potentially an 8 WAR player. The 2019 Buxton that seems to hurt himself every fourth day (thankfully, not badly) is basically on par with Syndergaard for the season. Oh, and the Twins control Buxton for one more season than the Mets do Syndergaard. Never mind that the Twins need Buxton because they're in the middle of a divisional race. Of course a Buxton request will get laughed out of the room.