It was foreseeable that the handling of Buxton in 2023 might not work. A ton of fans questioned the approach to Buxton in real time, from the very beginning when he didn’t play in live games in spring training, all the way through to activating him for Game 4 of the ALDS. The bottom line is if a player is hurt, he probably belongs on the injury list. That was the assumption of many people including me in 2023. Some people made an exception for Buxton despite evidence, because we have all seen how good he can be at times. Fair enough.