I just don't think the Twins decision makers can be that stupid to rest him/DH only without some justification. There must be some injury(s) or ailments guiding the philosophy, or just flat out his past track record.
Twins are winning, in 1st place and backups/call-ups are proving worthy in the short term. Seems odd to be criticizing it right now. If Buxton can get fully healthy and demonstrate he is handling the workload, then by all means they should ramp up his time in the lineup playing CF.
If they were being forced to rely on the likes if Jake Cave to pick up the slack, I would reevaluate my opinion.
Good post.
Buck has changed his body to be as strong and resilient as possible and they play him much deeper than when he was younger. He simply may just have a propensity to getting “nicked up.”
I’m more worried about him playing regularly later on in the season and for the playoffs then at this point, If they feel this type of approach/management is best, so be it.
They were smart enough to realize while Jax doesn’t have starting quality stuff, it doesn’t work for a hitter’s second/third AB seeing it, it is good enough to make him a weapon as a reliever. I think we’ve seen that they get fat more right than they do wrong overall. Last year was an outlier IMO - they got roasted and rightfully s, but if you’re gonna roast, you have to praise as well, when earned.
If you give me a team that wins 3 division titles in four seasons with one clunker if a season in the middle, I’m happy with that.