I have heard it suggested that even standing for a long duration (or several short ones) puts Buxton's knee at risk. Chronically bad.
The only non-Central Division team in the AL with a worse record than the Twins are the A’s.
88 seems like a very remote possibility now. Even the SP line of 84.5 seems rather unlikely.
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It's unfortunate because he's so valuable in CF. And a full time DH really limits the lineup. It's easily worth it if it's a guy like Nelson Cruz, David Ortiz or Edgar Martinez of course, but not as much for a slightly above average hitter.Lots of good stuff from the Strib's baseball historian.
From the late George Frazier to Byron Buxton, Louie Varland and Edouard Julien, Reusse writes Twins
Twins topics covered by Patrick Reusse: Frazier's ignominious World Series record, whining about Buxton in center field, Julien's need for defensive improvement and the poor decision to send Varland to St. Paul.
I've only seen a copy of Rocco Baldelli's long explanation of the Byron Buxton predicament before Tuesday night's game at Target Field, but the Twins manager made it completely clear that the constant bleating from team followers and a share of the local media about the need for Buxton to return to center field should come to an end.
The fact that it should doesn't mean it will, since beating dead horses is a long tradition among us sports reporters and also fans — so, just know you're wasting your breath and typed comments on an issue Buxton's vulnerable skeleton and joints already have decided.
Buxton's chronic right knee problem — and other issues with that leg — means that when able to play (which has been a good share of the time in 2023), he will be the Twins' designated hitter.
And with 5 ½ more years remaining on a $100 million contract, and with zero possibility of moving him in a trade even if he would be willing to accept (the contract has a full no-trade clause), he will be filling that valuable spot in the lineup for the foreseeable future.
Good. We have that straight now, so you can stop whining.
You're not going to, of course, but you can.
Are you questioning the analytics geeks?
Stop Whining........WTFLots of good stuff from the Strib's baseball historian.
From the late George Frazier to Byron Buxton, Louie Varland and Edouard Julien, Reusse writes Twins
Twins topics covered by Patrick Reusse: Frazier's ignominious World Series record, whining about Buxton in center field, Julien's need for defensive improvement and the poor decision to send Varland to St. Paul.
I've only seen a copy of Rocco Baldelli's long explanation of the Byron Buxton predicament before Tuesday night's game at Target Field, but the Twins manager made it completely clear that the constant bleating from team followers and a share of the local media about the need for Buxton to return to center field should come to an end.
The fact that it should doesn't mean it will, since beating dead horses is a long tradition among us sports reporters and also fans — so, just know you're wasting your breath and typed comments on an issue Buxton's vulnerable skeleton and joints already have decided.
Buxton's chronic right knee problem — and other issues with that leg — means that when able to play (which has been a good share of the time in 2023), he will be the Twins' designated hitter.
And with 5 ½ more years remaining on a $100 million contract, and with zero possibility of moving him in a trade even if he would be willing to accept (the contract has a full no-trade clause), he will be filling that valuable spot in the lineup for the foreseeable future.
Good. We have that straight now, so you can stop whining.
You're not going to, of course, but you can.
I think the point is it isn't the Twins that are just refusing to play him in CF. He apparently physically can't.
Well, maybe I need to keep complaining.
I feel like there’s been several of those games that I’m thinking “this is where they turn it around” but it never amounts to anything. I thought that Correa walk off and sweep of Milwaukee was going to kick start them on a bit of a run but that didn’t happen.
Boston is in last place. That's how
No one does. Mind blowing.