On paper, an impending Buxton trade only seems logical. There are plenty of options in the market if the Twins want to spend top dollar on a free agent pitcher, especially this offseason with plenty of big-name starters hitting free agency. Teams like Minnesota rarely get a chance, or are unwilling to, to outbid them on the open market. The Twins were able to poach two top-five prospects from one of the most loaded farm systems in baseball in Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson.
The Twins also become a different team when Buxton is penciled in the lineup. Since the beginning of , the Twins have a record when Buxton plays and a record without him. With all of this in mind, the No. Buxton has shown plenty of flashes of great play throughout his career starting in , when he finished with 16 home runs and a 3. Injuries impacted his play over the next couple seasons, but last year he earned MVP votes again by playing stellar defense and hitting 13 home runs in at-bats.
One full year at. He is: Really Good. Absolutely worth the price of admission. Yes, injuries, but KK has been injured plenty as well. Who would you rather have as yr CF? Of course. So please, quit drinking the war kool aid. It is a subjective statistic that is quite misleading. Let the outrage begin. But I think you need to justify why Buxton is better for that line of criticism of the stat to really be justified. If you choose to ignore how those players got to those performance numbers and then try to project the future, while still ignoring the how….
Totally not what kirk or kevin said. You were rude for no reason. Its that there are other stats that are important and not one stat to decide everything. Considering that there is no one way to calculate it and various formulas are used it should not be the end all be all. If i go scout a high school player do i watch him or ask whats his war? Good try though, keep editing your post. I think this is an issue of you using WAR correctly.
Anyone who knows how to use WAR is going to look a players previous three seasons as having greater weight as well as other mitigations than looking at their total WAR. Great in-game skills too. This also allows him to hit the market again at the age of Twins dodged a bullet. This dude never going to put together a healthy productive season. Buxton should have jumped at that offer. Nobody else going to come close to that. Past IS a predictor of the future. Remind me how old Buxton is again?
Oh and at what age doe players begin to deteriorate? Similar injury risks? Buxton has averaged 65 games a year since he came up his age seasons. Donaldson has averaged since he broke out in , and he was 27 at that time.
He played games in between aaa and mlb. He played games in Donaldson may not be an equal injury risk overall but he certainly was when he signed and has been just as injured seemingly having to dh every other day. Buxton has taken a lot of years to mature as a player.
Sometimes that happens with guys. No one knows. The situation with Mr. Donaldson was coming off an excellent season in which he had games under his belt and was a free agent. So we have a case where a player who is less durable, far less of a track record and is not a free agent for more than a year. Heck, as I recall Buxton came up to the majors late because he was out for a season in the minors due to injury. Buxton is a never ending injury machine. Always hurt. Game predicated on speed and he is about to start losing that also.
And yes, he missed time in the minors every year also. Injuries crashing into walls. Injuries diving for the ball. Broken bones. Pulled hamstrings.
Just never ending. Someone will be stupid and pay him for his six week stretch earlier this year. Good luck with that. Donaldson can, in fact DH. That is part of his game. Also, he is a gold glove 3B and former MVP. That is what provides him his value. Yep, Donaldson tweaks a calf, he may miss a couple of games then need to DH while still producing his.
Buxton average for game season is. And he did that just once. Donaldson has played games, or more in a season 5 times during his 11 year career. Do you see the valuation, now? What do you all think is the best case scenario with Buxton in free agency? With his injury history and age, that seems a little unlikely to me. His injury history has made establishment of his market value difficult to define.
Buxton, for his part, did not appear uncomfortable when asked about the contract situation in a pregame interview with reporters. Buxton has been playing catch with teammates, wearing a soft protective sleeve on his hand, but not much beyond that. Whenever he returns, the disappointing Twins could look a lot different.
All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Video Library. Best Of. Station Info. MN News.
0コメント