Byron Buxton News Archive
News -- April 2024 (61)
- 4/25 Twins Daily: Injuries Have Created Major Cracks in the Twins Defense: In 2023, the Minnesota Twins finished ninth in Major League Baseball in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), despite Byron Buxton never...
- 4/25 RotoWire: Heating up at plateBuxton went 3-for-4 with a double and a game-tying home run in the ninth inning in Tuesday's win over the White Sox....
- 4/25 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 6, White Sox 3: Willi Whacks Twins to Victory: Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (92 pitches, 60 strikes, 19 whiffs) Home Runs: Willi Castro (2) Top...
- 4/24 Zone Coverage: How Much Has Injury Luck Factored Into Minnesota’s Slow Start?: The Minnesota Twins’ ownership group called 2016 a total system failure, which became an infamous phrase. While this season...
- 4/24 Just Baseball: The Twins Need More Than Just Health From Byron Buxton: The Minnesota Twins have gotten off to a rather disappointing start this season. That is thanks in large part to the sheer number...
- 4/24 Box-Toppers: Braves’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, April 23; Mariners’ Gilbert rises to 2nd in rankings: Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to...
- 4/24 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 6, White Sox 5: Minnesota Resolve Walks it Off: Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (76 pitches, 45 strikes, 5 whiffs) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (2),...
- 4/23 Twins Daily: Twins Let the Dogs out at First-Ever Bark in the Park Day at Target Field: At the series opener against the Chicago White Sox, a parade of furry Twins fans donning Twins bandanas, collars, baseball caps,...
- 4/23 Zone Coverage: It’s Now Or Never For the Twins: The start of the 2024 season for the Minnesota Twins has gone poorly, to say the least. Their lineup is among the bottom three...
- 4/22 Twins Daily: The Front Office's Investments in Veteran Depth Are Not Paying Off: It was striking to everyone – including him – that the Twins decided to tender a contract to Kyle Farmer this year, making him...
- 4/22 Twins Daily: Did Edouard Julien Sell Out Too Much for Power?: The Twins had multiple reasons for trading Jorge Polanco. They needed to clear payroll somewhere, and his contract had positive...
- 4/22 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks 4/22/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks 4/22/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks 4/22/24. In today’s MLB DFS slate, targeting top offensive stacks...
- 4/22 Twins Daily: Tigers 6, Twins 1: Varland Rocked, Offense Remains Dormant in Loss: Following a nervous win to end a five-game slide on Saturday, the Twins turned to their most nervous pitcher, Louie Varland,...
- 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Lewis, Duran, Kepler: Twins fans received a positive update regarding injured third baseman Royce Lewis today with The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman...
- 4/21 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 4,Tigers 3: By the Hair of Their Chin: Box ScoreSP: Bailey Ober 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (82 pitches 57 strikes, 14 whiffs) Home Runs: N/A Top 3 WPA: Bailey...
- 4/20 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/20/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/20/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/20/24. When building your DFS lineups,...
- 4/20 Twins Daily: Twins 4, Tigers 5: A Cold, Sloppy Team Loses a Cold, Sloppy Game: Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Run(s): Trevor Larnach (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Caleb Thielbar (-.327), Joe...
- 4/19 Twins Daily: The Twins' Playoff Odds Have Taken a Significant Hit: It should have never been a shock that the Twins were going to dial back payroll this offseason. Derek Falvey said as much almost...
- 4/18 Twins Daily: Is It Time for the Twins to Shuffle the Coaching Staff?: When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were hired to lead Minnesota’s front office instead of Terry Ryan, they were handed a holdover...
- 4/18 Zone Coverage: How Can the Twins Rediscover Their Positive Vibes From Last Year?: The vibes were immaculate at Target Field last fall. The Minnesota Twins had won a playoff game and a playoff series and had taken...
- 4/17 Twins Daily: Orioles 4, Twins 2: Sweeping Away the Misery: Box Score Starting Pitcher: Pablo López 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (87 pitches, 55 strikes, 13 whiffs) Home Runs: None Bottom...
- 4/17 Twins Daily: Orioles 11, Twins 3: Chris Paddack Pretty Much Nails Louie Varland Impression: Box Score Starting Pitcher: Chris Paddack 5.1 IP, 12 H, 9 ER, 9 ER, 1 BB 2 K (89 pitches, 58 strikes, 6 whiffs) Home Runs:...
- 4/17 Fantasy Six Pack: 2024 Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Stock Up/Stock Down: We are starting to get a sense of players that are going to live up to their draft price and those that aren't. Let's discuss...
- 4/16 Twins Daily: Edouard Julien is Proving Himself a Worthy Replacement for Jorge Polanco: Jorge Polanco again battled durability issues in 2023, missing significant time due to ankle, knee, and hamstring injuries,...
- 4/16 Twins Daily: Twins 4, Orioles 7: Birds' Bats Buzz Against Varland: Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louie Varland: 5.0 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (94 pitches, 66 strikes (70.2%) Home Runs: José Miranda...
- 4/15 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Preview Early Slate 4/15/24: MLB DFS Preview Early Slate 4/15/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Preview Early Slate 4/15/24 article. Today’s MLB DFS early slate...
- 4/15 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/15/24: MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/15/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Stacks Early Slate 4/15/24 article. Stacking can be a powerful...
- 4/15 Zone Coverage: Can Austin Martin Become the New Nick Gordon?: When the Minnesota Twins traded Austin Martin a few years ago, they believed he would be a star. The fifth overall pick in the...
- 4/15 Just Baseball: Twins Split Bumpy Series in Detroit: DETROIT – The Twins came into Detroit having dropped four of their last five games. With a 4-6 record, they needed to get...
- 4/15 Twins Daily: Byron Buxton Needs to Catch Up to the Fastball: Hitting fastballs is a primary ingredient to success for most hitters, and that's certainly true for Byron Buxton. When he's...
- 4/15 Twins Daily: TIgers 4, Twins 3: Bailey Ober Good, Bullpen and Defense Let Twins Down Late: The Twins entered Sunday's game in a strange spot. They have pitched pretty well thus far this season, but their top players...
- 4/13 RotoBaller.com: Byron Buxton Sitting In First Game Of Doubleheader: Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton will be getting some rest during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the...
- 4/13 Twins Daily: Twins 2, Tigers 8: Sloppy and Lethargic in Detroit: Box Score Pablo López: 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Pablo López (-.180), Austin Martin (-.085),...
- 4/12 Zone Coverage: Austin Martin Gives Minnesota’s Lineup Something It Was Missing: On Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow tied a career-high with 14 strikeouts on 88 pitches against the Minnesota Twins. Five Twins batters...
- 4/12 Twins Daily: Center Field is the Most Important Position to the Twins' Past, Present, and Future: The Twins have a center field lineage that stretches throughout most of the team’s history in Minnesota. Some of the biggest...
- 4/11 Twins Daily: A Need for Speed: 4 Twins Players Sprint Speed Tied to Offensive Improvement: The Twins roster isn’t built like the teams deemed the "piranhas," back in the Metrodome era. Those clubs had role players who...
- 4/10 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 3, Dodgers 2: Tacos for Julien, All Clear for Okert: Box Score SP: Chris Paddack 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (86 pitches 55 strikes 10 whiffs) Home Runs: Edouard Julien...
- 4/10 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Hitters Early Slate 4/10/24: MLB DFS Top Hitters Early Slate 4/10/24 Welcome to our MLB DFS Top Hitters Early Slate 4/10/24 article. Let’s dive into...
- 4/10 Zone Coverage: Carlos Correa Finally Feels Like A Franchise Cornerstone: It was a major surprise when the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa in the middle of the night in March 2022. Correa was a superstar...
- 4/10 Twins Daily: What the Twins Have Lost in Max Kepler, Carlos Santana Can't Replace: Since he hit his stride in the middle of 2023, it has been up to Max Kepler to deliver a certain element of opportunism and...
- 4/10 Twins Daily: In One Play, Byron Buxton Made an Announcement: I’m Back. Really.: A year ago during spring training, the talk of Twins camp was Byron Buxton building up to something. He didn’t participate in...
- 4/10 Twins Daily: Dodgers 6, Twins 3: Too Little, Too Late: Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louie Varland 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (97 pitches, 63 strikes, 7 whiffs)Home Runs: Ryan...
- 4/9 Zone Coverage: Are Minnesota’s RISP Issues Misunderstanding the Game Plan Or Lack Of Execution?: Joe Ryan might be the only player in the Minnesota Twins dugout who’s upset when the Twins are giving up home runs. “I don’t want...
- 4/9 TeamRiseOrFall.com: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 4/9/24: MLB DFS Top Pitchers 4/9/24 Welcome to today’s edition of the top MLB DFS pitchers, where we dive deep into the slate to...
- 4/9 Twins Daily: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Numbers on Twins' Early-Season Strikeout Trouble: There’s no question about it: the Twins lineup is striking out more often than anybody (except their opponents) would like....
- 4/9 Twins Daily: In the Age of Declining DH Performance, Twins Have Bucked the Trend: Major League Baseball universalized the designated hitter rule in 2022, and some franchises have struggled to find players to...
- 4/9 Twins Daily: Dodgers 4, Twins 2: Resurgent Ober and Buxton's Heroics Not Enough Against Dodgers: Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (68 Pitches, 43 Strikes, 63.2%) Home Runs: Manuel Margot...
- 4/8 Twins Daily: ROSTER MOVES: Daniel Duarte Placed on IL, José Miranda Recalled from St. Paul: The Twins have placed another pitcher on the injured list, as Daniel Duarte is now on the shelf for at least 15 days with a...
- 4/8 Sox On 35th: 12 progressively hotter White Sox takes: The post 12 progressively hotter White Sox takes appeared first on Sox On 35th. With baseball season underway, Nik Gaur shares...
- 4/8 Twins Daily: The 3 Most Problematic Developments From Twins' First Week: After a spring training in which we got to see a healthy Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, and Royce Lewis, one-third of that trio...
- 4/7 Zone Coverage: Austin Martin Developed His Versatility Playing With Royce Lewis As A Teenager: Royce Lewis and Austin Martin met as 14-year-olds playing for a Team USA 15U team in Mazatlan, Mexico. Lewis is from Southern...
- 4/6 Twins Daily: Things Could Be Worse: Reviewing the 2016 Twins Terrible Start: Expectations were high for the Twins entering the 2024 season, with most projections making them the clear favorite in the AL...
- 4/6 Zone Coverage: Who Should the Twins Have Leading Off?: With a 3-3 record and the season approximately 3.7% complete, it’s hardly time to start panicking about the Minnesota Twins’ streaky...
- 4/6 Baseball Reference: Gold Glove Winners who Played Center Field(Minimum 1 Game) The post Gold Glove Winners who Played Center Field appeared first on Baseball Reference Blog. ...
- 4/5 Twins Daily: Guardians 4, Twins 2: Twins Strike Out (Often!) in Home Opener: Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez - 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (95 pitches, 60 strikes (63.1%), 12 whiffs) Home Runs:...
- 4/5 Twins Daily: Guardians 5, Twins 2: Twins Strike Out (Often!) in Home Opener: Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez - 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (95 pitches, 60 strikes (63.1%), 12 whiffs) Home Runs:...
- 4/4 Zone Coverage: Do the Twins Already Have To Address Their Starting Pitching Depth?: A week ago, there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the Minnesota Twins. Royce Lewis, Byron Buxton, and Carlos Correa...
- 4/3 Zone Coverage: Can Austin Martin Have An Edouard Julien Moment?: One of the most intriguing storylines for the Minnesota Twins in 2024 was the number of prospects who could make their big-league...
- 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: The Twins idled their way through much of the offseason as the front office navigated payroll limitations before eventually making...
- 4/1 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Series Win and a Serious Loss: Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 3/28 through Sun, 3/31 *** Record Last Week: 2-1 (Overall: 2-1) Run Differential Last Week: -4 (Overall:...
- 4/1 Twins Daily: Royals 11, Twins 0: Ober Struggles as Twins Fall Flat in Pursuit of Sweep: Following a pair of wins in which the Twins were held in check by Royals starting pitchers, only to rally against the underbelly...
News -- March 2024 (58)