10-Day IL
Injury Knee
Est. Return 10/7/2023
2023 Stats
AVG
.207
HR
17
RBI
42
R
49
SB
9
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
When Buxton is on the field, he's one of the best players in baseball. Alas, he hasn't played more than 100 games since 2017. Buxton hit a career-high 28 home runs in just 92 games (and his second best 382 PA) with a .832 OPS and was the starting center fielder for the AL All Star team. Buxton hurt his knee in Minnesota's 7th game of the season which caused severe tendinitis. He avoided the injured list for the injury but the Twins rested him frequently with a pattern of playing in center field, DH and then a day off every three games. He then suffered a hip strain Aug. 23 which landed him on the injured list and he was shut down for the season once the Twins fell out of the playoff race. He had offseason surgery on the knee and is expected to be ready for spring training. Buxton can strike out too frequently (30.4% last season) but has elite power and bat speed. He ranked 11th in MLB in Barrel rate and 7th in average Exit Velocity (both per Baseball Savant). Buxton may be the fastest player in MLB, which results in supreme efficiency on the base paths, but the Twins limit his opportunities for both strategy (the Twins were last in SB attempts) and health concerns. Buxton has 40-30 potential if he has a full healthy season, but Minnesota's strategy of frequently resting him last year could cap his fantasy upside if that becomes the norm. Read Past Outlooks

Not on Minnesota's wild-card roster
Buxton (knee) has been left off the Twins' AL Wild Card Series roster, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Things were trending in this direction, as Buxton was not present for the Twins' workout Monday. He hasn't played with the big club since early August while dealing with a hamstring injury and more recently an aggravation of his knee issue. Buxton could potentially be added to the Twins' roster should they advance to the ALDS, although the former wouldn't seem to be a given.
Things were trending in this direction, as Buxton was not present for the Twins' workout Monday. He hasn't played with the big club since early August while dealing with a hamstring injury and more recently an aggravation of his knee issue. Buxton could potentially be added to the Twins' roster should they advance to the ALDS, although the former wouldn't seem to be a given.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+22%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .854 | 290 | 18 | 30 | .253 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .839 | 693 | 46 | 95 | .235 | ||||
2023vs Left | .627 | 90 | 3 | 9 | .179 | ||||
2023vs Right | .768 | 257 | 14 | 33 | .217 | ||||
2022vs Left | .917 | 114 | 10 | 15 | .252 | ||||
2022vs Right | .796 | 268 | 18 | 36 | .211 | ||||
2021vs Left | .997 | 86 | 5 | 6 | .325 | ||||
2021vs Right | 1.009 | 168 | 14 | 26 | .297 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+1%
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+17%
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Since 2021Home | .848 | 520 | 38 | 72 | .236 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .838 | 463 | 26 | 53 | .245 | ||||
2023Home | .786 | 179 | 14 | 29 | .216 | ||||
2023Away | .669 | 168 | 3 | 13 | .197 | ||||
2022Home | .865 | 203 | 15 | 27 | .228 | ||||
2022Away | .796 | 179 | 13 | 24 | .219 | ||||
2021Home | .904 | 138 | 9 | 16 | .274 | ||||
2021Away | 1.118 | 116 | 10 | 16 | .342 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Byron Buxton compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.32BB Rate
10.1%K Rate
31.4%BABIP
.253ISO
.230AVG
.207OBP
.294SLG
.438OPS
.731wOBA
.317Exit Velocity
91.5 mphHard Hit Rate
33.7%Barrels/PA
8.4%Expected BA
.214Expected SLG
.430Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/secGround Ball %
31.7%Line Drive %
14.1%Fly Ball %
54.3%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Buxton is living up to his early promise to become a super star at the plate adding to his already elite defense when he's on the field. Of course, staying on the field continues to be a chronic issue as he's played over 100 games just once in his career. Buxton hit .306 with 16 home runs, a .647 SLG and a 1.005 OPS last season with a 4.5 bWAR - the highest bWAR in baseball history for a player who appeared in 70 games or less. Buxton played just 61 games as he missed six weeks with a strained hamstring and then two months after breaking a bone in his hand after getting hit by a pitch. Buxton can strike out too frequently (24.4% last season) but is developing elite power and bat speed. He ranked third in MLB in Barrel rate (at his playing time levels) and was in the 96th percentile for Max Exit Velocity (both per Baseball Savant). Buxton may be the fastest player in MLB, which results in supreme efficiency on the basepaths. He's got 40-30 potential, but needs to stay healthy. With a new 7-year, $100 million contract, he'll get every opportunity to put it all together in Minnesota.
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Not at Twins' workout Monday
Buxton (knee) did not participate during the Twins' on-field workout Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Moves workouts to Minneapolis
Buxton (knee) will work out with the Twins this week with the minor-league season over as Minnesota evaluates him for a possible addition to the postseason roster, MLB.com reports. He went 1-for-8 during two games at Triple-A St. Paul last weekend.
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Set for second rehab game
Buxton (knee) went 1-for-4 during a rehab game Thursday for Triple-A St. Paul and will play again Saturday after a scheduled off day Friday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Resuming assignment Thursday
Buxton (knee) will resume playing in rehab games with Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Hopeful of rehab games soon
Buxton (knee) remains hopeful of resuming a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul soon, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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