PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Byron Buxton's under-the-radar arrival

Minnesota Twins

Byron Buxton (OF, MIN) has put up solid, if unspectacular numbers this season as we pass the halfway point of May. His current slash line of .282/.338/.519 with three home runs and eight steals through 131 at bats from the bottom part of the order can’t match his eye-popping .306/.353/.539 line with 12 home runs and 15 steals over 232 at bats in late 2017 that had the touts imagining the possibilities. But given his lengthy injury history, just staying in the lineup and off the injured list feels like a win. He remains one of the best defensive center fielders in all of baseball, starting 39 of Minnesota’s 44 games there, with Max Kepler (OF, MIN) starting the other five. Other than those two, only Eddie Rosario (OF,...

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