Byron Buxton's Talent vs. Injury Concerns Overview

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00:00Well, Byron Buxton for Minnesota, a player that has tremendous talent, but, you know, can seemingly never stay healthy.

00:06We're kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.

00:07It's like, that's the way I like to put it when it comes to Minnesota, whether it be him, whether it be Royce Lewis.

00:12They have tremendous talent.

00:13The offense can be there.

00:14Hitting can be there.

00:15Multiple categories can be there.

00:17But will he be able to stay healthy and play 150 some odd games, whatever it might be?

00:21He's phenomenal right now.

00:23Obviously, this is a player that you are drafting, knowing going into the season that there are injury concerns with someone like Byron Buxton.

00:31But he's hot right now, and I guess we got to just roll with it while we can.

00:34Right, George?

00:36Byron Buxton.

00:37This is his 11th year in the league.

00:39102, 85, 92, 61, 39, 87, 28, 140, 92, 66.

00:50That's not how fast I was driving down to Florida last week.

00:53That's how many games played he has.

00:56All right?

00:56You notice how there was only one triple digit in there.

00:59All right?

01:00If you think he's playing 150, I got some swampland in Florida to sell you, a bridge, some beachland front property in Iowa.

01:06I mean, come on.

01:08He's playing well.

01:09We all know this about Buxton.

01:10When he plays, he is a superstar.

01:13Absolute superstar.

01:14The injury is coming.

01:16I have no problem with you drafting him.

01:17None at all.

01:18But if you told me you were expecting him to play, forget 150, 120, how would you have put the over-under at?

01:27I wouldn't have made it 120, by the way.

01:29The average is probably in the 80s.

01:32Right.

01:33We would have to set the line high 80s, low 90s from a realistic over-under game perspective.

01:38I would like to have the confidence that he gets to the one teens.

01:41Boy, I can't get there.

01:47Listen, I love the player, but he's not – what is the most important ability in fantasy sports?

01:54Availability.

01:55He ain't got it.

01:55He just doesn't – he's a fool me once, shame on you.

01:58Fool me twice, shame on me.

02:00Fool me ten times, I'm an idiot.

02:01So if you were counting on him, if this guy's a bedrock of your fantasy team, good luck to you.

02:06But the injury is coming.

02:08I don't know if it's coming in April.

02:09It's coming in May.

02:09But it's coming.

02:10And I know it's coming.

02:11So if I drafted him, I would have had to prepare for that and have extra outfielders on my team because so late he's getting hurt here.

02:17And you mentioned Royce Lewis, by the way.

02:18Another guy, by the way.

02:19He was buxing.

02:21He was sort of incarnated, but he should be back in about a week.

02:25All right.

02:26So he's on a rehab assignment, I believe.

02:27So he'll be back in about a week.

02:28But he's another guy.

02:29Can't stay healthy.

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