motown magic 736 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Yes those numbers would be tolerable . But keep mind two stats . If you looked at his projections a week ago did the rest of the season those numbers would have been higher . But given his current pace (last 10 games ) his numbers are somewhat padded . Lets see what the projections for the rest of the season look like a week from now . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motown magic 736 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 That good start helped those numbers He’s coming back to earth think we see different projections as he falls more every week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diezl528 45 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, motown magic said: That good start helped those numbers He’s coming back to earth think we see different projections as he falls more every week I get what you're sayin and dont disagree at all. But if he has a good week, the projections will go up as well. Baseball is wild week to week. Thats why there is more volatility in h2h leagues over roto. Im just tryin to be positive and see the overall small sample size of 30 games instead of looking into a smaller sample of a small sample size I guess is what Im sayin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motown magic 736 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 And I’m going by this guys history . Streaky but mostly trash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diezl528 45 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, motown magic said: And I’m going by this guys history . Streaky but mostly trash. Yes hes been trash BUT heres an optimistic stat. Today he hit his 14th double in 95 ABs. in 2017, he had 14 doubles the whole season in 460ABs. There are reasons to be optimistic. Thats 1 of them. Come get on the positive train 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weakkneeswilly 736 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Cdub2k said: In Points leagues his SBs aren't that big of a deal so in leagues like that he's cut worthy Buxton is solid gold in netSB leagues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motown magic 736 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I thought I would bring this clown back up since the tread has cooled off . Speaking of cooled off in case you haven't been paying attention. The last 7 games 22 AB 5 Hits 1 sb 3 bb 1 rbi 4 k's Batting average now down to .248 OBP down to .305 Still sitting on 15 doubles Still sitting on 1 hr Yes he has 8 steals but 4 came the first 10-12 games. Plus he's been caught 2 times. Still 75% Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Krambone 397 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Byron Suxton, yeah I’m still holding and only playing him if winds blowing out 20mph or more. Or if the rest of my team has a day off. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neljak25 118 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 What would it take for him to move up in the order? Cruz, Kepler and Schoop all out of the lineup and he's still stuck in the 9 hole. He's leading the majors in Doubles! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fantasy Baseball Geek 344 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 10:08 AM, motown magic said: I thought I would bring this clown back up since the tread has cooled off . Speaking of cooled off in case you haven't been paying attention. The last 7 games 22 AB 5 Hits 1 sb 3 bb 1 rbi 4 k's Batting average now down to .248 OBP down to .305 Still sitting on 15 doubles Still sitting on 1 hr Yes he has 8 steals but 4 came the first 10-12 games. Plus he's been caught 2 times. Still 75% He's gone 5 for 7 since you made this post. Keep bumping this thread every time he hits a little slump, his owners will appreciate it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJT 4 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) Anyone think he'll move up in the order if Cruz is hurt? He's batting .276 stuck at the bottom of the order. I think if he moves up he could realistically end up around .280 35 SB 10-15HR 80 runs 70 RBI. That's not to bad for a 4th or 5th OF. Edited May 13, 2019 by CJT accidently hit send before i was done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magoo 1,504 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, neljak25 said: What would it take for him to move up in the order? Cruz, Kepler and Schoop all out of the lineup and he's still stuck in the 9 hole. He's leading the majors in Doubles! They are winning and he’s doing well. No reason to mess with that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJT 4 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 They will have to move the order around if Cruz is on the IL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Junkie Cosmonaut 702 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just now, CJT said: They will have to move the order around if Cruz is on the IL. MRI came back clean. not expected to happen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJT 4 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Good deal. I hadn't heard yet. I was hoping he'd be ok. never know with a wrist injury on a swing. I still think Buxton will hit his way up the order as it warms up. I think some of those doubles will turn into HR's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,133 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 42 minutes ago, CJT said: Anyone think he'll move up in the order if Cruz is hurt? He's batting .276 stuck at the bottom of the order. I think if he moves up he could realistically end up around .280 35 SB 10-15HR 80 runs 70 RBI. That's not to bad for a 4th or 5th OF. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a look there against lefties in the near future. He’s really having a solid season across the board though it hasn’t quite translated to fantasy. His exit velo, hard hit rate, launch angle, and number of doubles leads me to believe we’ll see some homers coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Overlord 527 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Amazing to me that this guy is batting ninth in this lineup. Marwin Gonzalez should be ninth and Buxton should move up to sixth, at least. He's on pace to break the MLB record for doubles ... hitting ninth!!! If it wasn't for past struggles/disasters/crushing-disappointment he'd be looked upon more favorably. Everything trending the right direction and there's maybe ten guys in the majors who might steal 40 bases without being horrific, Billy-Hamilton-esque black holes in every other category. He's one of them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abachar 114 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 http://www.espn.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/id/26743405/fantasy-baseball-trade-byron-buxton-now-too-late 🤔 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fiveohnine 1,496 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 He's the 26th ranked OF on the player rater and only 65% owned on ESPN. Buxton and Yelich are the only two guys in MLB with 8+ steals and over .800 OPS at the moment. Although granted, Buxton's .806 OPS is a far cry from Yelich's 1.198. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlb2019 170 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Buxton may have some stats you can cherry pick to compare to Yelich but that is a joke. I was surprised to see Buxton does lead the league in doubles and his average so far has been decent. you would figure he would have more stolen bases with that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Overlord 527 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, mlb2019 said: Buxton may have some stats you can cherry pick to compare to Yelich but that is a joke. I was surprised to see Buxton does lead the league in doubles and his average so far has been decent. you would figure he would have more stolen bases with that. Well, he is batting NINTH. That's going to significantly cut down on everything, including stolen bases. Another interesting note: Buxton has never stolen third in the majors. With all these doubles, he's actually robbing himself of his own stolen base opportunities until he starts stealing third! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fiveohnine 1,496 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, mlb2019 said: Buxton may have some stats you can cherry pick to compare to Yelich but that is a joke. I was surprised to see Buxton does lead the league in doubles and his average so far has been decent. you would figure he would have more stolen bases with that. There are only 6 guys in baseball with more steals than Buxton's 8, which is a 33 steal pace right now. And obviously I wasn't comparing him to Yelich to suggest they have similar value. I only said they were the only two in baseball with .800+ OPS and 8 +steals. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loro1991 123 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Most of us paid barely anything for Buxton and steals are scarce as hell so not sure what the race to sell high is. Who are you going to replace his stolen bases with? Edited May 14, 2019 by loro1991 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlb2019 170 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Buxton is the fastest base runner in the MLB. having that many doubles would have some effect on the stolen bases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,133 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, loro1991 said: Most of us paid barely anything for Buxton and steals are scarce as hell so not sure what the race to sell high is. Who are you going to replace his stolen bases with? I don't see anyone advocating to sell high here. If anything the article @abachar posted suggests he's a buy low target. His fantasy stats have actually been rather tepid while the underlying metrics are suggesting he's capable of much more, hence the buy low. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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