Buxton, G. Williams, Ward, Weathers, Bell

Buxton's encore going (mostly) well… With 2025's career year in the rearview, it's time to check in on Byron Buxton's (OF, MIN) encore is going. He's hitting for power with an identical .264 BA, but only has four steals thus far. Let's scan the skills:

Year	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	ct%	h%	QBaB	GB%/FB%	PX/xPX	HR/F	SB%/SBO
2023	347	17/9	.207/.222	64%	26%	AAf	32%/54%	157/140	16%	100%/14%
2024	388	18/7	.279/.265	72%	34%	AAd	29%/47%	163/123	15%	78%/13%
2025	542	35/24	.264/.261	69%	30%	AAd	36%/47%	177/148	21%	100%/22%
2026	190	15/4	.264/.269	72%	27%	BAf	26%/60%	204/165	19%	100%/11%

Buxton's power outlook looks even better. The speed, not so much:

• The drop in steals looks calculated, either by Buxton himself, or his team. He hasn't been thrown out since 2023, but with an SBO half of what it was last year,...

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