Fooled me again, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me five times, okay, then I need to be the Byron Buxton boss in your league.
However average Fantasy baseball The player spends draft season debating strategies such as hitting early or pitching, I got out of my Buxtonian support group that was on the verge of insanity, wondering if I should return to the well for the sixth straight season. The tools and talent are there. Not health. It never is. Will this be the year she puts it together?
I went through every draft with an idea running in my mind: “I will not draft Byron Buxton this year.” I said it again and again like a mantra. But with every spring-bat, every highlight video, every second-guessing video, “I won’t” slowly changed to “I probably won’t”, which then became, “Well, maybe if that Falls, “By the end, I succumbed to my imaginary weakness and led Buxton to the eighth round of my final draft. On one hand, I felt dirty and embarrassed. On the other hand, I was relieved to receive “my precious” once again.
Opening day was superb, as Buxton went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and a stolen base for the twins. Before I was down this road, I assimilated my excitement, avoiding ordering jerseys online and leaving champagne on ice. Then he set up home again. and then. In fact, Baxton had won five of their first nine matches, scoring 9 RBIs and eight runs.
Bought the jersey.
How it all went forward remains a blur, but from the moment I clicked “I buy now”, it all went down – and faster. Buxton has lost three games with a hamstring issue, and his position remains in question for the weekend. Maybe it’s nothing and everything will be alright, but we’ve been here many times. A hamstring becomes a back issue today. Injury on every hot streak causes puncture, and you will be lucky to get 100 games out of it.
Now is the time to stand with your demons and trade Buxton. Do not look back before it is too late and look back. Leave your support group seat to another sucker in your league. With all the years you have suffered, you are eligible to be free.
Howard Bender is VP of Operations and head of content FantasyAlmer.com. Follow her on twitter @rotobuzzguy And catching her on the award-winning “Fantasy Alarm Radio Show” on the SiriusXM fantasy sports channel from 6-8 pm. Fantasy baseball advice.
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