Byron Buxton Is Healthy But Struggling With The Bat

Now that Kris Bryant has made his major league debut, the countdown starts for when it will be Byron Buxton‘s turn to rise to the big leagues.

The country’s #1 prospect is healthy and playing baseball with the Chattanooga Lookouts, Minnesota Twins Double-A affiliate. But even though he is playing and is healthy, he is struggling with the bat.

In the first four games of the season, Buxton was 3 for 24, with a home run, two RBI’s and nine strikeouts.  In his fifth game of the season, he would finally breakout with a 4 for 6 game, a double, triple and seven total bases.

Since his offensive breakout on April 13th, Buxton has continued to struggle.  In his last six games, the top prospect is batting .095 (2 for 21), with three walks and four strikeouts. On the season, Buxton is batting .196, (9 for 46), with one home run, three RBI’s and 14 strikeouts.

The pressure could be getting to 21-year old Georgia native, especially with how well Bryant has done, but what Buxton needs to prove the most is that he can remain healthy and on the field for a full season and then allow the game to come to him.

Buxton has already proven that he can hit, but are the pressures of reaching the major leagues too much to handle?

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.