Minnesota Twins Must Keep Byron Buxton Hitting Leadoff

The Minnesota Twins called up baseballs top prospect, Byron Buxton, on June 14 in hopes of the youngster to make a quick impression with the bat. That didn’t happen as the 21-year-old collected just three hits in 25 plate appearances. Paul Molitor then switched up the lineup Monday night, bating Buxton leadoff and the kid made the most of it.

Prior to Monday nights game against the Chicago White Sox, Byron Buxton batted leadoff for the majority of his Minor League career, which amounted to 124 total games. Batting first in the lineup, Buxton hit 137-for-442, good for a .309 average. Not bad, right? Well, outside of the leadoff spot (29 games) Buxton struggled with the stick, which Minnesota…