Twins drop $26,142,857 stars Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo ahead of Wild Card series vs Blue Jays

The Minnesota Twins have finalized their playoff roster. Joey Gallo and Byron Buxton, who are worth over $25 million combined, are not on it.

Buxton's issues are not related to his on-field performances. He's simply not been healthy.

Buxton has been a bright spot when healthy in the past, but he's dealing with a knee and hamstring issue.

For Joey Gallo, his form is an issue. He started out the season hot but has since cooled and is not playing well.

He had been injured, but many expected him to make a return to the lineup for the playoffs. That's not the case and he will miss at least this series.

Gallo has struggled at times this year. He was on a one-year prove-it deal, and he didn't really do that. He's also dealing with health issues, but he could have been on the roster had the team wanted him.

Gallo had been a slightly above-average hitter with a 104 wRC+ this season. He had produced 0.7 fWAR. For a one-year contract, that's fine, but the Twins would like more production in the postseason.

The Twins invested a lot in the two players who haven't been playing very well and haven't been healthy.

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Twins leave Joey Gallo, Byron Buxton off postseason roster

Joey Gallo is off the roster

The Minnesota Twins will welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to town to start the AL Wild Card Series.

They opted to go with Andrew Stevenson, and time will tell if that's the right choice. The team has a tall task in beating the Blue Jays, who survived the AL East gauntlet.

If the Twins survive the Blue Jays, they will move on to the Divisional Series. They might reevaluate both Gallo and Buxton at that time. Hopefully for the Twins, the two can rebound and help the team in the next round if they make it.