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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
I was wondering when you'd chime in.
2013: Billy had the second highest WAR for a DH.
You've never responded to this point, nor do I expect you to. In addition, please point us to alternatives who would have outdone or matched Butler's production in 2013.
Billy matched the WAR of Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez for 2013, so as usual, your argument holds little to no factual merit (it's not a surprise, you are a professional at this by now).
Now, 8.5 million is a perfectly reasonable amount to pay Butler at his level of production, but 12.5 million is a different story.
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Who gives a shit about his 1.6 WAR? It was terrible. Pointing to crappy years by Prince and Martinez don't justify your argument. I already addressed Billy's "production" being replaced by a platoon of Justin Maxwell & Jarrod Dyson. It sounds laughably absurd, but put the numbers together. You'll see it is actually true. And all for the low low price of $1M.
Further, you can rotate Alex and Sal in there, which you'll need to do to keep your best bats in there for the aforementioned "half days off".