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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Mellinger's column is dumb because it's out-dated. Nobody disputes Butler could hit in 2009, or that he had power when he hit 29 homers in 2012. We're talking about NOW. NOW, he is not a valuable hitter at all. He hit 51 doubles five years ago and it's declined every single season. He hit 14 homers last year and probably wonj't even do that this year. He's not a premier hitter NOW in the least.
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Agree 100%. Hes absolutely hurting this team if he cant drive in runs.
The problem is, are there any better options? The Royals have no choice but to keep running him out there and praying he returns to his form of 2-4 years ago.