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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
I don't know why we couldn't legitimately try and trade him for whatever we can get and just platoon Maxwell and whoever there, Dyson even. I'm not kidding. That duo would outproduce Butler when you factor in the speed they bring to the basepaths. Butler doesn't hit for power any longer anyway, so you're not losing anything when he's out.
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I don't know that the potential benefit of trading Butler outweighs the risk. Nothing they get for him is going to be as valuable to the Royals as he potentially is, so they probably don't trade him. If he doesn't start hitting as he has in the past, his season and career in KC likely go out with a whimper, with a $1 million buyout at the end of the year.
DHing Dyson is pointless, but putting Dyson in CF and using the DH to spell either Gordon or Aoki (with Aoki sliding to LF on days Gordon DH, with Cain to RF) would make sense. Also, obviousy, Maxwell would get the nod vs. LHP.