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The hatred on this board for Billy Butler continues to astound me.
He's struggling right now MOSTLY because he has expanded his strike zone quite a bit. Probably out of frustration in not seeing many pitches to hit. (And even in his "struggles", is still putting up a decent OPS and being a consistent run producer)
Expand your strike zone, you swing at worse pitches. Swing at worse pitches, and you make weaker contact.
The behind 2B shift is a good move but secondary to what's going on above, IMO.
The Royals control Butler for two more seasons at extremely reasonable prices. They would owe him $20.5 million over the next two years, or $10.25 million/year. That's a well-below market value deal for a hitter of his pedigree.
You're talking about one of the 2-3 best DHs in the game (trailing David Ortiz but right there with Victor Martinez, whose numbers are practically identical to Billy's).
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