Thread: Royals Is it time to sell my Billy Butler jersey?
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Old 05-26-2008, 10:55 PM   #11
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I agree with those who say it's way too early to worry too much about Butler. He has a strong approach at the plate, so he'll eventually adjust.

That said, I'm not a huge believer in the "power develops" crowd. Yes, there are certainly many cases one could cite for this, so I'm not saying that it cannot happen, but often the legit. power guys are like this from the start. Quick example, Upton for Arizona. He went #1 overall in '05, same year we took Gordon (after sweeping Detroit in the final series in '04 to prevent us from having the #1 pick to take, likely, Upton):

.281 HR 6 RBI 22 Runs 28

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that he's 20. 6 bombs and he's 20. Also, these stats reflect a current prolonged down turn because he started the season on fire.

I think Gordon and Butler will be good players, players certainly worth keeping and part of the future, but often the truly great players, every year All Stars and potential HOF's, hit the ground running. Unfortunately it doesn't look like we might have one of those.
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