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[The Kansas City Star] - Trade underscores Royals' desire to increase inventory and gain financial flexibility

BOB DUTTON The Kansas City Star — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:28:49 GMT

... ft field, but the Royals seem set at those three positions with Alex Gordon, Billy Butler and David DeJesus. Next page > ...

[MLB - Royals] - Royals trade Teahen for pair of infielders

Dick Kaegel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:00 GMT

... base. Because Fields also has played first base, he could fill a role behind Billy Butler if the Royals decide not to tender Mike Jacobs a contract. Teahen, 28, gives ...

[Lookout Landing] - Best & Worst In Hidden Value, 2009

Jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:09:34 GMT

... 1.9 Andre Ethier -22.9 Elvis Andrus 21.7 Jose Guillen -24.8 Rajai Davis 20.7 Billy Butler -25.7 Brendan Ryan 18.5 Michael Cuddyer -25.8 Jack Wilson 17.9 Jermaine Dye ...

[The Kansas City Star] - Reports of Teahen trade appear to be premature

BOB DUTTON The Kansas City Star — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:02:25 GMT

... us Kauffman Stadium, and he appears blocked by Alex Gordon at third base and Billy Butler at first base. That leaves designated hitter, but Fields batted just .222 la ...

[ESPN] - More on a rumored trade

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:19:54 GMT

... ready have a young third baseman [ Alex Gordon ] and a young first baseman [ Billy Butler ], and Fields doesn't run well enough to play the outfield or hit well enoug ...

[Diary of a Diehard] - Election Day in Baseball

Jeff Summers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:50 GMT

... nd), Aaron Hill (Toronto), Adam Lind (Toronto), Jayson Werth (Philadelphia), Billy Butler (Kansas City), Nelson Cruz (Texas), Ubaldo Jimenez (Colorado), and Ben Zobri ...

[Royals Review] - One Fan's Vision for the Royals

RoyalJHWKR — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:28:48 GMT

... sted in one fans ideal vision for his cherished franchise. 1B- Mike Jacobs / Billy Butler Obviously Billy Butler is the man. He had a fantastic age 23 season with 50+ ...

[Minor League Ball] - Top 20 Kansas City Royals Prospects for 2010

John Sickels — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:37:42 GMT

... More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Kansas City Royals first baseman Billy Butler, 2004 First Round Draft Pick (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more pho ...

[Purple Row] - 2004 NL West Draft Review

Russ — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:14:33 GMT

... gers , 2nd), Jeff Niemann (Devil Rays , 4th), Jered Weaver ( Angels , 12th), Billy Butler ( Royals , 14th), Stephen Drew (D'Backs, 15th), Phil Hughes ( Yankees , 23rd ...

[Royals Authority] - Comparing the Starters in the Central

Clark Fosler — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:12:23 GMT

... sively at least) to their divisional brethren. While we probably knew that Billy Butler, Alberto Callaspo and David DeJesus were okay, our research affirmed that th ...

[FanGraphs] - Butler Bops in K.C.

David Golebiewski — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:43:45 GMT

... t, however. While many of his teammates were making outs at a dizzying pace, Billy Butler took steps toward becoming an All-Star-caliber hitter. We chronicled Butler’ ...

[Royals Review] - 2010 Hitters/Fielders - Snapshot of the roster

benfunke — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:44:39 GMT

... 6 / 0.5 ? Shane Costa Infielders 7 Yuniesky Betancourt / R / 0.282 / 3.375 8 Billy Butler / R / 0.374 / 0.5 ? 9 Alex Gordon / L / 0.32 / Arb1 3 10 Mark Teahen / L / 0 ...

[Royals Review] - Royals Top 60 Prospects: #53-47

nwroyal — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:14 GMT

... age 24. He has hit pretty well in the low minors but he is a year older than Billy Butler. Of course, Van Stratten can play the field and, from reports, does a pretty ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Trading Joakim Soria is Fool’s Gold

Wally Fish — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:48:51 GMT

... on Moore trade their closer, they may as well waive the white flag, and send Billy Butler and Zack Greinke out of town right behind him. Trading Soria sends the wors ...

[Royals Authority] - Left Field Analysis (Literally) of the AL Central

Clark Fosler — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:08:01 GMT

... the fourth or fifth best hitter in the lineup he has, until the emergence of Billy Butler, been viewed as the team's best hitter. That is not David DeJesus' fault, no ...