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[Royals Authority] - Shaking Out The Central

Craig Brown — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:23:32 GMT

... s) and a big bat in his prime in the middle of the order (Miguel Cabrera and Billy Butler.) The Tiger veterans are a little better than the Royal veterans, but that ...

[MLB: Royals] - Everything coming together for Butler

Dick Kaegel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:41:01 GMT

... cket informtion By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com 02/08/10 9:00 PM EST KANSAS CITY -- Billy Butler was at home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He and wife Katy and daughter Kenley had ...

[Camden Crazies] - How The Opposition Views The Orioles – Red Sox

Daniel Moroz — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:17:57 GMT

... (5) Which young Orioles starter do you like most? Well, if I say the name ‘ Billy Butler ’ you should instantly know the pitcher I am about to reference. Last year B ...

[Royals Review] - Looking Back at the Top Royals Prospects for 2005

royalsreview — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:28:34 GMT

... of page ↑ Stories ↑ Royals Review ↑ SB Nation In 2004 Baseball America rated Billy Butler as the top prospect in the Royal system . Nice call. Butler has developed in ...

[Bleacher Report] - AL Central Division Preview: Chicago White Sox Look to Be the Best

Bob Warja — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:04:41 GMT

... ace finish (tied with Indians). Are AL Cy Young Zack Greinke and rising star Billy Butler enough? This author says no. So that's the way I see the AL Central shaping ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Royals Rotten Decade (2009)

Wally Fish — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:59:20 GMT

... snâ€™t all doom and gloom at the plate however. We witnessed the emergence of Billy Butler as an offensive force. After hitting a very respectable 0.290/.340/.449 in ...

[Royals Review] - Easy Goals for 2010 That the Royals May Not Achieve Anyway: Part 1

royalsreview — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:04:45 GMT

... think we can safely predict, in terms of DH starts: 15 Brayan Pena starts 11 Billy Butler starts 5 Wild Card starts Those are purposefully conservative guesses. Hillm ...

[Dempsey's Army] - Could Nolan Reimold or Luke Scott Play First?

Heath — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:47:55 GMT

... .0 The worst defensive first baseman (of regulars) in baseball last year was Billy Butler. His UZR was -7.4. You will occasionally see a guy have a season with -16, - ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - 2010 projected leaders: batting average

Matthew Pouliot — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:54:11 GMT

... 5. Kendry Morales - .307 16. Nick Markakis - .307 17. Todd Helton - .304 18. Billy Butler - .304 19. Yunel Escobar - .304 20. James Loney - .303 Nowhere to be found a ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Odds & Ends: Cliff Lee, Royals

Tim Dierkes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:41 GMT

... essimistic on the Royals, who he says don't offer much beyond Zack Greinke , Billy Butler , and Joakim Soria . RotoAuthority looks at Boston's closer situation from a ...

[Mellinger's Ball Star] - The grumpy, pessimistic view of the 2010 Royals

Sam Mellinger — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:34:55 GMT

... al. And this will be his sixth season. Zack is terrific. Ditto Joakim Soria. Billy Butler is an emerging star. Other than that, who ya got? Rick Ankiel has some power ...

[Detroit News: Covering the Bases] - 30 in 30: Kansas City Royals

(Tony Paul) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:17:44 GMT

... David DeJesus (13 HRs, 71 RBIs, .281/.347 OBP/.434 SLG, 51 BBs/87 SOs) 3. 1B Billy Butler (21 HRs, 93 RBIs, .301/.362 OBP/.492 SLG, 58 BBs/103 SOs) 4. DH Jose Guillen ...

[Royals Authority] - Advanced Roster Construction: Counting to Twenty-Five

Clark Fosler — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:20:09 GMT

... ndall and Pean: that's two. The corner infield positions are pretty clear: Billy Butler and Alex Gordon. What happens after that is a mystery. The Royals acquir ...

[ESPN] - 2010 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft, Version 1: Albert Pujols goes No. 1

AJ Mass — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:17:44 GMT

... Carlos Pena , 1B, TB 5 75 Quintong Shane Victorino , OF, PHI 6 76 Cockcroft Billy Butler , 1B, KC 7 77 Berry Adam Jones , OF, BAL 8 78 Grey Andrew McCutchen , OF, PI ...

[Royals Review] - Royal Position Players With Upside for 2010

royalsreview — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:58:31 GMT

... -free agent Justin Speier Jan 2010 from Purple Row - 288 comments Read More: Billy Butler (1B - KAN) , Alex Gordon (3B - KAN) , Brayan Pena (C - KAN) , Jason Kendall ...