http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Billy_Butler FantasySP / MLB / Billy Butler Copyright 2009 645413 Sam Mellinger, The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler is working out seven days a week in the offseason in order to get himself into better shape for the 2010 season. "If you're working out, you're getting better baseball wise," Butler said. "If you get stronger, you hit the ball further, you hit the ball harder, you have quicker hands. Everything I do is trying to make me a better baseball player." http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/645413 645413 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:40:01 EDT kffl.com 4 days 16 hours 46 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/645413 MLBTradeRumors.com reports the Kansas City Royals have not had contract extension talks with 1B Billy Butler yet. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/645085 645085 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 9:48:02 EDT kffl.com 4 days 20 hours 38 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/645085 Once again it’s time for the companion piece to the rankings post from Thursdays. We broke down the first basemen this week, and it seemed that the position was deep, with players like Billy Butler, ranked fourteenth on our list, still capable of putting up .280/30/100 years. There’s a lot of value to be found [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/641008 641008 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:44:01 EDT fangraphs.com 6 days 16 hours 42 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/641008 Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 3B Josh Fields could fill a backup role behind 1B Billy Butler if the team decides not to tender the contract of 1B Mike Jacobs. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/623969 623969 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:01 EDT kffl.com 15 days 16 hours 58 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/623969 How’s everyone holding up without baseball every day?  I don’t know what to do with myself!  Yesterday, I wandered into a Starbucks and told the coffeerista about Billy Butler for 2010.  She told me where to find Manic Panic hair dye so I could dye my roots blue (which is a great gospel group, but [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/604858 604858 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 3:20:02 EDT razzball.com 26 days 4 hours 6 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/604858 According to MASN.com, Orioles pitcher Brad Bergesen, who saw his season end in early July because of a shin bruise, is expected to begin a running program in two weeks.

Our View: Bergesen was having a fine rookie season, going 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA before a Billy Butler line drive sent him to the 60-day DL. He expects to be running pain-free by mid-November and, barring any setbacks, will be ready for the start of spring training. Assuming he is healthy he may be worth a flier in the late rounds of next year's fantasy draft or could be a solid target for keeper leagues. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/594785 594785 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 9:36:02 EDT fanball.com 31 days 21 hours 50 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/594785 Butler was selected as the September American League player of the month, the Kansas City Star reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/570411 570411 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:04:10 EDT rotowire.com 45 days 20 hours 21 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/570411 The Sports Network reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler was named the American League Player of the Month for the month of September. He hit .363 with 26 RBIs and six home runs in 27 games during the month. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/569187 569187 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:04 EDT kffl.com 46 days 16 hours 26 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/569187 Butler has joined the elite group of players who have hit 50 or more doubles in a season at the age of 23, the Kansas City Star reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/560847 560847 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 9:28:16 EDT rotowire.com 50 days 21 hours 57 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/560847 Billy Butler went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI in tonight's 4-3 loss at New York.

Our View: Butler collected his 25th RBI of September, and leads the Royals with 93 for 2009. He is hitting .354 this month as well. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/556321 556321 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:16:01 EDT fanball.com 53 days 8 hours 10 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/556321 Butler went 1-for-4 on Saturday night with his 50th double of the season. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/550487 550487 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:24:25 EDT rotowire.com 55 days 20 hours 1 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/550487 Butler went 1-for-4 on Saturday night with his 50th double of the season. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/550427 550427 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:04:20 EDT rotowire.com 55 days 21 hours 21 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/550427 Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler went 4-for-5 Friday, Sept. 25, against the Minnesota Twins, with a pair of home runs and four RBIs, according to The Associated Press. It was Butler's third multihomer game of the season. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/549382 549382 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:00:06 EDT kffl.com 56 days 16 hours 26 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/549382 News: One day after hitting his 19th home run, Royals 1B Billy Butler went 4 for 5 with two home runs and four RBI against the Twins on Friday. He's batting .500 (10 for 20) over his last five games. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/548890 548890 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 3:08:12 EDT CBSSports.com 57 days 4 hours 17 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/548890 If you haven't been paying attention to Butler's bat lately, now is the time. No big league hitter has knocked in more runs this month than Butler's 24, tied for the lead with Ryan Howard and Casey McGahee. Unlike Howard and McGahee, however, the Royals first baseman gets little offensive support. It's thanks to his .372 September batting average that he's delivering RBIs. That he is doing all this at 23 years old drives the point home even further: All signs point toward a breakout season for Butler, who's getting good elevation on his hits, but also doesn't mind simply making contact. On the year, he's hitting .306 with 91 RBIs. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/548827 548827 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 1:44:15 EDT mlb.com 57 days 5 hours 41 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Billy_Butler/548827