You know, between the Trey-bashing, and Dayton-questioning, pitch counts, and now the Rany drama*, it's pretty hard to find any non-Zack positives from this current edition of the Royals.
* Might have more thoughts on this tomorrow, after some fact finding.
But here's one: Billy Butler, barely 23 years old, is showing some real signs of turning into the first legitimate middle-of-the-order hitter the Royals have developed since, what, Sweeney?
Four hits yesterday, including two doubles, raised his line to .293/.344/.449. These are not superstar numbers, not by any stretch, and, actually, those numbers are still below average for an American League first baseman.
But he sure does seem to have settled into that third spot in the order, no?
Since June 10 -- we're talking 18 starts and 81 plate appearances, roughly one-eighth of a season -- Billy is hitting .333/.370/.520, with five doubles, three homers and nine RBIs.
Again, nobody is alerting the MVP voters. But it is at least one positive sign amongst a season that is entering the comically bad phase.
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