Late last week the Mariners and Yankees made a trade. A simple trade, a young high potential starting pitcher for a young DH. In the Pineda for Montero trade you saw something that isn't seen very often in any sport. A potential star traded for a potential star. The Yankees got the starter they were looking for while the Mariners got a potential .300 avg 30 HR guy.
Side Note: I'm not high on Pineda to the Yankees. Too many fly balls for Yankee stadium but that's a different story.
As the trade dust settled, a new question was asked. Could the same trade have been made by the Royals for Billy Butler? The short answer is probably not without also including a couple prospects. And that's simply because Billy Butler's value is not great. Last Year I advocated for a mid-season trade of Butler in the hopes of upgrading the pitching staff, but backed off of it when I realized that the type of pitcher Butler would bring back is already on the roster. Billy Butler could easily bring you a back of the rotation guy and not much else.
That is why for this team keeping Butler is still best.
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