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Billy Butler has a $12.5M team option for 2015.....what happens?

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Career

1166

4317

502

1273

276

4

127

628

427

697

5

3

.295

.359

.449

.808

Those are the career numbers, and we would not want that, why??? Because we steal so many bases and the running game is what we are about? Career .295 hitter with a career obp of .359, career ops of .808 hitting in the Kaufman cavern. OK, I get it.

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And a 4 yr. deal for Billy Butlers age 29, 30, 31 and 32 year old seasons just doesn't stack up to a 4 year deal of Nelson Cruz's 35, 36, 37 and 38 year old seasons? Listen, I was one of the only people excited by the Cruz signing last offseason, and I loved what he gave us. Now, you give him the Qualifying offer and take him for one year, or take the draft pick. Signing him to a multi year now is not smart, and I think you can get BB for a good bit less in AAV. It is a no brainer to me.

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