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Billy Butler, 1B, Kansas City RoyalsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsRoyals | Butler working hard in offseason 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." Royals | No extension talks with Butler MLBTradeRumors.com reports the Kansas City Royals have not had contract extension talks with 1B Billy Butler yet. Royals | Butler named AL Player of the Month 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. Royals | Infield is crowded Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports the Kansas City Royals have a crowded infield with 3B Alex Gordon, SS Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B Alberto Callaspo and 1B Billy Butler set to start. The team could try SS Mike Aviles (wrist) at second base as well. IF/OF Mark Teahen's position is also a question to be answered. Royals | Butler homers twice Friday 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. Royals | Butler named AL Player of the Week Tom Singer, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Sept. 13. He went 13-for-31 (.419) with five doubles and two home runs in seven games during the week. Royals | Butler on fire The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler has hit .436 with 13 RBIs during his nine-game hitting streak. Royals | Butler collects rare stolen base Saturday The Associated Press reports that Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler got his first career stolen base in his 355th game Saturday, Sept. 12, against the Cleveland Indians. Royals | Butler hits three doubles The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler picked up his club-record fourth three-double game of the season and fifth consecutive multi-hit game Wednesday, Sept. 9, in a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Royals | Butler, Jacobs provide RBI singles in win The Kansas City Star reports Kansas City Royals OF Billy Butler and 1B Mike Jacobs picked up back-to-back RBI singles to give the Royals a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Sept. 8. Royals | Butler hits two out The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler hit two home runs and drove in four runs Monday, Sept. 7. Royals | Butler records three hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler recorded three hits in a loss Wednesday, Aug. 26. Royals | Butler hits three doubles The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler hit three doubles and drove in two runs Tuesday, Aug. 18. Royals | Butler named AL Player of the Week Doug Miller, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Aug. 9. He hit .538 (14-for-26) with five doubles, 25 total bases, two home runs and 10 RBIs during the week. Royals | Butler drives in three runs Saturday Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler went 3-for-4 Saturday, Aug. 8, against the Oakland Athletics, with three doubles, three RBIs and two doubles, according to The Associated Press. Royals | Butler has three RBIs Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler homered and knocked in three runs in a loss Wednesday, Aug. 5. Royals | Butler has career night in hits Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler had five hits and drove in three runs, according to The Associated Press, in a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles Monday, July 27. The five hits were a career high. Royals | Butler goes yard Tuesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler hit his ninth home run of the year in a losing effort Tuesday, July 21. Royals | Teahen to play more first base Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Royals 3B Mark Teahen will see increased playing time at first base as the team looks to solidify their infield defense. "There's no doubt he gives you better range over there," manager Trey Hillman said. "I spoke about that today to 1B Billy Butler. Billy gets that. He understands it. Teahen is ready for it." Royals | Butler finishes with four hits Sunday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler was 4-for-5 Sunday, July 19. His four hits in the game matched a career high. Royals | Butler drives in three runs Saturday Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler went 3-for-4 Saturday, July 11, against the Boston Red Sox, with a double, three RBIs and a run scored, according to The Associated Press. Royals | Butler collects three hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler had three doubles in a losing effort Wednesday, July 8. Royals | Butler picks up four hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler went 4-for-4 with two singles and two doubles Wednesday, July 1. Royals | Willing to deal non-core players Updating previous reports, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports the Kansas City Royals are willing to trade their non-core players. Their core group likely consists of SP Zack Greinke, SP Gil Meche, CL Joakim Soria, 3B Alex Gordon and 1B Billy Butler. Royals | Butler's hitting streak at eight games Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler went 1-for-4 Friday, June 12, against the Cincinnati Reds, with a solo home run, to extend his hitting streak to eight games, according to The Associated Press. Royals | Butler hits Verlander well Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel Kansas City Royals OF Billy Butler is hitting .412 with a homer in 17 career at-bats against Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander. Royals | Butler, Guillen knock in two The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals OFs Billy Butler and Jose Guillen each had two RBIs Sunday, May 17. Royals | Butler drives in three The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals OF Billy Butler homered and drove in three runs Thursday, May 14. Royals | Butler hitting better at home Rick Eymer, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler is hitting .388 at home this year compared to .200 on the road. Royals | Jacobs, Butler both record three hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1Bs Mike Jacobs and Billy Butler each had three hits Wednesday, May 6. Jacobs also added three RBIs in the game. Royals | Butler blasts two homers Wednesday Doug Tucker, of The Associated Press, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler hit a pair of home runs in a winning effort Wednesday, April 29. He went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored after entering the game hitting just .193. Royals | Jacobs sitting Thursday Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Mike Jacobs (rest) is not in the lineup against a left-handed pitcher Thursday, April 9, with 1B Billy Butler replacing him. OF Jose Guillen moved into the designated-hitter position and 2B Willie Bloomquist is starting in right field. Royals | Teahen, Butler hit Buehrle well Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals OF Mark Teahen and 1B/OF Billy Butler have hit well against Chicago White Sox SP Mark Buehrle in their careers. Teahen is hitting .419 in 43 at-bats, and Butler is hitting .350 with two homers in 20 at-bats. Royals | Three homer Wednesday The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 2B Mark Teahen, 1B Billy Butler and C Brayan Pena all hit home runs in Spring Training Wednesday, April 1. Royals | Butler goes deep Wednesday John Hickey, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler hit a three-run home run in Spring Training Wednesday, March 11. Royals | Butler feeling good Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler (hand) took batting practice Thursday, March 5, and said he felt great. He will be the designated hitter in the team's Spring Training game Friday, March 6. Royals | Agree to terms with three Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star, reports the Kansas City Royals agreed to one-year deals with 1B Billy Butler, OF Mitch Maier and SS Mike Aviles Tuesday, March 3. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. Royals | Butler to play Friday Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler (hand) will not play again until Friday, March 6, after suffering from a bruised left hand. X-rays on his hand have come back negative. Royals | Butler has bone bruise Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler (hand) has a severe bone bruise on his injured left hand. Butler is likely to miss a few days of action as a precaution. Royals | Butler leaves early after HBP Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler (hand) left the spring game Sunday, March 1, after being hit on the left hand by a pitch. Royals | Blast four home runs Wednesday T.R. Sullivan, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals 1B Mike Jacobs, 1B Billy Butler, C Miguel Olivo and OF Mitch Maier all hit home runs in the team's Spring Training opener Wednesday, Feb. 25. Royals | Butler has improved defense The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals 1B Billy Butler said he has improved his defense in the offseason. "I've just got in better shape, worked a lot on my agility this offseason," Butler said. "They told me that's what I needed to do to come in and compete for the job. I feel like a more rounded player." Royals | Butler in better shape Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler has improved his physical shape during the offseason and is impressing the coaching staff. "I don't really know how much I've lost, but I've lost a lot of body fat and this is the best shape I've ever felt," Butler said. "This is the first offseason I could really concentrate on it." Butler feels he has lost roughly 10 pounds but does not consider the numbers important. He intends to show up 16 days before the start of Spring Training to continue working out. Royals | Butler records three hits Friday Jon Krawczynski, of The Associated Press, reports Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler recorded three hits, including a home run, Friday, Sept. 26. Royals | Butler could start Wednesday Dick Kaegel, of MLB.com, reports Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler could be in the lineup Wednesday, Sept. 17. He is stuck in a 3-for-29 (.103) slump but is hitting .341 (45-for-132) with a .591 slugging percentage against left-handed hitters. Royals | Butler planning to trim down Royals.MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports Kansas City Royals OF Billy Butler is working with the team's staff to lose weight, firm up and improve his footwork. "I'm trying to play as many positions as I can," he said. "Obviously, the plan is for me not to be a DH. The plan is to come into spring training and be ready to play first base." Royals | Butler's streak at 10 The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals OF Billy Butler extended his hitting streak to 10 games Thursday, Sept. 4. Royals | Butler drives in four runs again The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler went 3-for-4 in a 5-2 win Tuesday, Sept. 2, over the Oakland Athletics. It marked the second time in three games that Butler has driven in four runs. Royals | Butler homers twice Saturday Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler went 3-for-5 Saturday, Aug. 30, against the Detroit Tigers, with two home runs and four RBIs, according to The Associated Press. Royals | Hot-hitting Butler having success against Rogers Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler is hitting .421 (8-for-19) in his last five games, and is a career .400 (6-for-15) hitter against Detroit Tigers SP Kenny Rogers, according to The Associated Press. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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