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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Moose is terrible but its on Butler and Gordon. Those worthless pos are making 8m each. They are paid to produce, Moose is still min wage. I'd have a sit down with those two and ask what's going on and how we can change things. Then if that didn't work I'd tell them I'd be working on solutions kncluding putting both on the trade block
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Really, looking at the numbers, Butler is the far bigger issue at this point.
Gordon has not been awesome, but you could live with .275/.320/.450 out of your No. 5 hitter. He's on pace for 15 HR, 60 2B (obviously not sustainable) and 135 RBI (also obviously not sustainable). Pair that with an excellent defensive profile, and you've got a very good player. Not a super star, but a good player who helps you win (KC's slightly more powerful version of Nick Markakis).
Gordon is maybe the one guy in the middle who's doing his job. It probably was not fair of me to lump him in with Hosmer and Butler.
But Butler? I've defended the guy. I'll continue to be patient with him a while longer because his track record says he's much better than this. He doesn't have an endless leash, though. And if he's still struggling at the end of April, you have to look at alternatives in the lineup. If Butler continues to not hit as you get into May, then you might even go to the point of DHing Perez on days he isn't catching.