Comments on: Jayson Stark: Pirates Asking About A Lot of Hitters

By: PiratesFan

PiratesFan — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:06:00 +0000

He’s better than Butler.

By: John Lease

John Lease — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:44:00 +0000

Butler could only be a pinch hitter, at best. Not worth it.

By: whiteAngus

whiteAngus — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:41:00 +0000

more reps at first and he could at least be better than Jones, who isnt a good 1Bman himself.

By: whiteAngus

whiteAngus — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:40:00 +0000

yeah, like Jones is a good 1Bman. Butler can flat out rake and is at least better than Adam Dunn at first. He’s exactly the kind of hitter this team needs long term. plus i seriously doubt mcgehee and jones are with the pirates in 2013.

By: Brian Schwartz

Brian Schwartz — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:28:00 +0000

Pence won’t be traded. The Phillies will already need to get two outfielders this offseason. It would be absurd to make it three.

By: Greatone1210

Greatone1210 — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:06:00 +0000

I’d still take Billy Butler, plain and simple. Of course it depends on what the asking price is. But Pence could be an intriguing pickup. I really don’t know though. We need a lead-off guy or someone with a decent OBP. Power is nice and would love to have an extra home run hitter but getting guys on at the top of the order needs to be a priority.

By: PiratesFan

PiratesFan — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:25:00 +0000

I’ve always loved Billy Butler as a hitter, but he can’t field at all. He’s not a good fit for the NL.

By: Alex Henry

Alex Henry — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:05:00 +0000

That would be a mistake we saw how poor defensively when we played the royals great hitter but he’s a A.L. ball player. Just a DH and nothing more