With Drew Butera's addition to the Twins' Opening Day roster becoming more imminent, we should take a closer inspection as to just who this catcher is.
In 2005, Drew Butera was selected by the New York Mets in the 5th round (149th overall) out of the University of Central Florida. Butera had just completed a breakout junior season in which he improved leaps and bounds offensively from his sophomore season where he batted .282/.332/.331 with seven extra base hits in 181 at bats to hitting .325/.434/.481 with 20 extra base hits (5 home runs) in 208 at bats a year later. What’s more is that Butera demonstrated greater plate discipline, increasing his walks by 218% (from 11 to 35). But the offensive contributions were a surprisingly pleasant icing as Butera had already earned the reputation as a great defensive catcher – throwing out 48% of potential base stealers in the Atlantic Sun Conference while posting a .993 fielding percentage. “Drew is arg...
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PLAYERS:
Drew Butera,
Jeff Clement,
Taylor Teagarden,
Lamar Johnson,
Joe Thatcher,
Brandon Nall,
Luis Castillo,
Dustin Martin,
Johan Santana,
Joe Mauer,
Jose Morales
TEAMS: New York Mets
TEAMS: New York Mets
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