Kings of Kauffman » Martin Prado http://kingsofkauffman.com A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Best of the Worst? http://kingsofkauffman.com/2010/11/09/the-best-of-the-worst/ http://kingsofkauffman.com/2010/11/09/the-best-of-the-worst/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:58:41 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6012 Billy Butler was just named as the Les Milgram Player of the Year for the Royals. It was well-deserved, too, as Billy hit .318/.388/.469 this season – definitely his best season yet – at the ripe young age of 24.* It wasn’t even particularly close, either, though David Dejesus might’ve made it competitive had he not injured his thumb. Mike just had a great rundown of Billy’s season, and you should check it out if you haven’t yet.

*He and guys like Madison Bumgarner make me feel like I’ve accomplished nothing in the same span of time as they have done so much.

Butler was definitely the best overall player the Royals could show this season (with nods to Soria and Dejesus as runners-up) and he seems to have locked down a position for years to come, barring a big trade. But, as is often said, being the best player on a team like the Royals doesn’t exactly bring a lot of necessary attention.

So, I started wondering. How does Billy’s year stack up against the best players on other clubs? The results might surprise you.

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