Headlines

  • James Paxton To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
  • 2021 Trade Deadline Will Be July 30
  • Diamondbacks Sign Josh Reddick To Minor League Deal
  • Jonathan Hernandez Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
  • Dexter Fowler To Undergo Season-Ending Knee Surgery
  • MLB Inspecting “Suspicious Baseballs” From Trevor Bauer’s Latest Start
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Indians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2020-21 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions
    • 2020-21 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2020-21 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2021
    • 2021 MLB Arbitration Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • Last 100 Comments
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Royals Sign Drew Butera To Two-Year Deal

By Jeff Todd | November 18, 2016 at 3:36pm CDT

The Royals have announced a two-year deal with free agent catcher Drew Butera. He’ll receive a $3.8MM guarantee, with $1.5MM for the 2017 season and $2.3MM in 2018, according to Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star (via Twitter).

Butera, 33, had a career year last season in Kansas City. He only took 133 plate appearances, but produced a .285/.328/.480 batting line with four home runs. That represented rather a significant improvement over his typical output, which stood at just .185/.241/.266 entering the season.

Certainly, Kansas City won’t be banking on that kind of sustained production from the veteran. He’ll be tasked mostly with serving as a defensively capable reserve to workhorse backstop Salvador Perez.

Though it’s a bit surprising to see Butera land a two-year guarantee, we’ve seen a variety of utility infielders score multi-year pacts at similarly modest salaries in the recent past. Given the state of catching around the game, it was certainly an opportune time for him to turn in a useful season at the plate.

Share 0 Retweet 4 Send via email0

Drew Butera Kansas City Royals Newsstand Transactions

Rangers Claim Tyler Wagner, Outright Adrian Sampson
Main
Blue Jays Claim Dominic Leone; Josh Thole Elects Free Agency
13 comments
newest oldest

Comments

  1. david K

    4 years ago

    i can’t believe he’s still kicking around in my next life I wanna be a crappy back up catcher.

    Like
    Reply
    • BlueSkyLA

      4 years ago

      It’s a premium position, but two years for a guy with a career BA below the Mendoza line is kind of shocking.

      Like
      Reply
    • gomerhodge71

      4 years ago

      I feel your pain. It seemed like George Kottaras was around for decades, and he wasn’t any better.

      Like
      Reply
      • randalgrichuk15

        4 years ago

        Kottaras is still around too. He is just unsigned.

        Like
        Reply
  2. bonquisha

    4 years ago

    ik its not a big number. but seems like an overpay. dude will be lucky to ops 600 for the duration of the contract. all defense

    some teams have better number 3 catchers on their roster at league minimum

    Like
    Reply
  3. bleacherbum

    4 years ago

    That picture is Josh Thole not Drew Butera.

    Like
    Reply
    • JFisnasty

      4 years ago

      Lol. Josh thole may as well be the poster boy for crappy backup catchers anyways I guess

      Like
      Reply
    • Jeff Todd

      4 years ago

      Somehow Thole came up when I searched for Butera, and I just chose the thumbnail b/c it showed a catcher. Fixed it.

      Like
      Reply
    • AlvaroEspinoza

      4 years ago

      I love you MLBTR, even though you lead the league in errors and omissions.

      Like
      Reply
  4. davengmusic

    4 years ago

    Sal Butera: KC’s catching corps.

    Like
    Reply
  5. Jimbo B

    4 years ago

    To all the haters,

    How did you do while you were in the Majors ?

    That’s my cousin your talking about.

    Sal Butera is his father and he also was a catcher for the Twins and Blue Jays in the 80’s

    And YES the above picture is Drew Butera not Josh Thole.

    Don’t talk sh– unless you can back it up.

    Like
    Reply
    • kcroyals87

      4 years ago

      I am a Royals fan & I am glad that the Royals resigned Drew. I was wrong about Drew when they chose him over Erik Kratz. Drew has been very solid for KC (both catching & batting). I am glad that he signed a 2 year deal (& he is a World Champ).

      Like
      Reply
  6. hinerism

    4 years ago

    I little used backup catcher reminds me of a long snapper in football.

    Like
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    James Paxton To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    2021 Trade Deadline Will Be July 30

    Diamondbacks Sign Josh Reddick To Minor League Deal

    Jonathan Hernandez Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

    Dexter Fowler To Undergo Season-Ending Knee Surgery

    MLB Inspecting “Suspicious Baseballs” From Trevor Bauer’s Latest Start

    Trevor Rosenthal Undergoes Thoracic Outlet Surgery

    Blue Jays Sign GM Ross Atkins To Five-Year Extension

    Yankees Acquire Rougned Odor

    Brewers Trade Orlando Arcia To Braves

    Recent

    MLBTR Live Chat

    James Paxton To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    D-backs Activate Zac Gallen

    Marlins Rumors: Yermin, Greene, Dickerson

    2021 Trade Deadline Will Be July 30

    Several Former Big Leaguers Sign With Mexican League’s Guadalajara Mariachis

    Diamondbacks Sign Josh Reddick To Minor League Deal

    NL Injury Notes: D-backs, Carrasco, Lamet

    AL Injury Notes: Anderson, Rays, Cabrera, Schmidt

    Cubs Place 3 Relievers On COVID IL, Select Pedro Strop

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Kris Bryant Rumors
    • Francisco Lindor Rumors
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • 2020-21 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions
    • 2020-21 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2020-21 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2021
    • 2021 MLB Arbitration Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Indians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version