Article: Drew Butera Traded to the Dodgers

[PseudoSABR]

Tim Brown ‏@TBrownYahoo4m

Dodgers acquire catcher Drew Butera from Twins.

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Here's Seth's article

[PseudoSABR]

A victorious day after all.

[zenser]

I was shocked someone wanted him.

[cmb0252]

Blockbuster!

[PseudoSABR]

Ptbnl!

 

Scott Miller ‏@ScottMCBS4m

Confirming C Drew Butera from Twins to Dodgers, first reported by @TBrownYahoo. Twins get a player to be named later

[Rosterman]

The Twins are hard-up for a bag of game-used balls, it seems. At least they get to shed some of the outrageous salary they are paying him this year for three major league at-bats. Rumor has it that Nick Punto is the PTBNL. Seriously, surprised the Dodgers didn't pick up Carroll, too.

[stringer bell]

Addition by subtraction, I guess. It frees a spot on the 40-man and now several of us will have to find a new scapegoat.

[adjacent]

How much did we have to pay? NOw seriously, kudos to Seth Stohs, who saw this one coming.

[Kwak]

Ryan new #1 trade!

[Gernzy]

We're going to lose A LOT of fans over this...

[TwinsFanInPhilly]

Swear to God I expect one of the usual suspects to bitch that they didn't get enough for Butera. My head will explode.

[LaBombo]

A victorious day after all.

Except, ironically, TD's traffic numbers. On 'Butera called up'/'Butera sent down'/'Player X claimed because Twins are wasting a 40 spot on Butera' days he generated a big chunk of the site hits, or seemed to at least. But the mods probably won't miss patrolling those pillow fights any more.

 

Still early, but any word yet on whether Gardy will miss any games to undergo PTSD or grief counseling?

[TheLeviathan]

Eat that over/under of .5!!!

[ThePuck]

Good for him

[ThePuck]

Swear to God I expect one of the usual suspects to bitch that they didn't get enough for Butera. My head will explode.

 

By 'usual suspects' you mean who exactly?

[nicksaviking]

So will Butera be the only member of the 2013 Twins to make the playoffs this year?

 

I'll bet his game calling will get that Kershaw guy some Cy Young votes.

[DaveW]

I am in the minority who liked Punto and Butera, I guess I am a Dodgers NL fan for now.

[jorgenswest]

Must be nice to going to an organization that understands and values defense at catcher. Good luck Drew. Our pitchers will miss you.

[DaveW]

So will Butera be the only member of the 2013 Twins to make the playoffs this year?

 

I'll bet his game calling will get that Kershaw guy some Cy Young votes.

 

I heard that piece of **** Nishioka's team is about to make the playoffs in Japan.

[Winston Smith]

So will Butera be the only member of the 2013 Twins to make the playoffs this year?

 

I'll bet his game calling will get that Kershaw guy some Cy Young votes.

 

Not when Kershaw is the PTBNL. Just holding off until they can find a place in our rotation for him.

[DaveW]

I really hope the player to be named later is Drew Butera.

[amjgt]

Ptbnl!

 

Scott Miller ‏@ScottMCBS4m

Confirming C Drew Butera from Twins to Dodgers, first reported by @TBrownYahoo. Twins get a player to be named later

 

Well... at least we didn't get organizational filler

 

With the PTBNL we got organizational NOT filler

[ThePuck]

Not when Kershaw is the PTBNL. Just holding off until they can find a place in our rotation for him.

 

Does Kershaw still have options? :-)

[nokomismod]

The way the Dodgers are scoring runs right now, they can afford to have a solid but not flashy Butera behind the plate. Best of luck to him!

[LaBombo]

Must be nice to going to an organization that understands and values defense at catcher. Good luck Drew. Our pitchers will miss you.

Were you under the impression the Twins were retaining him for his bat? NL teams and fans are used to watching pitchers bat, so Butera will be a better fit there.

[deanlambrecht]

not when kershaw is the ptbnl. Just holding off until they can find a place in our rotation for him.

 

rofl!!!

[Seth Stohs]

You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?r=2163-Drew-Butera-Traded-to-the-Dodgers

[rickyriolo]

go Dodgers....at least their new ownership is willing to spend money & lots of it

[jorgenswest]

I have no idea why they kept him this year. Their value of defense at catcher was made clear with their signing and extending of Doumit.

[nicksaviking]

Were you under the impression the Twins were retaining him for his bat? NL teams and fans are used to watching pitchers bat, so Butera will be a better fit there.

 

Not to mention their current backup catcher currently has a Butera-esque OPS of .590. I guess it's fair to say that if baseball was only played with catchers, the Twins would be better than the Dodgers.