Robert Butler  
Third Baseman | Free Agents

Hitting
The book on Butler is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. I tell you, it's a real trip to watch this kid play. He gives 110% all the time... unfortunately that means he tends to run out of gas as the game wears on. He has a natural lift to his swing, which produces few groundballs. The Free Agents do tend to sit Butler when the opposing team throws a lefty. It's no secret he can't touch the left-handed breaking ball. It's hard to explain but Robert Butler plays much better on the road then he does at home. It's unfortunate too, with Butler signing a hefty contract. You gotta imagine management wants a little better relationship between him and the fans.

Baserunning & Defense
He doesn't get good jumps on grounders, but his routes are fine and his hands aren't bad. His arm is accurate enough. Butler doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a couple bases each season without getting caught very often.

2025 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Butler to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2019 FA 3B 31 36 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 22 1 Free Agent 49 77 . 207
2020 FA 3B 34 40 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 23 0 Free Agent 58 77 . 216
2021 FA 3B 40 43 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 24 0 Free Agent 66 77 . 230
2022 FA 3B 40 49 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 25 0 Free Agent 69 77 . 239
2023 FA 3B 40 49 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 26 0 Free Agent 69 77 . 237
2024 FA 3B 40 49 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 27 0 Free Agent 69 77 . 235
2025 FA 3B 40 49 62 45 48 43 43 52 42 28 0 Free Agent 69 77 . 233
Ratings Delta                   +1           -2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2018 21 USV 161 541 90 117 23 2 9 87 64 141 148 1.050 45 2 .392 .316 .708 .218 .216 16 .957 .216
2019 22 USV 140 448 82 110 21 2 12 61 64 97 119 1.227 50 5 .391 .382 .773 .309 .234 21 .938 .246
2020 23 USV 160 578 108 124 20 1 14 76 66 124 143 1.153 53 3 .360 .325 .685 .229 .210 23 .943 .215
Totals     461 1567 280 351 64 5 35 224 194 362 410 1.133 148 10 .379 .338 .717 .247 .219 60 .946 .224

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

Robert Butler's Comparable Players
Player Names
Justin Smyth 91.8% Peter Weart 91.6% Jonah Noffke 90.1% Ki-to Iwase 89.5% Scott Bellamy 88.6%

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