The now 29-year-old Billy Butler was one of the few jewels in the KC Royals system when Dayton Moore took over in Kansas City. Butler, no. 2 overall draft pick Alex Gordon (2005), and pitcher Zack Greinke were about the only pieces Moore had to build around with a Kansas City Royals organization that was largely bereft of talent.
By all accounts, Billy Butler was a good clubhouse guy, and good family man, during his days with the KC Royals. Butler had blossomed into a dangerous bat that had earned an All-Star nod in 2012 with an excellent .