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Is it time to say goodbye to Billy Butler?

With Danny Valencia going down and the A's set to face exclusively right handed pitching for an extended timeframe, is the time right to shed Billy Butler?

For months, Vegas has taken in nearly a billion dollars in prop bets, mostly from members of this esteemed community, wagering when Billy Butler would take his final at bat in an Oakland A's uniform. For the first two weeks of the season, things looked stable for Butler. He's found a nice niche, even if it's extra niche-y, and seems to have a role on this team. But over the past few days, a convergence of factors have swirled like a tornado, prompting the question: is it time?