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The Book on Tony Butler
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Tony Butler / LHP, BAL
Born 11/18/1987
Milwaukee,
WI,
USA
School: Oak Creek HS
Height 6-7
Weight 205
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #460
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Another of many development projects undertaken by the Seattle Mariners, Butler was been an on-again/off-again hot prospect since he was drafted by the Ms in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2006 draft. He's been up and down the Baltimore and MIlwaukee systems since, but now that he's back under Mariner Care™ he's hoping for a better run the second time around. Butler's fastball can reach 94mph with a natural sinking action that leads to high ground-ball production. His other pitches (a reasonably good slider/curve and a so-so change) need work, though, and various mechanical issues have plagued his development and (especially) his consistency on the mound.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2006 | 18 | Rk | Arizona | Mariners | SEA | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 2.78 |
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