After missing the past two games, Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury will return to the starting lineup and start in center field. The 33-year-old suffered a right knee bruise at Fenway Park on Saturday as he tried to run down a Xander Bogaerts double, but is back in center field and batting second [...]

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After getting released by the Oakland Athletics, Country Breakfast is headed for the big city. The New York Yankees have signed Billy Butler and he figures to play a major role in the team’s upcoming showdown against the Boston Red Sox. Butler was signed to be the primary DH against left-handed pi[...]

Billy Butler hit his fourth home run of the season on Saturday night, a solo shot in the fourth inning. He immediately flipped his bat and shouted something at Indians catcher Chris Gimenez before the umpire got involved to prevent further issues. Butler has started to see more regular playing time [...]

Billy Butler hit his second home run of the year, a three-run shot off of Zach Davies. Home run aside, Butler is not rosterable in season-long leagues. He is, however, a dirt-cheap daily option against the most homer-prone pitchers in the league, Chase Anderson. Anderson's 1.96 home runs allowed per[...]

Billy Butler has had an excellent week at the plate. Over the past seven days, he's batted .455 with one home run and six RBI. Considering his last useful fantasy season came in 2013, he's not a must-add by any means, but he's worth monitoring going forward. He's also worth considering in daily leag[...]

Perennial starters Yonder Alonso and Stephen Vogt will get the day off today as Athletics take on the Twins at the Coliseum in Oakland. [...]

Billy Butler's homerless streak is over as he belted a solo shot in Saturday's game. Once a solid fantasy league option, Country Breakfast is now on the wrong side of a first base platoon with Yonder Alonso and can be safely left on the waiver wire. He might be worth considering in daily leagues if [...]

The Oakland Athletics will go with Billy Butler at first base tonight instead of Yonder Alonso against the Texas Rangers. This is a simple day of rest. There is no injury to report here. Khris Davis will start as the designated hitter, a position that Butler generally handles. Both Davis and Butler [...]

This article references Adam LaRoche, Adonis Garcia, Andrelton Simmons, Anthony Rendon, Billy Butler, Denard Span, Evan Gattis, Freddie Freeman, Ian Kinsler, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, Jose Abreu, Justin Upton, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Zimmerman, Victor Martinez, WIlson Ramos and more! Welcome back, readers. Hopefully you've enjoyed the first three segments of this series as we look further into players that broke out in 2015 and others that received the "bust" label. This edition will focus on corner infielders that failed to deliver on their expectations. My selections will be influenced by their respective ADP (Average Draft Position) coming into 2015. We won't be discussing the Michael Cuddyers or Billy Butlers of the world because let's be real, you didn't plan on sol[...]Keep on reading: MLB Bust Players At 1B and 3B - What It Means for 2016