Joey Butler

Butler spent 2011-2014 in Triple-A for Texas and St. Louis trying to prove he was worthy of another shot in the majors after seeing 21 plate appearances in the bigs during that span. The ever budget-conscious Rays took him because manager Kevin Cash was a teammate of Butler’s in the Texas system and thought he was a good hitter. He got 11 hits in his first 11 games and by Father's Day, had amassed an improbable .338/.378/.523 slash line over his first 164 plate appearances. Then, POP. He went on to hit .162/.231/.182 until the final day of the season when he went 3-for-4 with two homers and six RBI. He’s Quadruple-A material that could hang around the game for a bit, but he had a nice moment. He’s an impatient batter that got away with a lot of fortunate batted ball luck early on and then demonstrated why he’s been in Triple-A for so many years.