| Sun Jul 28 2013 | 19:17 | Twins option catcher Drew Butera | ||||
Twins optioned C Drew Butera to Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
Butera appeared in two games with the Twins while Joe Mauer was on paternity leave. He returns to a .215/.247/.316 batting line at the Triple-A level. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Wed Jul 24 2013 | 10:52 | Twins recall C Butera from Triple-A | ||||
Twins recalled C Drew Butera from Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
Butera will provide some catching depth while Joe Mauer is away on paternity leave. The .183 career hitter is not fantasy relevant. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Mon Mar 25 2013 | 09:22 | Twins option Drew Butera to AAA | ||||
Twins optioned C Drew Butera to Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
Butera will probably be brought up and sent back down several times this season. The 29-year-old catcher batted .198/.270/.279 in 122 plate appearances last summer. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Thu Jan 17 2013 | 12:33 | Twins, Drew Butera avoid arbitration | ||||
Twins avoided arbitration with C Drew Butera by agreeing to a one-year, $700,000 contract. | ||||||
Butera appeared in 42 games for the Twins this past season, and was arbitration-eligible as a Super Two qualifier. He's slated to begin 2013 as Joe Mauer's backup. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue May 1 2012 | 19:44 | Drew Butera recalled | ||||
Twins recalled C Drew Butera from Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
His recall was expected, but most figured it would be to replace Justin Morneau (wrist). Instead Sean Burroughs has been designated for assignment. Butera's presence will allow manager Ron Gardenhire to use Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit at other positions more freely. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue May 1 2012 | 13:17 | Twins plan to recall C Butera from minors | ||||
Updating a previous item, the Twins plan to recall catcher Drew Butera from Triple-A Rochester for Tuesday's game. | ||||||
The Twins have yet to announce a corresponding roster move, but this would seem to indicate that Justin Morneau (wrist) is likely headed for the disabled list. While Butera can be ignored in fantasy leagues, his presence will allow Twins' manager Ron Gardenhire to have both Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit in the lineup at the same time. | ||||||
| Source: Minnesota Twins on Twitter | ||||||
| Sat Mar 31 2012 | 09:25 | Twins option Drew Butera to Rochester | ||||
Twins optioned C Drew Butera to Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
The epitome of a glove-first catcher, Butera was one of the worst hitters in baseball that earned over 250 plate appearances in 2011. Minnesota will likely go with Ryan Doumit as their part-time first baseman and backup to Joe Mauer. The Twins also reassigned infielder Mike Hollimon to minor league camp. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Mon Apr 18 2011 | 22:04 | Butera has rare offensive outburst | ||||
Drew Butera provided the Twins with some rare offense on Monday evening, going 2-for-4 with three RBI in a win over the Orioles. | ||||||
He doubled in two runs in the second inning before tagging Kevin Gregg for an RBI single in the ninth. Coming into tonight, Butera had just 14 RBI in 157 career at-bats, and can be expected to remain similarly inept with the bat filling in for Joe Mauer going forward. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||