Drew Butera

Drew Butera on Kansas City's bench versus Tampa Bay

Kansas City Royals catcher Drew Butera is not starting on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Butera went 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts on Sunday, bringing his overall slash to .257/.308/.360 for the season. Salvador Perez will catch right-hander Ian Kennedy and bat fifth versus Rays righty Austin Pruitt.

numberFire's models project Butera to record a .256 batting average in 43 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.