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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 73: Cameron Butler

Center Fielder
6´0´´
175 pounds
Age: 19
SSS rank among all center fielders in the system: 4

One can say that “Cam” Butler did OK for his Big Valley Christian High team in Modesto, Calif. — and say with a smirk of understatement. All Butler did in his senior season was hit .771 while knocking in a whopping 61 runs on his way to winning to winning both the Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Player of the Year awards for California. Quite an impressive feat, playing in one of the biggest prep hotbeds in the country.

Whether it was due to his commitment to in-state Cal Poly, or whether it was because teams didn’t feel he was quite ready for professional ball, Butler slid to the 15th round of the 2021 MLB draft.