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Yankees 2017 Potential Free Agent Target: Billy Butler

2016 Statistics: .284/.336/.416, 5 HR, 35 RBI, 108 OPS+ (274 PA)

Age on Opening Day 2017: 30

Position: DH/1B (preferably just DH)

Long gone are the days of 2012. You can ask Chase Headley about that, or even Billy Butler. Butler was an All-Star in Kansas City just four seasons ago, hitting 29 home runs with 107 RBI, all while batting a stellar .313. His batting average has steadily declined since that apex season, and Butler officially hit bottom this past summer when he was released by the Athletics after a clubhouse altercation with teammate Danny Valencia.