Yankees Should Avoid Second Helping of “Country Breakfast”

While the September pickup of Billy Butler makes sense, the New York Yankees would be best served letting “Country Breakfast” walk following the season.

There was very little harm in the New York Yankees signing recently released designated hitter Billy Butler to a major league contract Wednesday. The Oakland Athletics are still on the hook for the remainder of the three years $30 million contract he signed through 2017, so the Yankees could pick up Butler for the major league minimum.

With right fielder Aaron Judge likely out for the year with a Grade II strain in his right oblique, so the pickup of Butler theoretically makes sense to replace a little of the right-handed pop the team will…