On a better, more alliterative note: Billy Butler, Brian Bannister

Because nobody likes to end on a downer…

Brian Bannister is doing well.

4 starts, 2.61 ERA, 20.2 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 6 ER (great defense in Omaha, eh?), 4 HR, 4 BB, 14 K.

Billy Butler is doing pretty well, too.

16 G, 55 AB, 13 R, 18 H, 3 doubles, 4 HR, 11 BB, 5 K, .327/.441/.600.

When does Bannister get called up to KC? The bullpen seems weak enough that it could be any old time now.

When does Butler get called up to KC? Of course this depends on the clock starting, and Dayton Moore’s insistence on not rushing prospects. It’s likely that if he does get called up this year, it won’t be until August or September. But, considering how Emil Brown and Ryan Shealy are playing, the little instant gratification gnome in me wants Brown traded/sent-down/released, Shealy benched for Gload, and Butler called up to play left field. Of course, that would be unwise in terms of the Shealy investment and could prove devastating to the Butler investment. Still, the gnome must have his say, and so he has.

I don’t really know where I’m going with this thread, other than to say I want Bannister up in the bigs RIGHT AWAY, and I wanted to highlight the good news that Billy Butler is doing extremely well in his new Nebraska environs.