January 10, 2022

Buttrey Back

Ty Buttrey decided to return to baseball after a sudden retirement last April:

In a lengthy Instagram post last April, Buttrey cited a lack of motivation as the reasoning behind his decision to walk away, saying that he lost the drive to continue playing after accomplishing his primary goal of reaching the majors. During his chat today, though, he said that his passion for baseball started to come back while coaching kids during his time off and progressively grew stronger as time went on, eventually reaching the point where he decided for sure that he wanted to make his return.

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I wondered if Buttrey had some mental health issues similar to Zack Greinke, but I suspect the stress of the last two years probably figured in the decision. He posted very good three-true outcome numbers in 2018-2019, and at seasonal age 29 there should be interest. The Angels still control his contract, and LAnaheim always seems short of pitching. I suspect they’ll give him a shot at making the team.

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