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Jose Butto, P
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It sure seems like the Mets like this guy a lot, though not enough to put him on their 40-man even though he was Rule 5 eligible last offseason; no other teams liked him enough to take him. A person with a team that had trade discussions with New York during the offseason told me they thought Butto was highly-regarded within the organization based on the weight the Mets thought he would carry in a deal, which is odd considering they didn't roster him. A scout who saw him in the fall thought Buttó looked pretty generic. He throws a ton of strikes, lives in the low-90s, and can really execute a great changeup over and over again. Buttó has a fantastic strike-throwing track record in the low minors and guys with good command and changeups tend to be pretty stable backend rotation prospects, so that's where I've got Buttó graded right now. (Fall Instructional League)