Chris Butler played what he always wanted, pro baseball
New Mets minor leaguer Chris Butler explained his reaction to his first few days in the minors to his hometown Atlanta Constitution in June 1988. "It's what I've always wanted to do," Butler told The Constitution then. "My dream came true." Butler started out then with the Mets' rookie Gulf Coast League team. He went on to see four seasons in all. He topped out at single-A. Butler's career began that year in 1988, taken by the Mets in the 22nd round of the draft out of Powder Springs, Georgia's McEachern High School . Butler started with the Mets in the GCL. He saw 13 outings, 11 starts and went 1-4, with a 4.76 ERA. He moved to rookie Kingsport and short-season Pittsfield for 1989. He saw 16 outings, 13 starts overall and had a 2.60 ERA. That July, Butler picked up a win with a five-hitter and on a strict 100-pitch pitch count, The Kingsport Times-News wrote . "I told him he had 100 pitches and he could use them any way he wanted,...
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