KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City designated hitter Billy Butler has become synonymous with Royals baseball. The longest-tenured member of the Royals – a man who even has his own brand of barbecue sauce – lunched at Oklahoma Joe's BBQ in a Kansas City suburb for a second-straight day before Wednesday's Game 7 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. Trust us, there's nothing more Kansas City than eating barbecue before one of the city's biggest moments in the last quarter century. However, it's hard not to wonder if Butler and the city will be separating after the season. Was his foul pop-up to first baseman Brandon Belt in the ninth inning of the Royals' 3-2 loss to the Giants his last at-bat in a Kansas City uniform? The Royals hold a $12.5 million option on Butler's contract for the 2015 season and it's hard to envision the team picking it up. Butler's OPS has declined each of the last two seasons and plays first base, a position occupied by Eric Hosmer, a superior defender. "Even if they decline it you can still talk and that kind of stuff," Butler said after the World Series loss. "I don't – there's nothing been said. I've been told nothing,...