There was nothing from the organization about Butler.  That was all from the journalist.  They have not mentioned at any point optioning Butler, nor would they.

First, an earlier article said that they are using Huber strictly in the OF this spring, so 1B is apparently off the table for him.  Second, of course they should use spring training as part of the "data" for determining who gets to be on the 25-man roster and who starts and who plays which positions.  But, by "data" I don't mean A Game stats.  I mean everything that they see from these players throughout spring training.  Young players often improve from one year to the next.  They get stronger, faster, better bat speed, better plate discipline, etc.  You have to use ST to see if Shealy has his bat speed back, to see if Huber can play a position in the field, if he has major league hitting skills, etc.  Of course you couldn't and shouldn't base one's decision completely on how a player looks in February/May and no organization ever does.