The Athletics have a special talent on their hands in Lawrence Butler
The Athletics recalled Lawrence Butler on June 18th after a month-long stint with Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, and from that moment, he performed as one of baseball's next young stars.
After Butler rejoined the major league club in June, he made adjustments to his swing with the help of A's bench coach Darren Bush. He debuted those adjustments at the end of June against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the desert, where he went 1-for-3 with a single and a stolen base. Then came July, when Butler started to catch the attention of baseball fans nationwide.
Butler put together one of the more impressive months all season, hitting .363 /.408 /.802 with ten home runs, 27 runs batted in, six doubles, and two triples all in 91 at-bats. He won AL Player of the Week on July 14th after hitting four home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, three of which came in one game.
As the Athletics look forward to their future, Butler seems to be at the center of it. He is viewed as the main piece of the A's young core, a core that will hopefully help them compete for the playoffs, maybe as soon as next season. Butler and Rooker give the A's, surrounding them with talent in the lineup and on the pitching staff should be the A's main goal this offseason.
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