Oakland A's outfielder Lawrence Butler just secured his second American League Player of the Week award, so we asked Mark Kotsay what his ceiling could be
Oakland A's right fielder Lawrence Butler has been named the AL Player of the Week for the second time since the beginning of July after batting .500 with six home runs and ten RBI. "Two in the same year is crazy" Butler said before Tuesday's game. "I'm just honored, blessed, very humbled to be able to say I won Player of the week twice.
"I was hoping that he'd be acknowledged for the week he had" A's manager Mark Kotsay said. "It's a pretty tremendous week--one of my seasons, I think." In terms of home runs, the Oakland skipper wasn't exaggerating. From 2007-2013, Kotsay hit a combined 25 homers across 630 games, topping out at eight in 2010 with the Chicago White Sox.
It's not necessarily uncommon for a player to win two weekly awards in one season, but the list of American Leaguers that have earned a double dip this season includes Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr., who figure to be a battle for the AL MVP award, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Juan Soto, with the latter expected to sign a long-term deal worth more than $500 million in a few months. Guerrero will be in line for a big payday after next season, with Witt and Judge already inking large deals.
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