Athletics Nation · Jun 4, 2025
A’s Leadership Needs To Help Lawrence Butler Avoid The “Head Case” Label
First things first, let me say that as a fan Lawrence Butler has been, and is, one of my favorite of the young A’s players, with his charisma, athleticism, and the upside he showed in the second half of 2024.
As an analyst, in 2022-23 when Butler was doing well but not tearing up A+ and AA, I boldly predicted he was going to be a star and then looked like a genius as he took MLB by storm last July-September.
Following a solid start to his 2025 season and then a terrible funk, Butler is back to hitting well and providing a spark more often than not. And yet a problem persists and it is not a small one.