The Oakland Athletics are reportedly preparing to call up another of their top young prospects. MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos reports that the A’s will promote outfielder Lawrence Butler before Friday’s series opener against the Washington Nationals.
Butler is currently the A’s No. 7 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. He turned in a strong performance in the spring, but began the season at Double A where he hit .285/.352/.465 with 10 home runs, 13 stolen bases and a 112 wRC+. He was later promoted to Triple A Las Vegas where he has hit .