Lawrence Butler became the latest prospect to debut for the Oakland Athletics in Friday’s series opening loss to the Washington Nationals. Butler replaced Tony Kemp on the active roster as Kemp went on the paternity list. Butler started in right field and went 0-for-4 at the plate, but showed off his skills defensively. A’s manager Mark Kotsay was complementary of Butler’s debut following the game and said that he has had his eye on Butler since last year’s Arizona Fall League.
“We talked about all things that would help him get here,” Kotsay said.