Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler is enjoying success at the MLB level after overcoming an initial learning curve.

Butler was actually 5-for-5 in delivering hard-hit balls tonight, though he wasn't exactly robbed on any of his three non-hits. He's up to .257/.329/.500 for the season, which is really impressive for a 24-year-old hitting in the Oakland Coliseum half of the time. Odds are that he'll fade some from here, but he could be quite a force while playing in a minor league park half of the time next season.

You simply can't slow down Lawrence Butler right now. Over his last 11 games, Butler has 20 hits, 20 RBI, four doubles, two triples, and six HR. Since 1920, when RBIs became an official stat, only five other MLB players have reached all of those numbers over an 11-game span and all five are in the Hall Of Fame, including Lou Gehrig and Willie Mays. Now, we shouldn't plan Butler's plaque right now, but the 24-year-old has clearly made the adjustments the Athletics were hoping for when they sent him to the minors in May, and he needs to be rostered in all leagues right now while he's producing at this level.

Lawrence Butler's near-cycle performance against the Houston Astros on Tuesday was telling of the outfielder's growth on and off the field.

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