Lawrence Butler's Slump: Why Fans Should Stay Optimistic

0:00On April 27th, Lauren's butlers off to a rough start with the Oakland Athletics through his first 26 games. He's hitting just 186 with a 263 arm base and 279 slugging for a 542 OPS in a 47 WRC PS way. Below the league average of 100, straight up the batting connecting like it should. But hold up, there's real reason to stay optimistic this early in the season. His Babi PS sits at 237, low compared to the league's 290 and his own history over 300 the last two years. Expected batting average clocks in at 253, back by 73%ile bat speed and solid 63%ile chase rate. Outside the zone, fans and analysts see the potential, especially knowing butlers coming off off season surgery. The A's eased him in after a late spring debut, so he's still shaking off the rest from playing ketchup in those first couple weeks. Dig into his track record and is clear he bounces back. Last year, he posted the A's first 2020 season since 2013, despite a second half dip to a 70 WRC PS from an injury and pitchers adjusting.

1:10Before that breakout, he fixed the head movement issue and turned brutal months like 11 WRC PS in May into fire. With a fresh contract extension already locked in, expect Butler to tweak his approach again soon and slot right into that stacked A's lineup, turning. This slumped to just a footnote. That wraps MLB News Today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey, with the story.