Lawrence Butler's Stunning 30-Day Stretch: Red Hot
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00:00But Lawrence Butler, a guy that has a lot of athleticism, but in terms of it translating
00:08on the major league level, it's been very hit and miss literally and figuratively.
00:13And over the last month, he made an adjustment with his hitting coach.
00:15The adjustment was keeping his head still at the plate.
00:18Too much head movement was throwing off the eyeline of the ball.
00:21That's a very simple adjustment, right?
00:23But it's yielded incredible results.
00:25Look at over the last 30 days, what this guy has done, because it's unbelievable.
00:28We're talking about a batting average over 380 over the last 30 days, an OBP over 400,
00:35a slugging percentage over 850 for Lawrence Butler over those 30 days, and at 1293 OPS.
00:41Now, he's not going to stay this hot the rest of the year, but nine home runs, 26 RBI over
00:46the last 30 days.
00:48Also important, just 17 strikeouts in 23 games, so the strikeout rate getting cut down.
00:53He also has five steals over that time.
00:56Don't look now, but Lawrence Butler might be one of these guys that if you were in any
00:59sort of keeper league and somebody picked him up off the waiver wire, he could be a
01:02really valuable keeper next year, depending on the depth of that league and what you're
01:06allowed to keep, because he is a young player.
01:08He is a guy that's got a lot of talent, power, speed, combination.
01:11It's all there.
01:12So all of a sudden, Lawrence Butler could turn into a star.
01:14You've got Rooker, you've got Bladet, you've got Wilson.
01:17You've got some makings of an Oakland A's team that could actually be competitive, but
01:22Lawrence Butler is one of these guys, and he's not even rostered in 100% of leagues
01:25or anything like that.
01:26He's in the 70s right now, so he could even be floating around in some of those more shallow
01:29leagues potentially if people aren't paying attention at this stage in the game.
01:33But Lawrence Butler has had a tremendous 30 days.
01:37Now the question is, can he maintain these adjustments through the rest of the season?
01:41If he does, his ADP next year is going to be significant.
01:45Just mark my words, it will be significant.
01:47That's how much talent this kid potentially has, but he's got to keep it going for the
01:52next two months.