OAKLAND – After a forgettable first season with the A’s, Billy Butler hit the ground running in preparation for Year 2.
He’s worked with his personal trainer on a daily basis, following a program drawn up by A’s strength and conditioning coach Mike Henriques. Those morning workouts are followed by batting-cage sessions at the team’s minor league complex in Arizona, where Butler makes his year-round home.
It’s all an effort to hit the reboot button after Butler’s introduction to Oakland fans didn’t go as planned. Viewed as one of the primary guys to help pick up the offensive slack following the trade of Josh Donaldson, Butler stumbled to a .