Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
As Spring Training continues to draw nearer, projections for the season ahead continue to accumulate. The A’s are a young team in rebuild mode, so expectations for success in 2025 vary widely—or to put it another way, it is hard to know what to expect from a young team in a new town.
Two Athletics that established themselves as up-and-comers in 2024 were highlighted this week as breakout candidates for the season ahead: outfielder Lawrence Butler and righty pitcher Osvaldo Bido.
Jim Bowden at The Athletic recognized Butler’s promise in naming him among the dozen breakout candidates he’ll be scouting this spring.