I’m an optimist. If you need any further proof, look at my article for Billy Butler written before the year started. I predicted he would have 30 doubles, 20 home runs, and 90 RBI, and that he would be just fine, like the Oakland Athletics themselves. I’ll admit I lost on those predictions.
Billy Butler ended up hitting the following numbers for the A’s. In 85 games, he has hit .276/.331/.403 with 16 doubles, four home runs, 24 runs scored and 31 RBI. He walked 19 times and had 34 strikeouts. Baseball-Reference put his WAR at a solid 0.