Future of the Franchise

ESPN sums up Altuve quite nicely: "For a guy who's barely tall enough to see over the dugout railing, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve certainly has a knack for growing on people."

Oakland hopes that Altuve can grow into the leader of the team, can mature and blossom as an everyday leadoff hitter. His diminutive demeanor is not indicative of his ability to get on base and wreck shop. 

Even though Altuve is still maturing, he manages to take other players under his wings to guide them, an aspect of his personality the A's are sure to love. (And that last part was hyperbole of course.....Due to his size and stature, not much would literally fit under his wing.....Assuming of course he literally had wings, which he does not....)

Altuve however still has a bright future, and though he might need a stepping stool to reach the telescope, the rest of us can easily bend down to it and see that his star is indeed rising. Albeit, his star did start out lower in the sky then some others......

Team MVP

Buster broke into the league as a potential part time first and third baseman and catcher. He was meant to slowly adjust. Instead, he began his MLB career with two three hit games, a 10 game hitting streak, and a full time starting job only a month in. His pitching battery mates loved how he called games. Opposing pitchers couldn't match the adjustments he made against them at the plate. This is the A's man, this, is Buster Posey. The first rookie catcher to bat cleanup for a World Series team since the great Yogi.

The next year however, he got railroaded during a collision at the plate and tore his leg and ankle all to pieces.

Buster however was not to be denied. When he returned, he led both the AL and NL with a .336 batting average, destroying leftes at a clip of .433 against. Monster. 

He hits for power, average, can go to either field, and his ability to drive the ball sets him apart. As far as catchers go, this one is a franchise, once in a generation player.