Is Nick Kurtz the Dark Horse Threatening to Upend the AL Rookie of the Year Race?
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On the surface, it’s a modest accomplishment for the rookie first baseman, the first official accolade in a career that promises to feature plenty more. At the same time, “player of the week” wholly undersells what Kurtz has been doing at the plate lately. Because he was not just the star of this past week(end). He has been the best hitter in baseball for the past nine weeks.
That’s right: Neither Aaron Judge nor Cal Raleigh nor Ronald Acuña Jr. nor Kurtz’s NL Player of the Week counterpart, red-hot trade candidate Eugenio Suarez, has been as dominant with the bat as the A’s rookie since the end of May. Over his past 42 games, Kurtz is hitting .327/.408/.782 with 18 home runs, good for a 1.190 OPS and 217 wRC+ that are both tops in baseball.
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