Is Nick Kurtz the Dark Horse Threatening to Upend the AL Rookie of the Year Race?
But Kurtz didn’t panic. And those who observed how he went about his business in the earliest days of his big-league tenure were unsurprised when he began to not just dig himself out of that hole but also flourish in spectacular fashion upon finding his footing.
“He had to go through some struggles, like everybody does, and he didn’t press,” hitting coach Chris Cron said. “It wasn’t a major deal. Of course he wanted to do well, but it wasn’t the end of the world.”
“When you come billed with the kind of power he came with, to not be able to tap into that readily and immediately, I think you would see some guys start to scramble,” former A’s pitcher and current broadcaster Dallas Braden said. “Instead, what he did was cut the swing down and spray the baseball all over the yard until he got comfortable to a point where he could dip back into that power pool.”
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