Is Nick Kurtz the Dark Horse Threatening to Upend the AL Rookie of the Year Race?
It took some time for Kurtz to tweak his patented patient approach, which he mastered as an amateur, to fit the unique challenge of hitting major-league pitching.
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“If you wait for your pitch, you’re probably striking out on three pitches,” he said. “It’s all about adjusting on the fly and pitch-to-pitch. Some guys, you need to be aggressive on pitches that aren’t necessarily your pitch. When I first got up, I was trying to be a little too patient. Being down 0-1, 0-2, 1-2 so much … this game is so hard.”
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