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Scouting Report
Updated May 19, 2026
Nick Kurtz, 23-year-old Athletics outfielder and 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, started the 2026 season slowly in the power department but has recently found his stroke. After going homerless in his first 13 games and enduring a 15-game drought, Kurtz has homered in four consecutive games (as of mid-May 2026). He has made a significant swing adjustment that has improved his consistency and ball-striking quality. Despite early-season struggles with power production, his underlying metrics (xwOBA, exit velocities) remained elite. Kurtz is currently on a 38-game on-base streak, the longest by an Athletics player since Jason Giambi in 1997-1998.
Strengths
- + Homering in 4 consecutive games
- + 38-game on-base streak (longest for Athletics since Giambi)
- + Swing adjustment improving consistency
- + Elite exit velocities (top 5 in MLB)
- + xwOBA up year-over-year despite slow start
- + Strong process metrics (BB%, hard hit rate, line drive rate)
- + 5-for-10 in recent 3-game stretch
- + Opposite field power elite (.750 wOBA in 2025)
- + 2025 AL Rookie of the Year
- + 36 home runs as rookie in 2025
Weaknesses
- - Slow power start to 2026 season (15-game HR drought)
- - HR rate increased from 1 per 13 PA to 1 per 30+ PA early season
- - ISO dropped from .329 to .168 early in 2026
- - Early season results (.244/.412/.412) well below 2025 pace (.290/.383/.619)
- - Strikeout rate elevated at 32.7%
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