Scouting Report: Nick Krauth
Chicago Cubs | SP
Overall
Summary
Nick Kurtz, 23-year-old Athletics first baseman and 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, is experiencing a power surge after an early-season slump. After going homerless in his first 13 games and enduring a 15-game drought, Kurtz has homered in four consecutive games (8 HRs on the season as of mid-May 2026). He maintains an impressive 38-game on-base streak, the longest by an Athletics player since Jason Giambi's 39-game streak in 1997-98. Over his last 25 games, Kurtz is batting .330 with a 1.025 OPS. Despite early-season struggles with power (homer every 30+ PAs vs. every 13 PAs in 2025), his process metrics remain elite with top-5 exit velocities and strong xwOBA. He has made a swing adjustment that is beginning to show results.
Strengths
- 4-game home run streak
- 38-game on-base streak (longest for A's since Giambi)
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