Scouting Report: Nick Northcut
Chicago Cubs | 3B
Overall
Summary
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)
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