The batting profiles of the top two AL ROTY finishers, Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson, couldn’t be more different
November 18, 2025
Nick Kurtz on left, Jacob Wilson on right
13 comments
The yin and the yang of the Athletics.
I think it’s very likely they compete for the Wild Card next season.
One is prime Joey Gallo, the other is prime Jeff McNeil
Man, I really LOVE good defenders, but 1st percentile exit velo & bat speed is not super promising for a major league career
Have we considered creating a clone that is part Krutz and part Wilson?
John Fisher is now funding a program to mash these two together to create the Barry Bonds We Have At Home lol
The fact that Kurtz did *that* with 5th percentile squared up rate is… insane
Damn, didnt realize Kurtz had THAT much swing and miss in his game
5th percentile squared up makes me question what the hell defines squared up – I mean the guy had an XBH in 15% of his at-bats
Putting all the sliders in opposite directions to compensate
Hilarious
You combine both and you get Shoehi
Love players who don’t strike out. It needs to be a source of shame for hitters again, but how you incentivize that, no clue, not without a huge rule change (that would probably feel gimmicky), like for every 3 strikeouts, the offense gets to put a man on first in their next inning.
13 comments
The yin and the yang of the Athletics.
I think it’s very likely they compete for the Wild Card next season.
One is prime Joey Gallo, the other is prime Jeff McNeil
Man, I really LOVE good defenders, but 1st percentile exit velo & bat speed is not super promising for a major league career
Have we considered creating a clone that is part Krutz and part Wilson?
John Fisher is now funding a program to mash these two together to create the Barry Bonds We Have At Home lol
The fact that Kurtz did *that* with 5th percentile squared up rate is… insane
Damn, didnt realize Kurtz had THAT much swing and miss in his game
5th percentile squared up makes me question what the hell defines squared up – I mean the guy had an XBH in 15% of his at-bats
Putting all the sliders in opposite directions to compensate
Hilarious
You combine both and you get Shoehi
Love players who don’t strike out. It needs to be a source of shame for hitters again, but how you incentivize that, no clue, not without a huge rule change (that would probably feel gimmicky), like for every 3 strikeouts, the offense gets to put a man on first in their next inning.
Maybe Bananaball can play around with something.