What you see is not always what you get. Jacob Wilson came up in 2024, age 22, and didn’t exactly overwhelm in 28 games. Wilson batted just .250/.314/.315, getting jammed often and making too much weak contact.
For Wilson it was just a “getting the kinks out” kind of debut. He has hit the ground running, to say the least, in 2025 batting a gaudy .341/.381/.478 and is widely considered the front-runner for AL Rookie of the Year.
So as we look at Nick Kurtz’ maiden voyage through MLB, it is a look at the past but not necessarily a glimpse of the future.