Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
It wasn’t too long ago that I declared A’s rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz a longshot to win AL Rookie of the Year, given that teammate and fellow rookie Jacob Wilson has been phenomenal in his own right, and had a sizable head start on Kurtz since he began the season with the A’s, while Nick was a May call up. Wilson was also challenging Aaron Judge for the batting title at that point.
However, Wilson’s bat has cooled off considerably since then, while Kurtz continues to rake, and at this point it’s pretty easy to imagine that the reigning AL Player of the Week could wind up with the ROY hardware.