Nick KurtzATH · 1B

2026 review

Nick Kurtz was a patient, powerful hitter whose season got cut apart by his thumb: he hit .256/.396/.483 with a 32.5 K% and an 18.2 BB% over 434 PA for ATH, adding 21 HR and 7 SB across 99 games. His 18.2 BB% over 434 PA was the highest of 267 hitters with 300+ PA, and his 57.3 HardHit% and 18.0 Barrel% over 211 BBE were the 2nd and 3rd highest of that same 267-hitter group. A right thumb capsule sprain put him on the 10-day IL Jul 10, he came back Jul 25, then the same thumb sent him back down Aug 4 and he was transferred to the 60-day IL Aug 21, missing 72 regular-season days across 2 stints and never appearing again after Jul 31. Against right-handers he hit .267/.428/.539 over 278 PA, against lefties .234/.335/.387 over 158 PA, and his best month was May at .333 in 102 AB against .250 in 100 AB in Jun. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 20, he finished 132nd of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 112 spots below, and 19th of 65 first basemen. The TDK LABS card pointed to an 18-game walk streak in early May, an elite, hot-hitting bat by mid-Jun, and a return nearing from the 60-day IL by late Sep.

NFBC position eligibility · 2026: 1B · 2027: 1B