"Athletics first baseman has been named the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. His teammate Jacob Wilson finished second and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox finished third in the voting. Kurtz will be retroactively awarded a full year of service time by finishing in the top two of the voting. Kurtz was the fourth overall pick of the 2024 draft and came into 2025 as one of the top prospects in the league."
"Due to his late call-up and a brief injured list stint for a strained left hip flexor, he only got into 117 games, but that was still enough time for him to put the ball over the fence 36 times. It wasn't a perfect season, as Kurtz struck out at a high 30.9% rate. However, his 12.9% walk rate was quite strong. When combined with his aforementioned power, it was a very productive season. His .290/.383/.619 slash line translated to a wRC+ of 170."
Kurtz was named the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year, with teammate Jacob Wilson finishing second and Roman Anthony third. Kurtz will be retroactively awarded a full year of service time for finishing in the top two of the voting. He was the fourth overall pick in 2024 and came into 2025 as a top prospect. Kurtz was called up on April 23 after not breaking camp, then hit 36 home runs in 117 games despite a strained left hip flexor and a brief injured list stint. He posted a .290/.383/.619 slash line, a 170 wRC+, a 30.9% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate. Collective bargaining changes and the Prospect Promotion Incentive create incentives and retroactive credit related to service time.
Read at MLB Trade Rumors
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]