Nick
Kurtz

First Baseman Nick Kurtz showed off his super easy 80-grade raw power in batting practice on Friday, flicking balls over the fence with minimal effort. Kurtz also stepped up in big spots throughout the weekend and helped lead the Demon Deacs to a series W over the Seminoles. He’s a sure-fire top half of the first round selection.

Some of the easiest raw power that I have seen. Comfortable plus-plus power and it plays to all fields, during BP and in game. The bat speed matches and like the power, he gets to it so easily. Taller and balanced setup with evenly distributed weight. It is a quiet load with minimal moving parts, and it gets even simpler with two strikes. In the two games that I took in, Kurtz had two home runs, two deep flyouts to left, three walks, a single, and a double. Above average runner for his size. First base is obviously the first position, but shows some athleticism that leaves some hope and belief that he can potentially play some left field in his future. Solid footwork around the bag, reads hops, and had a flare in foul territory that he opened up the hips and went and got showing some of that athleticism. Biggest takeaway(s) outside of his in-game power was the hit tool and how invested he was in his approach. He doesn’t really expand and chase (early or late), he has a solid contact rate to pair with his elite ability to impact the baseball, and is willing to take walks when presented with them. This is most likely a 55-60 hit tool to go along with his 70-power and feel comfortable saying this is a guy you can project to hit 30-35+ home runs at the big league level.