Nick Kurtz is going to be the No. 1 first baseman in Fantasy drafts in 2026. Maybe not in every single draft, but I bet it'll be most of them. And it's not that hard to come up with the argument for it: As a 22-year-old rookie, he has already been one of the best hitters in baseball this season, putting together a .298/.392/.628 line in his first 105 games with a .428 wOBA, bested only by Aaron Judge . He's doing that while posting incredible batted ball numbers and improving as the season has gone on – most notably by cutting his strikeout rate to 25.9% in the second half. Oh, and he's playing in a ballpark in Sacramento that looks like it might be second to only Coors Field when it comes to helping hitters.

Hey, I get it. To be this good this young is incredibly impressive. He's

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