I started this series out using Prospects Live's Top 50 college and prep prospect lists, alternating between the two. Now that MLB Pipeline has their 2024 Draft Top 100 list, it confirms my suspicions that this draft heavy on college hitting with Konnor Griffin being the only prep prospect to crack their top 10. I am going to continue the series by working my way down the MLB Pipeline list. When we get to about 10 prospects reviewed I will start ranking them into my own draft board.
Nick Kurtz 1B(College). DOB: 3/12/2003. B-L, T-L. 6'5", 235 lbs.
2023: .353/.527/.784, 24 HR, 5 SB, 63 BB, 50 K, 265 PA.
Monster hitting prospect who is compared to Spencer Torkelson in MLB's scouting report except Tork bats/throws R/R while Kurtz is a lefty all the way and rated as a better fielder around the 1B bag. Kurtz was recruited to Wake Forest as a lefty pitcher but was such a huge hitter he dropped the pitching part. More than just a power bat, he's a well-rounded hitter with easy power to all fields and mashes LHP's too. He's limited to 1B defensively which puts a lot of pressure on the bat but seems up to the challenge. There are also 15 additional hitting jobs available in MLB since the NL adopted the DH. He's MLB's #2 draft prospect after J. J. Wetherholt.
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