The ultra-talented 21-year-old outfielder quickly showed why he’s considered one of baseball’s best prospects during his first week in the majors. Plus, a ranking of the NL’s top rookies.
, we celebrated Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford’s midseason resurgence and checked in on the American League Rookie of the Year power rankings. Next up is a breakdown of Nationals star prospect James Wood’s first week in the majors, along with a National League Rookie of the Year race update.
Wood’s ascent to this level has been a breathtaking case of pure talent forcing the issue. He arrived in the Nationals’ system as perhaps the least-heralded member of an enormous prospect haul for outfielder Juan Soto that included shortstop CJ Abrams and pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Robert Hassell III.
In his first game last Monday, Wood singled in his first plate appearance. By his third game, he had moved up to the No. 3 spot in Washington’s batting order. In his sixth game, he hit his first homer and had five RBIs by the third inning.playing out of position in left field. It was a whirlwind display of talent meeting with opportunity to add even more excitement to what’s become a Washington club brimming with potential.
Or, perhaps, Wood’s play down on the farm made it impossible for the organization to wait any longer. Combined with Abrams and Gore, Wood has made the Soto deal—an awkward situation as the organization was essentiallyto trade a generational player—look like a shrewd move that’s poised to pay off for the next half-decade.
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