NUT Report #1 — Chase DeLauter Makes History
Welcome to the very first NUT Report. If you're reading this, you were one of the first people to follow along — and I genuinely appreciate it.
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Now let's talk about Opening Week.
NUT of the Week
Chase DeLauter — CLE · RF
+0.4 NUT through 3 games · 4 HR in his first 3 career games
DeLauter became just the third player in MLB history to homer in each of his first three games, joining Kyle Lewis (2019) and Trevor Story (2016). He's the second player ever with four homers in his first three games. The kid announced himself.
NUT Insight
Munetaka Murakami also homered in each of his first three MLB games for the White Sox — making two rookies doing it in the same week. But here's what NUT reveals: despite the identical HR streak, DeLauter's overall offensive production grades out higher because his contact quality and walk rate are producing more total value per plate appearance. The home runs are flashy, but NUT sees the whole picture.
Top 5 Hitters — Opening Week
Top 5 Pitchers — Opening Week
Biggest Movers
It's only been five days — these numbers will swing wildly in the coming weeks. But Opening Week always tells you who showed up ready. Next Monday we'll have a full week of data and the picture gets clearer.
Thanks for being here from the start.
— Ivan