NUT Report #17 — Drake Baldwin Goes 11-for-17
Week 17 is in the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league at 63–37, while the Los Angeles Angels are struggling at 39–61. Here's the seven-day NUT board — top and bottom — plus the team board and the season leaders.
NUT of the Week
Drake Baldwin — ATL · C
+0.8 NUT · S · .647/.700/1.176 · 3 HR, 9 RBI · 11-for-17
Drake Baldwin hit .647 — 11-for-17 — with 3 HR and 9 RBI over seven days, finishing at +0.8 NUT, the top mark among MLB hitters this week. The on-base and power came together: a .700 OBP and 1.176 slugging for the window, from a catcher. NUT credits both sides of that line, which is how a part-week of at-bats can out-produce everyone with more.
NUT Insight
Jo Adell (LAA) closed the week at .000/.000/.000 with no home runs and no RBI — -0.5 NUT, bottom of the hitter board. Weeks like this don't make highlights, but they show up in the standings. And he isn't the only surprising name down there: Mookie Betts posted a .000 average of his own, reaching base only by walk.
Games You Missed — Last 7 Days
Top 5 Hitters — Last 7 Days
Top 5 Pitchers — Last 7 Days
Coldest Hitters — Last 7 Days
All below league average by NUT — it weighs on-base and slugging, so these are production gaps, not just low averages.
Coldest Pitchers — Last 7 Days
Pitcher NUT is built on strikeouts, walks, and home runs — defense removed — so these grades reflect the arm, not the glovework behind it.
Season NUT Leaders
Team NUT — This Season
Best offense by NUT: the Pirates at +8.4 hitting NUT. Best rotation: the Mariners at +4.4 pitching NUT.
The streak watch: the Red Sox have won 13 straight — on a -0.9 season NUT (C, #18), the longest active streak in baseball is running well ahead of the underlying production. The Marlins have dropped 6 straight despite the #5 team NUT (+4.9, B). A streak backed by a strong NUT tends to hold; one with a middling NUT is closer to variance.
Related
That's the week. The full NUT board — last 7, last 30, or full season — is at baseballnut.app/stats. Pull it up to see where any name ranks.
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— Ivan