NUT Report #18 — CJ Abrams Cranks 7 Home Runs
Week 18 is in the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league at 67–39, while the Los Angeles Angels are struggling at 41–64. Here's the seven-day NUT board — top and bottom — plus the team board and the season leaders.
NUT of the Week
CJ Abrams — WSH · SS
+1.4 NUT · S · .567/.594/1.367 · 7 HR, 14 RBI · 17-for-30
CJ Abrams hit 7 home runs in seven days — with 14 RBI and a 1.367 slugging percentage — finishing at +1.4 NUT, the top mark among MLB hitters this week. He hit .567 (17-for-30) with a .594 on-base, but the power is what drove the score: home runs move NUT more than any other outcome, and seven in a week is a rare total. NUT credits the full line, which is how one week can out-produce the field.
NUT Insight
At the other end of the board: Bryan Reynolds (PIT) had a rough week — .069/.100/.103 with no home runs and no RBI, good for -0.6 NUT, the bottom of the hitter board. Weeks like this don't make highlights, but they show up in the standings — a stretch a contending Pittsburgh club needs him to climb out of.
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 +7.9 hitting NUT. Best rotation: the Yankees at +4.5 pitching NUT.
The streak watch: the Rays have won 3 straight and the Marlins have dropped 12 in a row — on an identical +2.7 season NUT (both C, ranked #7 and #8). Same underlying production, opposite results. A streak backed by a strong NUT tends to hold; one built on a middling NUT is closer to variance, in either direction.
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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