NUT Report #3 — James Wood Goes Nuclear with 4 HR
What's up, nuts. Week 2 of the 2026 season is in the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league at 11-4, while the Colorado Rockies are struggling at 6-10. Some early favorites are holding up, some aren't, and a few names you didn't expect are making noise. Let's get into it.
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NUT of the Week
James Wood — WSH · LF
+1.0 NUT · .500 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI · 1.077 SLG
James Woodwent nuclear this week. 4 home runs, 11 RBI, and a 1.077 slugging percentage. When you're hitting the ball that hard, that often, the NUT score reflects it — +1.0 in a single week means he added nearly 1.0 wins to WSH all by himself.
NUT Insight
James Wood and Willson Contrerasboth had huge weeks, but NUT tells you who was more valuable. Wood hit .500 with 4 HR and a 1.077 SLG. Contreras hit .423 with 2 HR and a .731 SLG. The difference? NUT uses wOBA, which weighs every plate appearance outcome by its actual run value — and Wood's overall production edges out at +1.0 vs +0.7.
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