Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz has been one of the biggest surprises across the league this season.

After being selected No. 4 overall in last year's MLB Draft, Kirtz flew through the minor leagues and made his major league debut in May. He has quickly become one of the best hitters in the game this season and MLB Network's Mark DeRosa believes he will continue to be that for quite some time.

"This is no flash in the pan. This is one of the best hitters in the game for the foreseeable future," DeRosa said on MLB Network. "The opposite-field power, the ability to hit left on left, the bottom-line is, the dude is one of the best hitters in the game."

Kurtz is certainly among the best hitters right now, as shown by his outstanding slash line of .298/.392/.628 to go along w

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