Welcome to the Rookie Roundup, a weekly look-in on baseball’s best and most interesting first-year players. Last week, we celebrated Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford’s midseason resurgence and checked in on the American League Rookie of the Year power rankings. Next up is a breakdown of Nationals star prospect James Wood’s first week in the majors, along with a National League Rookie of the Year race update.
There’s nothing subtle about Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood. Listed at 6’7” and 234 pounds, the 21-year-old’s long hair and longer strides stand out among his peers. And after finally getting called up to The Show, it took the supremely gifted Wood no time to show why his arrival was preceded by so much buzz.
