Palm Beach 1B/3B Jack Gurevitch

MiLB Player of the Week: 1B/3B  Jack Gurevitch PB
St. Louis, MO
By Ray Mileur

Some players have a good night.

Others start to show you something.

This week, Jack Gurevitch did the latter.

The Cardinals’ No. 29 prospect has quietly put together one of the more intriguing stretches in the system, turning early-season at-bats into something worth watching. It’s not just the results — though those are there — it’s how those results are coming.

Gurevitch finished the week swinging a hot bat, going 6-for-his-last-11 with three extra-base hits and a pair of walks. That kind of production will always get attention, .350/.480/.600 with a 1.080 OPS, but it’s the quality of contact that stands out most.

When he connected, it wasn’t soft.

Gurevitch delivered a home run off a hanging slider with an exit velocity north of 108 miles per hour — the kind of swing that doesn’t leave much doubt. Earlier in the week, he added two more doubles, each struck with authority, reinforcing what the numbers are beginning to suggest.

For a young hitter, that’s only part of the story. What makes this stretch more meaningful is the approach behind it. Gurevitch isn’t simply selling out for power. He’s working counts, drawing walks, and putting together competitive at-bats that give him a chance to do damage when he gets his pitch.

That’s development.

And it’s happening on a Palm Beach club that continues to play winning baseball. At 7-2, the Cardinals have been one of the most complete teams in the system through the first stretch of the season, and Gurevitch’s emergence is a part of that equation.

It’s still early. It always is.

But this is how it starts.

A few good swings turn into a few good games. A few good games turn into a stretch. And before long, a player begins to establish himself as more than just a name on a prospect list.

Gurevitch isn’t there yet.

But this week, he took a step in that direction.

And on a farm system full of talent, that was enough to make Jack Gurevitch the Cardinals’ Minor League Player of the Week.

 
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