Athletics get awful Nick Kurtz injury update that might be blessing in disguise originally appeared on The Sporting News. The Athletics may be without one of baseball's top sluggers for the remainder of the season. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementOn Tuesday, A's manager Mark Kotsay provided an injury update on first baseman Nick Kurtz, who received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right thumb last week. You probably can do the timeline and think through the scenarios in front of us for Nick," Kotsay told reporters, including MLB.com's Martin Gallegos. In 99 games this season, Kurtz hit .256/.396/.483 with 21 home runs and a 141 OPS+.