Lars Nootbaar
26-Year-Old
10-Day IL
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 6/29/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.234
HR
5
RBI
19
R
14
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Nootbaar made three trips to the injured list in 2023 due to thumb, back and abdominal issues. Those injuries limited him to 117 games and 503 plate appearances, but when available he was impressive with the bat, totaling 14 homers and 11 steals to go with a .261 average. The outfielder showcased an impressive eye at the plate with a 14.3 BB% and 19.7 K%, nearly identical to his 2022 marks. The slugging lags behind the rest of his offensive game a bit -- his SLG fell to just .418 last season -- but Nootbaar does enough well across the board to warrant a high level of interest in mixed leagues that require five starting outfielders. Given that he had a dramatic lefty/righty platoon split (200 points of OPS to be exact), it would make sense if the Cardinals sat him occasionally against tough southpaws. Even so, Nootbaar could in theory approach 600 plate appearances with better luck on the health front while rotating between the three outfield spots for St. Louis. Read Past Outlooks
Facing long-term absence
Manager Oli Marmol said Friday that Nootbar (oblique) is expected to miss several weeks, John Denton of MLB.com
ANALYSIS
On top of what seems to be a multi-week absence, Nootbar will need at least a week-long rehab assignment in the minors, meaning the 26-year-old may miss the entirety of June. While he's sidelined, Alec Burleson should serve as St. Louis' everyday right fielder, while Matt Carpenter should see the brunt of the DH work.
On top of what seems to be a multi-week absence, Nootbar will need at least a week-long rehab assignment in the minors, meaning the 26-year-old may miss the entirety of June. While he's sidelined, Alec Burleson should serve as St. Louis' everyday right fielder, while Matt Carpenter should see the brunt of the DH work.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+75%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .663 | 246 | 3 | 26 | .230 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .817 | 768 | 30 | 79 | .250 | ||||
2024vs Left | .496 | 52 | 0 | 4 | .184 | ||||
2024vs Right | .866 | 112 | 5 | 15 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Left | .635 | 124 | 2 | 13 | .229 | ||||
2023vs Right | .835 | 379 | 12 | 33 | .271 | ||||
2022vs Left | .855 | 70 | 1 | 9 | .273 | ||||
2022vs Right | .772 | 277 | 13 | 31 | .217 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS on Road
2024
+15%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .705 | 474 | 17 | 50 | .224 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .845 | 540 | 16 | 55 | .264 | ||||
2024Home | .799 | 74 | 3 | 12 | .246 | ||||
2024Away | .692 | 90 | 2 | 7 | .224 | ||||
2023Home | .732 | 245 | 8 | 22 | .243 | ||||
2023Away | .834 | 258 | 6 | 24 | .277 | ||||
2022Home | .617 | 155 | 6 | 16 | .184 | ||||
2022Away | .935 | 192 | 8 | 24 | .266 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lars Nootbaar compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.65BB Rate
13.4%K Rate
20.7%BABIP
.275ISO
.170AVG
.234OBP
.337SLG
.404OPS
.742wOBA
.329Exit Velocity
92.1 mphHard Hit Rate
36.1%Barrels/PA
6.1%Expected BA
.272Expected SLG
.482Sprint Speed
24.7 ft/secGround Ball %
52.8%Line Drive %
21.7%Fly Ball %
25.5%Advanced Batting Stats
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Capitalizing on popularity in Japan
Nootbaar signed a significant endorsement deal with Adidas over the winter and is set to have his own shoe line in Japan, reports John Denton of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Shohei Ohtani is the biggest name in baseball in both the United States and Japan, but Nootbaar has also proven quite popular after playing on Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic last year. The 26-year-old missed the first couple weeks of 2024 with two non-displaced fractures in his rib cage, and he's off to a slow start with a .189/.306/.321 slash line through 15 games.
Shohei Ohtani is the biggest name in baseball in both the United States and Japan, but Nootbaar has also proven quite popular after playing on Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic last year. The 26-year-old missed the first couple weeks of 2024 with two non-displaced fractures in his rib cage, and he's off to a slow start with a .189/.306/.321 slash line through 15 games.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Was this Cardinals' Devil Magic or just good development by St. Louis? Nootbaar inched his way up the organizational depth chart since entering the organization in 2018 and has shown an ability to hit for average and get on base in the minors but that did not initially translate into the same success at the big-league level. He certainly accepted his walks as a rookie in 2021, but he has not yet hit for average in nearly 500 plate appearances at the big-league level. He did, however, show surprising power in 2022, banging out nearly as many homers (18 between Triple-A and MLB) than he had from 2018-21 (20.) The StatCast sliders show plenty of bright Cardinal Red in many of the right places, but things get funky when you dive into the splits and see 13 of his 14 homers came against righties. However, Nootbaar hit .217 against righties and .273 against lefties when left in there to face them. He had similar R/L splits in 2021 but no such troubles in Triple-A, so it could be a small case of reverse splits. Either way, he is trending in a very good direction and has gone from 2022 deep sleeper to 2023 potential five-category producer if that average against righties adjusts.
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Lands on IL with oblique strain
The Cardinals placed Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to May 30, with a left oblique strain.
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Exits with apparent side issue
Nootbaar was removed in the bottom of the eighth inning of Wednesday's game against the Reds with an apparent left side injury, John Denton of MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-4 with a pair of base hits before being lifted from the game.
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Returns to lineup Tuesday
Nootbaar (hamstring) will start in right field and bat second in Tuesday's game in Cincinnati.
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Takes part in light running Monday
Nootbaar (hamstring) hit in the batting cage and did some light running prior to Monday's game against the Reds, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Remains out Monday
Nootbaar (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game in Cincinnati.
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