Lars Nootbaar
26-Year-Old
10-Day IL
Injury Ribs
Est. Return 4/4/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
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
Officially placed on IL
The Cardinals placed Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with two fractured left ribs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Nootbaar has been held out since early March due to the injury. He resumed taking swings against soft-toss pitching Monday, and the Cardinals are optimistic that the 26-year-old won't need to spend much longer than the 10-day minimum on the IL.
Nootbaar has been held out since early March due to the injury. He resumed taking swings against soft-toss pitching Monday, and the Cardinals are optimistic that the 26-year-old won't need to spend much longer than the 10-day minimum on the IL.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .710 | 194 | 3 | 22 | .244 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .808 | 656 | 25 | 64 | .248 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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
+28%
OPS on Road
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .687 | 400 | 14 | 38 | .219 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .876 | 450 | 14 | 48 | .273 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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
0.73BB Rate
14.3%K Rate
19.7%BABIP
.307ISO
.157AVG
.261OBP
.367SLG
.418OPS
.784wOBA
.348Exit Velocity
89.1 mphHard Hit Rate
36.3%Barrels/PA
5.8%Expected BA
.265Expected SLG
.436Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/secGround Ball %
49.7%Line Drive %
18.9%Fly Ball %
31.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Doubtful to be dealt
Nootbaar is "expected to stay put" with the Cardinals this offseason, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
St. Louis is known to be shopping some of its position players in an effort to land rotation help, but Woo hears from league sources that Nootbaar probably won't be part of those conversations. The 26-year-old outfielder put up a solid .261/.367/.418 batting line with 14 homers and 11 steals over 117 games in 2023 and is under club control through 2027. He'll be arbitration-eligible for the first time next winter.
St. Louis is known to be shopping some of its position players in an effort to land rotation help, but Woo hears from league sources that Nootbaar probably won't be part of those conversations. The 26-year-old outfielder put up a solid .261/.367/.418 batting line with 14 homers and 11 steals over 117 games in 2023 and is under club control through 2027. He'll be arbitration-eligible for the first time next winter.
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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Takes soft-toss Sunday and Monday
Nootbaar (ribs) took soft-toss swings Sunday and Monday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Starting season on IL
Nootbaar (ribs) will begin the season on the injured list, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Will be re-evaluated Saturday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday that Nootbaar (ribs) will have his progress re-evaluated by doctors Saturday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Diagnosed with fractured ribs
Nootbaar has been diagnosed with two non-displaced fractures in his left ribcage, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Undergoes CT scan on torso
Nootbaar underwent a CT scan on his torso Thursday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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