Spotlight: Lars Nootbaar

Plate Discipline and Batted Ball Approach

Lars Nootbaar (OF, STL) battled injuries (back, thumb, rib, and oblique), causing him to miss around 50 days per season over the past two years (2023-2024). Nootbaar's skills teased us with the plate discipline and power, though the volume wasn't there. If healthy, we should see career-best counting stats across the board.

Season	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	ct%	GB%/FB%	PX/xPX	HR/F	SB%/SBO	BPX	R$
2021	124	5/2	.239/.234	74%	46%/39%	100/67	16%	67%/10%	115	-11
2022	347	14/4	.228/.265	76%	44%/39%	138/135	16%	80%/6%	272	0
2023	503	14/11	.261/.259	77%	50%/31%	95/108	14%	92%/8%	161	5
2024	405	12/7	.244/.264	77%	52%/30%	106/101	15%	70%/10%	182	-3
2025	268	8/4	.249/.242	78%	34%/46%	103/139	10%	57%/10%	168	12

Nootbaar is a patient hitter, with a chase rate of 20% or lower throughout...

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