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• Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Wins arbitration case

  30D ago • By RotoWire

  Nootbaar will earn $2.95 million in 2025 after winning his arbitration case with the Cardinals, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The Cardinals had filed at $2.45 million. It's a substantial raise for Nootbaar, who is in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The 27-year-old has had trouble with injuries but has been productive when on the field, slashing .246/.348/.425 over parts of four seasons in St. Louis. Nootbaar is currently slated to be the Cardinals' everyday left fielder, although he could move to center field if the club winds up hanging on to Nolan Arenado.

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• Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homer, triple in win

  09/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  Nootbaar went 2-for-5 with a triple, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-3 win over the Giants. Nootbaar started the Cardinals' comeback with a third-inning solo homer, then he put his squad ahead for good in the fourth with a two-run triple. He has three multi-hit efforts over his last six games and now has seven such performances this month. The outfielder is at a .249/.344/.425 slash line, 12 homers, 45 RBI, 39 runs scored, 18 doubles, three triples and seven stolen bases over 107 contests this season.

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• Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Two hits, homer

  09/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Nootbaar went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI double and an additional run scored during Thursday's 10-8 loss to the Rockies. Nootbaar belted his 11th long ball of the season, tagging Kyle Freeland for a solo shot in the first inning. Since the start of September, Nootbaar is 18-for-57 (.316) with three home runs, 13 RBI, 10 runs scored and as many walks as strikeouts (14).

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• Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Sitting against lefty

  09/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies. The left-handed-hitting Nootbaar will retreat to the bench while the Rockies send lefty Austin Gomber to the bump. He'll be replaced in the starting nine by Thomas Saggese, who steps in at second base while Brendan Donovan moves out of the infield and occupies Nootbaar's usual spot in left field.

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• Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Slugs 10th homer

  09/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Nootbaar went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays. Nootbaar had the Cardinals' only multi-hit effort Sunday, and his homer was one of two extra-base hits for the team. He's had a decent September, going 13-for-36 (.361) with five extra-base hits, eight RBI and two stolen bases over 13 contests despite seeing fewer opportunities versus left-handed pitchers. For the year, he's up to 10 homers, 37 RBI, 32 runs scored and seven steals while slashing .248/.340/.406 across 97 games.

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