Should I start Lars Nootbaar or Alex Verdugo?

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Lars Nootbaar

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STL · RF,CF,LF

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Injury Alert

Lars Nootbaar · Oblique (Out)

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

0.00

10.61

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 3	@HOU (Verlander)	Indoor
Tue Jun 4	@HOU (Arrighetti)	Indoor
Wed Jun 5	@HOU (Blanco)	Indoor
Thu Jun 6	vs.COL (Quantrill)	77°
Fri Jun 7	vs.COL (Gomber)	78°
Sat Jun 8	vs.COL (Feltner)	70°
Sun Jun 9	vs.COL (Blach)	77°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jun 4	vs.MIN (Ober)	72°
Wed Jun 5	vs.MIN (Paddack)	71°
Thu Jun 6	vs.MIN (Lopez)	75°
Fri Jun 7	vs.LAD (Yamamoto)	75°
Sat Jun 8	vs.LAD (Stone)	70°
Sun Jun 9	vs.LAD (Glasnow)	69°

Batting

18.8

2.26

4.32

.01

.67

RBI

2.27

2.92

1.66

AVG

.230

OBP

.289

SLG

.385

OPS

.675

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	81.0	147.0
AB	141	225
R	14	29
H	33	57
2B	7	12
3B	1	1
HR	5	8
RBI	19	34
SB	3	1
K	34	33
BB	22	21
AVG	.234	.253
OBP	.337	.312
SLG	.404	.422
OPS	.742	.735

Recent News
	Cardinals vs. Umpire Drama: Laz Diaz Criticizes Lars Nootbaar's Batting Average during Controversial Call Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Umpire Laz Diaz calls out Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar's batting average Published June 6th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Lars Nootbaar To Miss Several Weeks Published May 31st, 2024 Who's left? Lars Nootbaar's injury, absence restarts outfield carousel: Cardinals Extra Published May 31st, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lars Nootbaar injury: Surging Cardinals place outfielder on IL ahead of big road trip vs. Phillies, Astros Published May 31st, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Facing long-term absence Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports St. Louis Cardinals Lose Lars Nootbaar to IL Due to Oblique Injury Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals place Lars Nootbaar on IL with oblique strain, promote infielder Jose Fermin Published May 31st, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Yankees surprise: Alex Verdugo benched despite stellar season and defensive prowess Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees' Alex Verdugo: Sitting out Thursday Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alex Verdugo has officially won over Keith: 'Dare I say I love this guy' Published June 6th, 2024 via WFAN Alex Verdugo makes an incredible catch at the wall \| 06/05/2024 Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Alex Verdugo's NSFW explanation for tenacious Yankees defense is so on brand Published June 5th, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard "I want to f*g take everybody's hits" - Alex Verdugo reflects on his NSFW mentality after strong defensive start Published June 4th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo's NSFW mindset fueling hot defensive start Published June 4th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Yankees Acquire Alex Verdugo In Four-Player Trade Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN

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