Should I start Lars Nootbaar or Fernando Tatis?

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Lars Nootbaar

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STL · RF,CF,LF

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

13.16

20.04

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	vs.BAL (Kremer)	80°
Tue May 21	vs.BAL (Bradish)	76°
Wed May 22	vs.BAL (Means)	75°
Fri May 24	vs.CHC (Imanaga)	72°
Sat May 25	vs.CHC (Taillon)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.CHC (Assad)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@ATL (Lopez)	81°
Mon May 20	@ATL (Sale)	77°
Tue May 21	@CIN (Abbott)	71°
Wed May 22	@CIN (TBA)	68°
Thu May 23	@CIN (Montas)	74°
Fri May 24	vs.NYY (Rodon)	60°
Sat May 25	vs.NYY (Stroman)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.NYY (Schmidt)	Not Currently Available

Batting

20.94

31.02

2.82

5.12

4.96

7.63

1.07

1.29

.07

.03

.78

1.49

RBI

2.71

4.34

.37

1.19

4.47

7.64

3.24

3.58

AVG

.237

.246

OBP

.339

.330

SLG

.406

.434

OPS

.745

.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	75.0	117.0
AB	119	184
R	13	31
H	26	46
2B	7	7
3B	0	1
HR	5	8
RBI	17	24
SB	2	6
K	25	46
BB	20	23
AVG	.219	.250
OBP	.331	.341
SLG	.403	.429
OPS	.734	.771

Recent News
	Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Goes deep in loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lars Nootbaar goes yard Sunday Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Lars Nootbaar's solo homer (5) \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Lars Nootbaar notches two hits in Cardinals' victory Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Lars Nootbaar shines in Cardinals' offensive feast Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Homers, scores three runs Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nootbaar, Winn hit 2-run homers, Cardinals drop Red Sox below .500 with win Published May 17th, 2024 via TSN Lars Nootbaar returns to lineup Wednesday Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Fernando Tatis Jr.'s two-run double \| 05/19/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Fernando Tatis Jr. Will Go Deep vs. Braves) Published May 19th, 2024 via FanSided UPDATE: Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. custom cleat series Published May 16th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Fernando Tatis Jr. - MLB Right field - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times "All credits to the old man" - Fernando Tatis Jr. acknowledges father's guidance as Padres star surpasses Tatis Sr.'s ... Published May 13th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Trust Fernando Tatis Jr. on Monday) Published May 13th, 2024 via FanSided Fernando Tatis Jr. powers Padres past Dodgers with solo shot Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Fernando Tatis: Leaves yard Sunday Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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