Ceddanne Rafaela or Lars Nootbaar
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| Ceddanne Rafaela 2B,CF - BOS  | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 184 | ‐ |
| Runs | 23 | ‐ |
| Hits | 51 | ‐ |
| Singles | 34 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 10 | ‐ |
| Triples | 2 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 5 | ‐ |
| RBI | 22 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | ‐ |
| Walks | 12 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 43 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .277 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .342 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .435 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .776 | ‐ |
| Ceddanne Rafaela 2B,CF - BOS | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 521 | 423 |
| Runs | 71 | 58 |
| Hits | 132 | 103 |
| Singles | 83 | 65 |
| Doubles | 29 | 21 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 14 |
| RBI | 64 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 20 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 3 |
| Walks | 26 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 120 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .242 |
| On Base Pct | .289 | .332 |
| Slugging Pct | .416 | .401 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .705 | .734 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela 2B,CF - BOS | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |
| News | ||
| Rafaela is slashing .285/.350/.441 with 16 extra-base hits, 23 RBI, 23 runs scored, and four stolen bases across 197 plate appearances this season. He has hit safely in 17 of his 23 games in May. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th | The Cardinals plan to shift the rehab of Lars Nootbaar back to Double-A. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Ceddanne Rafaela is not in the Red Sox lineup on Monday due to a hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | The Cardinals are eyeing June 1 as a target date for Lars Nootbaar's return from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Braves with a double, a walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, May 16th | Lars Nootbaar is scheduled to play in his next rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | |
| Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | The Cardinals transferred the rehab assignment for Lars Nootbaar to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| Ceddanne Rafaela went 0-for-2 in a 4-0 win over the Tigers with two walks, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, May 7th | Lars Nootbaar is set to play in a rehab game on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| Ceddanne Rafaela took a meaningful step forward in 2025, emerging as a clear fantasy riser after trimming his strikeout rate from 26.4% in 2024 to 19.9% while boosting his ISO to .165. While his .295 OBP still limited his runs ceiling in standard formats, Rafaela's elite defense secures everyday playing time, and his 80% SB success rate could add impactful speed to a roster. If the 2026 projections hold near a 15-18 HR, 18-22 SB pace with incremental OBP growth, Rafaela profiles as a high-floor middle-round target whose category juice outweighs the modest plate-discipline concerns. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| He made major strides in his plate approach in 2025, and provided counting stats across the board (16 homers, 63 RBI, 84 runs, and 20 bags). He is slashing .364/1.101 this Spring, and could be a league winner at his ADP. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | ||
| Ceddanne Rafaela 2B,CF - BOS | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #91 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #209 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #135 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #214 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #172 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs MIL | Shane Drohan (2-1) | #147 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #148 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #208 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #209 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #264 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #325 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #41 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #369 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #141 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #152 | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #274 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #138 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #214 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #8 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #166 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #32 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #258 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #123 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #419 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #32 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #224 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TB | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ SEA | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs CWS | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs CWS | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ MIA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SEA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TEX | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TEX | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | |||||
