Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 38	# 162
VBR	# 51	# 264

Projections

Runs	13	9
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	13	8
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.262	.244

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 150	# 170

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 36	# 147

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 74	# 144

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 41	# 207

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 43	# 185

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 19	# 212

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	409	221

Runs	57	29

Hits	106	51

Singles	69	32

Doubles	22	12

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	12	6

RBI	59	27

Stolen Bases	10	2

Caught Stealing	6	1

Walks	56	35

Strikeouts	74	50

Batting Average	.259	.231

On Base Pct	.344	.335

Slugging Pct	.416	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.760	.710

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	88	63

Runs	13	9

Hits	23	15

Singles	15	10

Doubles	4	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	13	8

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	9	9

Strikeouts	15	14

Batting Average	.262	.244

On Base Pct	.332	.344

Slugging Pct	.439	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.772	.744

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
News
	Cody Bellinger went 1-for-5 in a 9-7 loss to the Astros with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Diamondbacks 10-6 win over the Giants on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th
	Cody Bellinger (hamstring) returns to the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit long ball in the Diamondbacks 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Cody Bellinger will be activated from the injured list for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Cardinals have traded outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Cody Bellinger could return to the lineup for the Yankees by Sunday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Lars Nootbaar is not in the Cardinals lineup on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Cody Bellinger is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with three RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY			Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#224
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#425
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#315	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#108	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#360
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95

Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

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