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Who Should I Trade?

Whit Merrifield for Lars Nootbaar (2025)


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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Lars Nootbaar
LF,CF,RF - STL
Lars Nootbaar
Whit Merrifield
2B,3B,LF - FA
Whit Merrifield
Expert
Recommendation
100%
Recommended by
9 of 9 experts
0%
Recommended by
0 of 9 experts
Rankings 
   
Rest of Season# 144
VBR# 268
   
Projections 
   
Runs22
Home Runs6
RBI20
Stolen Bases3
Batting Average.247
   
Misc 
   
Injury AlertIL10RET
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Andy Behrens
FSWA
# 175
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 146
   
Dalton Del Don
YouTube
# 168
   
Chris Welsh
FantasyPros
# 112
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 132# 462
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 143
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 126
   
Blake Meyer
FantasyPros
# 142
   
Chase Davis
FantasyPros
# 114
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
  Lars Nootbaar
LF,CF,RF - STL
Lars Nootbaar
Whit Merrifield
2B,3B,LF - FA
Whit Merrifield
2025 Stats 
   
   
At Bats331
   
Runs50
   
Hits75
   
Singles48
   
Doubles15
   
Triples0
   
Home Runs12
   
RBI37
   
Stolen Bases4
   
Caught Stealing4
   
Walks48
   
Strikeouts83
   
Batting Average.227
   
On Base Pct.332
   
Slugging Pct.381
   
On-base Plus Slugging.712
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
  Lars Nootbaar
LF,CF,RF - STL
Lars Nootbaar
Whit Merrifield
2B,3B,LF - FA
Whit Merrifield
2025 Projections 
   
   
At Bats149
   
Runs22
   
Hits37
   
Singles23
   
Doubles7
   
Triples1
   
Home Runs6
   
RBI20
   
Stolen Bases3
   
Caught Stealing1
   
Walks22
   
Strikeouts35
   
Batting Average.247
   
On Base Pct.350
   
Slugging Pct.425
   
On-base Plus Slugging.775
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
  Lars Nootbaar
LF,CF,RF - STL
Lars Nootbaar
Whit Merrifield
2B,3B,LF - FA
Whit Merrifield
News 
 The Cardinals placed Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list.
Ari Koslow
Sun, Jul 13th
Whit Merrifield announced his retirement from professional baseball after nine seasons.
Ari Koslow
Tue, Jun 24th
 Lars Nootbaar was removed from Saturday's game with left side discomfort.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Jul 12th
 
 Cardinals outfielder Nars Nootbaar was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning on Thursday.
Brenton Kemp
Thu, Jul 10th
 
 Lars Nootbaar went 1-for-2 with a home run on Tuesday against the Nationals.
Ari Koslow
Wed, Jul 9th
 
 Lars Nootbaar was not in the Cardinals lineup on Sunday as he battles a rib injury.
Ari Koslow
Sun, Jun 29th
 
Notes 
There are no recent notes for these players
Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
  Lars Nootbaar
LF,CF,RF - STL
Lars Nootbaar
Whit Merrifield
2B,3B,LF - FA
Whit Merrifield
Date OppOpp PitcherVBROppOpp PitcherVBR
Thu, Mar 27thvs MINPablo Lopez (5-3)#77   
Sat, Mar 29thvs MINJoe Ryan (9-4)#12   
Sun, Mar 30thvs MINBailey Ober (4-6)#85   
Mon, Mar 31stvs LAATyler Anderson (2-6)#162   
Tue, Apr 1stvs LAAKyle Hendricks (5-6)#262   
Wed, Apr 2ndvs LAAYusei Kikuchi (4-6)#43   
Fri, Apr 4th@ BOSWalker Buehler (6-6)#201   
Sun, Apr 6th@ BOSHunter Dobbins (4-1)   
Mon, Apr 7th@ PITCarmen Mlodzinski (2-6)#209   
Tue, Apr 8th@ PITPaul Skenes (4-8)#4   
Wed, Apr 9th@ PITMitch Keller (3-10)#65   
Fri, Apr 11thvs PHIAaron Nola (1-7)#67   
Sat, Apr 12thvs PHICristopher Sanchez (8-2)#16   
Sun, Apr 13thvs PHIZack Wheeler (9-3)#3   
Mon, Apr 14thvs HOUFramber Valdez (10-4)#14   
Tue, Apr 15thvs HOUHunter Brown (9-4)#18   
Wed, Apr 16thvs HOURonel Blanco (3-4)   
Thu, Apr 17th@ NYMGriffin Canning (7-3)   
Fri, Apr 18th@ NYMDavid Peterson (6-4)#59   
Sat, Apr 19th@ NYMKodai Senga (7-3)#39   
Sun, Apr 20th@ NYMClay Holmes (8-4)#61   
Mon, Apr 21st@ ATLSpencer Schwellenbach (7-4)#147   
Tue, Apr 22nd@ ATLScott Blewett   
Wed, Apr 23rd@ ATLBryce Elder (3-6)#120   
Fri, Apr 25thvs MILChad Patrick (3-7)#135   
Sat, Apr 26thvs MILQuinn Priester (7-2)#73   
Sun, Apr 27thvs MILJose Quintana (6-3)#124   
Mon, Apr 28th@ CINNick Martinez (7-9)#99   
Wed, Apr 30th@ CINChase Petty (0-3)#355   
Thu, May 1st@ CINAndrew Abbott (8-1)#69   
Fri, May 2ndvs NYMClay Holmes (8-4)#61   
Sun, May 4thvs NYMTylor Megill (5-5)#172   
Mon, May 5thvs PITCarmen Mlodzinski (2-6)#209   
Tue, May 6thvs PITPaul Skenes (4-8)#4   
Wed, May 7thvs PITMitch Keller (3-10)#65   
Fri, May 9th@ WSHMitchell Parker (5-10)#183   
Sat, May 10th@ WSHTrevor Williams (3-10)   
Sun, May 11th@ WSHMacKenzie Gore (4-8)#31   
Mon, May 12th@ PHICristopher Sanchez (8-2)#16   
Wed, May 14th@ PHIAaron Nola (1-7)#67   
Fri, May 16th@ KCCole Ragans (2-3)#44   
Sat, May 17th@ KCNoah Cameron (3-4)#109   
Sun, May 18th@ KCMichael Wacha (4-9)#63   
Mon, May 19thvs DETSean Guenther   
Tue, May 20thvs DETTarik Skubal (10-3)#2   
Wed, May 21stvs DETBrant Hurter (2-3)#169   
Fri, May 23rdvs ARIZac Gallen (7-10)#40   
Sat, May 24thvs ARIMerrill Kelly (8-5)#35   
Sun, May 25thvs ARIBrandon Pfaadt (9-6)#55   
Mon, May 26th@ BALCharlie Morton (5-7)#128   
Tue, May 27th@ BALTomoyuki Sugano (7-5)#218   
Wed, May 28th@ BALCade Povich (2-5)#167   
Fri, May 30th@ TEXJack Leiter (5-6)#197   
Sat, May 31st@ TEXPatrick Corbin (6-7)#208   
Sun, Jun 1st@ TEXJacob deGrom (9-2)#10   
Tue, Jun 3rdvs KCMichael Lorenzen (5-8)#155   
Thu, Jun 5thvs KCCole Ragans (2-3)#44   
Fri, Jun 6thvs LADJustin Wrobleski (4-3)#231   
Sat, Jun 7thvs LADYoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7)#13   
Sun, Jun 8thvs LADClayton Kershaw (4-1)#88   
Mon, Jun 9thvs TORJose Berrios (5-4)#66   
Tue, Jun 10thvs TORChris Bassitt (9-4)#45   
Wed, Jun 11thvs TOREric Lauer (4-2)#105   
Thu, Jun 12th@ MILJacob Misiorowski (4-1)#112   
Fri, Jun 13th@ MILFreddy Peralta (11-4)#22   
Sat, Jun 14th@ MILJose Quintana (6-3)#124   
Sun, Jun 15th@ MILQuinn Priester (7-2)#73   
Tue, Jun 17th@ CWSShane Smith (3-7)#133   
Thu, Jun 19th@ CWSMike Vasil (4-3)#337   
Fri, Jun 20thvs CINBrady Singer (7-7)#100   
Sat, Jun 21stvs CINBrent Suter (1-0)#234   
Sun, Jun 22ndvs CINAndrew Abbott (8-1)#69   
Mon, Jun 23rdvs CHCBen Brown (4-6)#110   
Tue, Jun 24thvs CHCJameson Taillon (7-6)#113   
Wed, Jun 25thvs CHCMatthew Boyd (10-3)#32   
Thu, Jun 26thvs CHCShota Imanaga (6-3)#26   
Fri, Jun 27th@ CLELuis L. Ortiz (4-9)#117   
Sat, Jun 28th@ CLESlade Cecconi (4-4)#95   
Sun, Jun 29th@ CLELogan Allen (6-7)#163   
Mon, Jun 30th@ PITAndrew Heaney (4-8)#164   
Tue, Jul 1st@ PITPaul Skenes (4-8)#4   
Wed, Jul 2nd@ PITMitch Keller (3-10)#65   
Fri, Jul 4th@ CHCColin Rea (7-3)#138   
Sat, Jul 5th@ CHCDrew Pomeranz (2-1)#137   
Sun, Jul 6th@ CHCMatthew Boyd (10-3)#32   
Tue, Jul 8thvs WSHJake Irvin (7-5)#152   
Wed, Jul 9thvs WSHMacKenzie Gore (4-8)#31   
Thu, Jul 10thvs WSHMichael Soroka (3-7)#80   
Fri, Jul 11thvs ATLGrant Holmes (4-8)#56   
Sat, Jul 12thvs ATLAaron Bummer   
Sun, Jul 13thvs ATLDavis Daniel (0-0)#176   
Fri, Jul 18th@ ARIMerrill Kelly (8-5)#35   
Sat, Jul 19th@ ARIZac Gallen (7-10)#40   
Sun, Jul 20th@ ARIEduardo Rodriguez (3-6)#58   
Mon, Jul 21st@ COLAustin Gomber (0-3)#440   
Tue, Jul 22nd@ COLBradley Blalock (0-2)#442   
Wed, Jul 23rd@ COLKyle Freeland (1-10)#293   
Thu, Jul 24thvs SDNick Pivetta (9-2)#20   
Fri, Jul 25thvs SDYu Darvish (0-1)#54   
Sat, Jul 26thvs SDRandy Vasquez (3-4)#360   
Sun, Jul 27thvs SDStephen Kolek (3-4)#194   
Mon, Jul 28thvs MIA   
Tue, Jul 29thvs MIA   
Wed, Jul 30thvs MIA   
Fri, Aug 1st@ SD   
Sat, Aug 2nd@ SD   
Sun, Aug 3rd@ SD   
Mon, Aug 4th@ LAD   
Tue, Aug 5th@ LAD   
Wed, Aug 6th@ LAD   
Fri, Aug 8thvs CHC   
Sat, Aug 9thvs CHC   
Sun, Aug 10thvs CHC   
Mon, Aug 11thvs COL   
Tue, Aug 12thvs COL   
Wed, Aug 13thvs COL   
Fri, Aug 15thvs NYY   
Sat, Aug 16thvs NYY   
Sun, Aug 17thvs NYY   
Mon, Aug 18th@ MIA   
Tue, Aug 19th@ MIA   
Wed, Aug 20th@ MIA   
Thu, Aug 21st@ TB   
Fri, Aug 22nd@ TB   
Sun, Aug 24th@ TB   
Mon, Aug 25thvs PIT   
Tue, Aug 26thvs PIT   
Wed, Aug 27thvs PIT   
Thu, Aug 28thvs PIT   
Fri, Aug 29th@ CIN   
Sat, Aug 30th@ CIN   
Sun, Aug 31st@ CIN   
Mon, Sep 1stvs ATH   
Tue, Sep 2ndvs ATH   
Wed, Sep 3rdvs ATH   
Fri, Sep 5thvs SF   
Sat, Sep 6thvs SF   
Sun, Sep 7thvs SF   
Mon, Sep 8th@ SEA   
Tue, Sep 9th@ SEA   
Wed, Sep 10th@ SEA   
Fri, Sep 12th@ MIL   
Sat, Sep 13th@ MIL   
Sun, Sep 14th@ MIL   
Mon, Sep 15thvs CIN   
Tue, Sep 16thvs CIN   
Wed, Sep 17thvs CIN   
Fri, Sep 19thvs MIL   
Sat, Sep 20thvs MIL   
Sun, Sep 21stvs MIL   
Mon, Sep 22nd@ SF   
Tue, Sep 23rd@ SF   
Wed, Sep 24th@ SF   
Fri, Sep 26th@ CHC   
Sat, Sep 27th@ CHC   
Sun, Sep 28th@ CHC