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Alexander Canario or Lars Nootbaar

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Alexander Canario

Alexander Canario

LFPittsburgh Pirates PIT
Lars Nootbaar

Lars Nootbaar

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Canario over Nootbaar

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Alexander Canario
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nootbaar over Canario

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lars Nootbaar
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Performance Alexander Canario
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200010.2000.20003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lars Nootbaar
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286114.3750.64305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.219126.3060.375010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alexander Canario
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Lars Nootbaar
OWN
42%
-0.33 compared to last week
START
16%
-5.62 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alexander Canario
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lars Nootbaar
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alexander Canario

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF RF CF . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 117th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Aaron Judge
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 25 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.389 and is currently ranked 25th
  • Ranked 230th in batting average with 0.242
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 243rd with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 322nd with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 306th with 0.633
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 468th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 372nd in RBI with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 367th in runs scored with 11
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.059, OBP: -0.069, HRs: +2, RBI: +11, Runs: +14, Wlks: +12, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Lars Nootbaar

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF RF . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 60th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 74th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Side (Since Jul 12, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 310th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.259
  • Ranked 338th in batting average with 0.205
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 284th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 302nd with 0.345
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 298th with 0.637
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 94th with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 299th in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 153rd in runs scored with 24
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.004, OBP: +0.014, HRs: +6, RBI: +17, Runs: +33, Wlks: +26, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alexander Canario

No Injury Reported

Injury Lars Nootbaar

SIDE - Since Jul 12, 2025

Nootbaar is dealing with a side injury and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alexander Canario
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS CHW
Jul 19VS CHW
Jul 20VS CHW
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lars Nootbaar
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@ARI
Jul 19@ARI
Jul 20@ARI
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100001.2500.10003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alexander Canario
3.63
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lars Nootbaar
8.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Alexander Canario
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CHC 22 5 1 1 6 0 0 .294 .294 .647 32
2024 CHC 21 7 1 4 2 1 2 .280 .357 .440 31
2025 PIT 53 33 3 18 13 2 14 .221 .288 .329 99
ON PACE 88 55 5 30 21 3 23 .221 .288 .329 165
3-YEAR AVG 22 6 1 3 4 1 1 .286 .333 .524 32
Career 96 45 5 23 21 3 16 .236 .298 .372
Career Lars Nootbaar
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 STL 57 26 5 15 15 2 13 .241 .317 .426 123
2022 STL 100 60 11 44 33 3 47 .227 .342 .424 276
2023 STL 124 111 14 74 46 11 72 .263 .369 .424 420
2024 STL 109 85 12 39 45 7 52 .245 .342 .418 326
2025 STL 89 75 12 50 37 4 48 .227 .332 .381 275
ON PACE 148 125 20 83 61 6 80 .227 .332 .381 459
3-YEAR AVG 111 85 12 52 41 7 57 .248 .353 .422 341
Career 479 357 54 222 176 27 232 .243 .345 .413
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