Mar 1, 2021; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals Lars Nootbaar (91) poses during media day at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: MLB Photos via USA Today Sports
While not starting the beginning of the season in the starting lineup, Cardinals prospect Lars Nootbaar has since broken out as the team’s greatest hitting threat.
Since getting drafted by the Cardinals in the 8th round of the 2018 draft, Lars Nootbaar has been an above-average hitter in every level he has played in. This year, however, Nootbaar has really come into his own as one of the most premier hitting threats in all of Triple-A baseball.