The St. Louis Cardinals have an offense filled with superstar talent and promising youngsters from reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt, third place finisher Nolan Arenado, superstar prospect Jordan Walker, and third place NL ROY finisher Brendan Donovan among others. However, when you look at their underlying metrics the player who is coming off of the one of the most fantastic seasons has only recently taken the spotlight. Lars Nootbaar, the WBC sensation for Japan, was quietly one of the best hitters in the MLB last season and that has continued already into this year. For team Japan the 25-year-old has a .