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Originally Posted by jd1020
No one agreed with you.
Someone said he has potentially peaked. That peak being a 3rd best outfielder in a complimentary role. He's an above average baseball player. No one has ever said he's a star.
You on the other hand, think hes absolutely terrible and would dump him for salary relief.
You look at this https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...-r-hitting-mlb and think he's trash. No one is apologizing to you, dumbass. |
Yeah - I still think Nootbaar is a valuable player when healthy; a poor man's Brandon Nimmo.
That said, he's running out of runway in a hurry. If he can't stay healthy, you have to move on. Next season is a shit or get off the pot year for him.
If he can stay on the field, he has 16-20 homer raw power (mostly pull power, but a little to straightaway). He can run a little, 10-12 steals. A smart baserunner, a good fielder especially in the corners. But he's a guy who ROUTINELY puts up a BB rate in the 12-14% range and that's hugely valuable, especially if he can keep that K rate in the 18% range. At that point you're looking at a guy who should hit around .260 with an OBP about 100 points higher than his BA and a SLG about .170 pts higher.
.260/.360/.430 is an OPS just shy of .800.
That's not Aaron Judge, no. But it's offensive production about 20% better than league average. And if you can do that while also playing plus defense, you're a 3-4 WAR player.
Nothing there is even remotely out of bounds for him.
That's a big league starting outfielder every time.
But health is a real issue.