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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1783388" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-lars-nootbaar-earns-crack-at-being-in-combination-to-unlock-leadoff/article_98efcd68-7bf6-56b1-8fc3-8ec9363e1b2a.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>\DENVER — At the beginning of the turnaround that has Lars Nootbaar’s playing time increasing and spot in the Cardinals lineup rising, a coach showed him what he was missing.</p><p>Packy Elkins, the Cardinals’ run production coach, showed Nootbaar detailed views of his approach through the grid of the strike zone. Nootbaar saw how he was swinging at pitches outside the zone at one level and ignoring pitches in the zone at another level, creating a hole in his coverage that opposing pitchers exploited.</p><p>He could see what he had to close.</p><p>“Talking to him was an eye-opener for me,” Nootbaar said. “I pride myself on having a decent eye, and early in the season, I just wasn’t.”</p><p></p><p>As manager Oliver Marmol searches for the right combination that unlocks the top of the of order, Nootbaar made his start of the season at leadoff Thursday against Colorado. He opened the game with a double, and as the Cardinals tried to mount a tying rally in the ninth at Coors Field, he drew a one-out walk. That was his second walk of the game and 12th since the All-Star break, two more in his past 63 plate appearances than he had in his first 101 this season.</p><p>While two triples Wednesday and another ball to the wall at Coors Field have been the highlights, the walks have been the undercurrent of Nootbaar’s spike in production. He’s hit .312 in his past 17 games, slugged .521.</p><p>“Hard contact and getting on base,” Marmol said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1783388, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-lars-nootbaar-earns-crack-at-being-in-combination-to-unlock-leadoff/article_98efcd68-7bf6-56b1-8fc3-8ec9363e1b2a.html[/URL] \DENVER — At the beginning of the turnaround that has Lars Nootbaar’s playing time increasing and spot in the Cardinals lineup rising, a coach showed him what he was missing. Packy Elkins, the Cardinals’ run production coach, showed Nootbaar detailed views of his approach through the grid of the strike zone. Nootbaar saw how he was swinging at pitches outside the zone at one level and ignoring pitches in the zone at another level, creating a hole in his coverage that opposing pitchers exploited. He could see what he had to close. “Talking to him was an eye-opener for me,” Nootbaar said. “I pride myself on having a decent eye, and early in the season, I just wasn’t.” As manager Oliver Marmol searches for the right combination that unlocks the top of the of order, Nootbaar made his start of the season at leadoff Thursday against Colorado. He opened the game with a double, and as the Cardinals tried to mount a tying rally in the ninth at Coors Field, he drew a one-out walk. That was his second walk of the game and 12th since the All-Star break, two more in his past 63 plate appearances than he had in his first 101 this season. While two triples Wednesday and another ball to the wall at Coors Field have been the highlights, the walks have been the undercurrent of Nootbaar’s spike in production. He’s hit .312 in his past 17 games, slugged .521. “Hard contact and getting on base,” Marmol said. [/QUOTE]
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