Diamondbacks complete Lars Nootbaar trade by dealing top 20 prospect
The Diamondbacks traded pitching prospect Brian Curley to St. Louis, the third pitcher they sent for Lars Nootbaar.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday announced the player to be named later who completes their trade deadline deal with the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Lars Nootbaar.
The D-backs traded pitching prospect Brian Curley to St. Louis, the third pitcher Arizona sent off in this trade:
- D-backs receive: OF Lars Nootbaar
- Cardinals receive: RHP Brian Curley, RHP Daniel Eagen, LHP Sandro Santana
MLB Pipeline had Curley ranked No. 20 on Arizona’s top 30 prospects list. Eagen was No. 5 as the trade headliner, while Santana was No. 26.
Nootbaar performed well with Arizona after a slow start.
He hit .244 with a .763 OPS, five home runs and 17 RBIs in 42 games played after the trade. He took on the lead-off role against righties and finished the year batting .283 with an .874 OPS over his last 31 games.
Nootbaar is signed through next season.
Curley was a third-round pick in 2025 out of Georgia who made 25 appearances (23 starts) this past season between High-A Hillsboro and Double-A Amarillo.
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Ugh, what a bad trade. Curley hasn't done much but Santana is a 21 year old reliever who moved from A+ to AAA this year and looked good at every step. He could get his first touch of the majors next year. And Eagen is a year, two at the most from making his debut. And we get 1 more year of a part timer who hits under .250 with minimal power. Yikes
Remember when we trade McCarthy because the outfield was "too crowded", then we actually decided it wasn't actually crowded enough, so we signed Max Kepler, had Jorge Barrossa swing a toothpick for 90 games, and traded 2 prospects for Nootbaar who can't even play every day. Galaxy brain stuff here.
This is why Hazen needs to be fired! He gave up two pitchers, Eagan and Santana, that are throwing 96+mph...proving that Hazen only wants milk-toast pitchers that are throwing in the high 80s for their four-seam fastballs. Eagan pitched two games where he had 10 strikeout for each game.
Let's resign Gallen! (sarcasm)