Nolan Gorman DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Athletic's Katie Woo writes that St. Louis Cardinals infielder Nolan Gorman was the odd man out for most of May, but the Cardinals want to find ways to get his bat in the lineup more regularly, and it could come in June with the Cardinals playing 28 games in 29 days. He came into Tuesday's game hitting .187/.280/.297 with just one homer and nine RBI in 91 at-bats this year, but manager Oliver Marmol and hitting coach Brant Brown are encouraged that he has dropped his strikeout rate from 37.6% in 2024 to 27.1% this year. In Tuesday's 10-7 loss to the Royals, Gorman made the start at designated hitter and finished 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season, two RBI, a walk and two strikeouts in the eight-hole. The 25-year-old's numbers don't look pretty in 2025, but he might deserve a pickup in deeper leagues if he gets on a roll and plays regularly in June for the Red Birds.

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman is starting on the bench for Tuesday's contest against the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. This could be more of a regular occurrence against right-handed pitchers for Gorman, who has struggled mightily to a .175/.286/.302 slash line in his first 63 at-bats of 2025. The 24-year-old former 19th overall pick in 2018 has a home run, nine RBI, 10 runs scored, 11 walks and 21 strikeouts in 21 games played. Brendan Donovan is starting at second base and batting third, Alec Burleson is at first base and hitting sixth, and Willson Contreras is the designated hitter and batting fifth against Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes. Donovan has three hits and an RBI in 10 career at-bats against Skenes, while Burleson has hit .417 with two RBI in 12 at-bats against him. Contreras is hitless in his six at-bats versus Skenes.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Daniel Guerrero reports that St. Louis Cardinals infielder Nolan Gorman (finger) suffered a left index-finger laceration in the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday against the New York Mets when Willson Contreras stepped on his glove hand. The 24-year-old was checked by a trainer and remained in the contest before eventually being removed in the ninth inning for a defensive replacement. Gorman is back at second base and is hitting sixth in Monday's series opener against the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski after he sat out of Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader. The former first-rounder (19th overall) in 2018 has been a non-factor for fantasy managers so far in 2025, as he's hitting just .167 (10-for-60) with a homer, nine RBI, nine runs scored and 21 strikeouts in 20 games played.