Austin Nola Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 197 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/28/1989 (31)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- Louisiana State
Austin Nola Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Nola News
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola (knee) will need to have a rehab assignment before returning to the big league roster. He was placed on the 10-day injured list towards the end of May. It sounds like Nola has been making progress, but he'll need to play a handful of minor league games before he returns to San Diego. In the meantime, Victor Caratini and Luis Campusano will split up the catching duos. Caratini could have some streaming appeal, but there are likely better options available in most formats. Nola wasn't much of a fantasy option before he went down.
San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler disclosed that catcher Austin Nola (knee) is headed to the IL and will miss at least a couple weeks. Nola last played on May 24 and is suffering from a slight knee sprain. The 31-year-old missed the first month of the season with a fractured finger and had recorded a .699 OPS with a homer in 59 plate appearances. Expected to be a top-10 fantasy catcher, Nola has been frustrating to roster, but he should avoid being dropped where possible. Backstop Victor Caratini will reassume the majority of opportunities and is an option in two-catcher formats with three long balls. The Friars will probably call up prospect catcher Luis Campusano who struggled with the squad earlier this year, going 3-for-34 (.088 average) with 11 strikeouts. He's off the fantasy radar until he proves he belongs in the majors.
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola is heating up at the dish, collecting six knocks with a .353 average in his last four contests. Nola missed the first month of the season with a fractured finger, but has started flashing his offensive prowess, including a monster six-RBI game Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The mini streak has lifted his slash to .250/.405/.406 and he's tallied a homer and 13 runs-plus-RBI in 42 plate appearances. While backup catcher Victor Caratini has hit surprisingly well, Nola should continue siphoning back playing time as he finds his groove. The 31-year-old should be locked into all fantasy lineups on days he's in the squat calling pitches.
Batting Order
| 1 | Tommy Pham |
| 2 | Fernando Tatis Jr. |
| 3 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 4 | Manny Machado |
| 5 | Wil Myers |
| 6 | Jurickson Profar |
| 7 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 8 | Victor Caratini |
Austin Nola Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Tommy Pham |
| 2 | Fernando Tatis Jr. |
| 3 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 4 | Manny Machado |
| 5 | Wil Myers |
| 6 | Jurickson Profar |
| 7 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 8 | Victor Caratini |
While in the Marlins minor league system, Nola had a high of six home runs with a .116 ISO. Then he signed with the Mariners before the start of the 2019 season and everything changed. He began catching, changed his swing, and refined his approach at the plate. That produced 10 home runs in 267 plate appearances with a .185 ISO and .269 batting average. He was then traded to the Padres the following season and he clubbed seven home runs in 184 plate appearances with a .199 ISO and .273 batting average. The walk rate increased while the strikeout rate decreased. Entering the 2021 season, Nola is being selected as the ninth catcher off the board and 184th overall player. Steamer has him projected for 10 home runs with a .252/.328/.397 slash in 396 plate appearances. Here's the thing, though, you can find similar stats much later in the draft. Yadier Molina has an ADP of 249 and is the 15th catcher off the board. He's projected for 10 home runs and a .257/.305/.394 slash in 389 plate appearances. Ryan Jeffers has an ADP of 368 and is the 28th catcher being selected and he's projected for 11 home runs with a .259/.321/.443 slash in 290 plate appearances. Nola also suffered a fractured finger this spring and his return date is TBD.