Nolan Gorman
#16 2B · Cardinals
Height
6'0"
Weight
225 lbs
Age
26
College
N/A
Draft
2018, Rd 1, #19
Experience
4 yrs
Bats/Throws
L/R
D+
D+
F
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsD+
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 453 | 0.21791443 | 77 | 222 | 0.7137259 | 15 | 326 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$2.7M
Guaranteed
$1.6M
AAV
$2.7M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
D+
FCA+
Nolan Gorman grades as an All-Star caliber performer among MLB second basemen, earning a B+ Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.218 batting average and a 0.719 OPS (below the league average of .720) this season. With 74 home runs and 207 RBI through 426 games (a 28-HR, 79-RBI pace over a full season), he brings above-average power to the lineup. Nolan also contributes 15 stolen bases, adding a baserunning element to his profile. As a young developing player at 25, Nolan is a key contributor for the Cardinals. A 426-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
F
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The public narrative surrounding Nolan Gorman has deteriorated to its lowest point, with sentiment now sitting at an F — a reflection of a fanbase and media corps that have largely lost faith in the 25-year-old second baseman's ability to hold his spot on the Cardinals roster. The dominant media framing treats 2026 as a make-or-break year for Gorman, with coverage explicitly labeling this his most important season in St. Louis and trade speculation already circulating four potential landing spots — the kind of public exit conversation that rarely reverses course mid-season. That framing is particularly damning because it outpaces even his on-field struggles; a D+ performance grade is genuinely poor for a first-round pick entering his fourth year, but the front-office-doubt narrative amplifies the perception of failure beyond what the box score alone would justify. Flashes of production — a pair of RBI singles drawing brief positive attention — have done nothing to shift the broader story, functioning more as momentary reprieves than evidence of a genuine turnaround. The Cardinals' recent roster activity, including a flurry of pitching additions and infield transactions, signals an organization actively reshaping its roster around him rather than through him, which only deepens the sense that Gorman is playing on borrowed time. At 21-15 and sitting as the fifth seed in the National League Central with the bulk of the season still ahead, St. Louis has enough urgency to make a move if the right opportunity surfaces. The bottom line is this: Gorman enters the next stretch of the season as a player fighting a two-front war — against his own inconsistency on the field and against a narrative that has already drafted his departure.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 5/9 | @ SD | W 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri, 5/8 | @ SD | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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About this player
Nolan Gorman is a player in his 4th MLB season listed at 2B for the Cardinals. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Nolan Gorman: Contract Value Index D+, Performance D+, Sentiment F, Fan Verdict pending.
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