2024 Stats
AVG
.288
HR
6
RBI
23
R
24
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fresh off a 28-homer showing between the majors and minors, Yepez looked a year ago at this time like he could eventually slot into the middle part of the Cardinals' batting order. He had quite a fall in 2023, though, spending the overwhelming majority of his season back at Triple-A Memphis where he managed just a .736 OPS and nine home runs over 86 contests. The Cards non-tendered Yepez after the season even as he was not yet eligible for salary arbitration. He managed to land in a much more favorable situation for playing time when he inked a minor-league contract with the Nationals. Yepez is not on the 40-man roster and has options remaining, so he's not guaranteed anything. Still, the Nats haven't exactly set up roadblocks at the positions Yepez can play, so he could get a shot. At this point, the 26-year-old is more of a name to monitor in deeper formats. Read Past Outlooks
Sitting against another righty
Yepez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
ANALYSIS
Yepez is absent from the starting nine for the second day in a row and the third time in four games, with his only start during that stretch coming against a left-handed starting pitcher. Joey Gallo will start at first base while Andres Chaparro serves as the designated hitter Wednesday against Miami righty Valente Bellozo, as Yepez appears to have fallen into the short side of a platoon for the time being.
Yepez is absent from the starting nine for the second day in a row and the third time in four games, with his only start during that stretch coming against a left-handed starting pitcher. Joey Gallo will start at first base while Andres Chaparro serves as the designated hitter Wednesday against Miami righty Valente Bellozo, as Yepez appears to have fallen into the short side of a platoon for the time being.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+4%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .714 | 169 | 6 | 16 | .248 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .755 | 374 | 14 | 39 | .262 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .828 | 68 | 2 | 7 | .295 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .794 | 136 | 4 | 16 | .285 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .549 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .162 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .541 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .217 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .695 | 61 | 2 | 7 | .255 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .755 | 213 | 10 | 23 | .253 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+4%
OPS at Home
2024
+14%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .756 | 264 | 13 | 28 | .247 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .728 | 279 | 7 | 27 | .268 | ||||
| 2024Home | .851 | 113 | 6 | 14 | .282 | ||||
| 2024Away | .747 | 91 | 0 | 9 | .296 | ||||
| 2023Home | .454 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .154 | ||||
| 2023Away | .613 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .206 | ||||
| 2022Home | .738 | 124 | 6 | 13 | .237 | ||||
| 2022Away | .746 | 150 | 6 | 17 | .266 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Juan Yepez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.52BB Rate
7.8%K Rate
15.2%BABIP
.313ISO
.174AVG
.288OBP
.343SLG
.462OPS
.805wOBA
.351Exit Velocity
86.6 mphHard Hit Rate
28.9%Barrels/PA
4.4%Expected BA
.261Expected SLG
.366Sprint Speed
23.8 ft/secGround Ball %
49.4%Line Drive %
19.2%Fly Ball %
31.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Yepez made his MLB debut in 2022 and had a solid rookie campaign with a .253/.296/.447 slash line, 12 home runs and 30 RBI in 76 games. He filled a part-time role and saw action at first base, third base, designated hitter and both corner outfield spots, though he's not strong in the field. The retirement of Albert Pujols opens up a significant chunk of playing time, and Yepez could slot into that spot at designated hitter in 2023 depending on the Cardinals' offseason moves. His 22.3 percent strikeout rate is manageable, but he'll need to improve upon the 5.9 percent walk rate to maintain a consistent spot in the lineup.
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Out of Tuesday's lineup
Yepez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
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Not starting Saturday
Yepez isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday versus the Cubs.
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Taking seat Tuesday
Yepez is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Goes deep in loss
Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
Yepez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Time may be up in St. Louis
Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat speculated Friday the Cardinals could deal Yepez ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old had a solid rookie campaign last year with a .743 OPS and 12 homers in 76 games, but he's been unable to carve out significant playing time in 2023. Yepez has a .214/.283/.381 slash line in 46 big-league plate appearances and has struggled at Triple-A Memphis as well with a .637 OPS in 37 games. He likely won't enter the offseason with any guarantees of retaining his spot on the 40-man roster, so the Cardinals could try to get what they can for him now via trade.
The 25-year-old had a solid rookie campaign last year with a .743 OPS and 12 homers in 76 games, but he's been unable to carve out significant playing time in 2023. Yepez has a .214/.283/.381 slash line in 46 big-league plate appearances and has struggled at Triple-A Memphis as well with a .637 OPS in 37 games. He likely won't enter the offseason with any guarantees of retaining his spot on the 40-man roster, so the Cardinals could try to get what they can for him now via trade.