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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
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Gets minors deal from Nationals
Yepez signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Presumably, Yepez will be given an invitation to the major-league side of spring training as part of the contract. The 25-year-old was non-tendered by the Cardinals last month following a disappointing 2023 season, but Yepez slugged 28 homers between the majors and minors in 2022. He will compete for the Nationals' first base job.
Presumably, Yepez will be given an invitation to the major-league side of spring training as part of the contract. The 25-year-old was non-tendered by the Cardinals last month following a disappointing 2023 season, but Yepez slugged 28 homers between the majors and minors in 2022. He will compete for the Nationals' first base job.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .637 | 101 | 4 | 9 | .217 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .733 | 238 | 10 | 23 | .249 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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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| Since 2022Home | .686 | 151 | 7 | 14 | .221 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .719 | 188 | 7 | 18 | .254 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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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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.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
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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Becomes free agent
Yepez was non-tendered by the Cardinals on Friday, making him a free agent.
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Getting start in left field
Yepez is starting in left field and batting fifth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.
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Back in majors
Yepez was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Optioned to Memphis
St. Louis optioned Yepez to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Homers off bench Thursday
Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 16-8 win over the Dodgers.
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