Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF
St. Louis Cardinals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Burleson, a 24-year-old with nothing left to prove as a hitter in the minors and nowhere to fit defensively in the majors, has been dangled as a secondary piece in many of the Cardinals' trade talks (Juan Soto, Sean Murphy, etc...), but so far he appears to be staying put. It's unfortunate, as Burleson might be a good enough hitter (potential for a high average and 20-homer pop) to be an everyday left fielder or designated hitter for a second-division club. On this Cardinals roster, however, he is a lefty bench bat who will wait for an injury or underperformance to open up more plate appearances. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#597
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2023.
Nabs third straight start
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 25, 2023
Burleson will start at first base and bat fifth in Thursday's game against the Reds.
ANALYSIS
Burleson will stick in the lineup for the third game in a row, this time manning first base in place of a resting Paul Goldschmidt after making his prior two starts in left field. The Cardinals should have room in the starting nine for the lefty-hitting Burleson against right-handed pitching while both Tyler O'Neill (back) and Dylan Carlson (ankle) are on the shelf, though Burleson likely doesn't have a long leash on a strong-side platoon role. Brendan Donovan and Oscar Mercado are both capable of playing alongside Lars Nootbaar in the outfield and are performing better at the plate of late than Burleson, who has posted a .570 OPS in 20 games over the past month.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
15
1
4
5
1
4
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+32%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+57%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .481 15 0 0 1 0 .214 .267 .214
Since 2021vs Right .633 169 19 4 15 1 .216 .280 .353
2023vs Left .432 12 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182
2023vs Right .677 119 15 3 12 0 .231 .288 .389
2022vs Left .667 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2022vs Right .527 50 4 1 3 1 .178 .260 .267
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .611 89 11 2 10 0 .207 .270 .341
Since 2021Away .628 95 8 2 6 1 .224 .287 .341
2023Home .648 62 8 2 8 0 .220 .258 .390
2023Away .659 69 7 1 5 0 .233 .309 .350
2022Home .514 27 3 0 2 0 .174 .296 .217
2022Away .551 26 1 1 1 1 .200 .231 .320
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Alec Burleson 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.60
 
BB Rate
6.9%
 
K Rate
11.5%
 
BABIP
.235
 
ISO
.143
 
AVG
.227
 
OBP
.285
 
SLG
.370
 
OPS
.654
 
wOBA
.289
 
Exit Velocity
90.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.3%
 
Barrels/PA
3.0%
 
Expected BA
.261
 
Expected SLG
.404
 
Sprint Speed
22.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.2%
 
Line Drive %
23.5%
 
Fly Ball %
36.3%
 
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Sitting against lefty
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 18, 2023
Burleson is not in the lineup Thursday versus the Dodgers.
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Sitting again Wednesday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 10, 2023
Burleson is absent from the starting lineup again Wednesday against the Cubs.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 7, 2023
Burleson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
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Out of lineup versus lefty
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 2023
Burleson is not in the lineup Friday versus the Tigers.
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Sitting out Thursday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 4, 2023
Burleson is not in the Cardinals' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Angels, Bally Sports Midwest reports.
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