Alec Burleson

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF

St. Louis Cardinals

2023 Stats

AVG

.227

RBI

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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

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 212

DOB 11/25/1998

Drafted 2nd Rd 2020

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

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+32%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+57%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+27%

OPS vs LHP

2021

No Stats

	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.