Juan Yepez

Juan Yepez

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
St. Louis Cardinals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#395
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2023.
Homers off bench Thursday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 18, 2023
Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 16-8 win over the Dodgers.
ANALYSIS
Yepez got in on the homer party despite not starting the contest -- he entered as a pinch hitter for Tommy Edman (abdomen) in the third inning and promptly hit a solo shot. There hasn't been much playing time for Yepez since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on May 5, but the Cardinals' outfield is starting to feel the impact of injuries. In addition to Edman, Dylan Carlson (ankle) and Tyler O'Neill (back) are nursing injuries. It's possible Yepez could serve as a platoon option in the corner outfielder positions in the near team. He's slashing .250/.276/.464 with two homers, two RBI and four runs scored through 29 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
2
2
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+44%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .711 91 11 4 9 0 .244 .297 .415
Since 2021vs Right .739 229 21 10 23 0 .249 .293 .446
2023vs Left .744 30 4 2 2 0 .222 .300 .444
2023vs Right .517 16 1 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267
2022vs Left .695 61 7 2 7 0 .255 .295 .400
2022vs Right .755 213 20 10 23 0 .253 .296 .460
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
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+86%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .697 144 13 7 14 0 .224 .264 .433
Since 2021Away .759 176 19 7 18 0 .267 .318 .441
2023Home .450 20 2 1 1 0 .150 .150 .300
2023Away .839 26 3 1 1 0 .273 .385 .455
2022Home .738 124 11 6 13 0 .237 .282 .456
2022Away .746 150 16 6 17 0 .266 .307 .439
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 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.
  • 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
0.23
 
BB Rate
6.5%
 
K Rate
28.3%
 
BABIP
.259
 
ISO
.167
 
AVG
.214
 
OBP
.283
 
SLG
.381
 
OPS
.664
 
wOBA
.296
 
Exit Velocity
82.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.5%
 
Barrels/PA
6.5%
 
Expected BA
.263
 
Expected SLG
.429
 
Sprint Speed
22.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
27.6%
 
Line Drive %
17.2%
 
Fly Ball %
55.2%
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Yepez has some Quad-A qualities, but after slashing .289/.382/.589 at Triple-A and .302/.388/.640 in the Arizona Fall League, he is also a trendy sleeper heading into the season. Given that he made contact at a solid clip (18.6 K%) and took his walks (11.7 BB%), there's reason to expect him to hold his own against big-league pitching. Still, it's dangerous to read too much into what a 23-year-old first baseman/designated hitter does in the upper levels of the minors. His pull-heavy approach and middling 27.1 Hard% are added reasons for pessimism. He needs to be close to the best realistic version of himself to earn playing time at those positions. Given that he is on the 40-man roster, Yepez could get the first crack at designated hitter duties this year if the National League gets the DH.
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Heads to bench
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 14, 2023
Yepez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Boston.
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Starting in left field Friday
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 2023
Yepez is starting in left field and batting sixth Friday versus the Tigers.
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Promoted from Triple-A
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 2023
Yepez was recalled from Triple-A Memphis by the Cardinals on Friday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Optioned to Memphis
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
April 15, 2023
Yepez was optioned Saturday to Triple-A Memphis, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Launches first homer
OFSt. Louis Cardinals
April 11, 2023
Yepez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Rockies.
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