Juan Yepez Stats

St. Louis Cardinals rookie first baseman/outfielder Juan Yepez isn't in the starting lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Yepez will now be on the bench for the third time in the last five games, as he's starting to see his playing time decrease after both Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson returned from the injured list last week. The 24-year-old has been solid for the Cards in his first 36 major league games, though, hitting .281/.341/.455 with five homers and 13 RBI. Albert Pujols will start at first base and hit sixth against Pirates right-hander JT Brubaker in Game 1. Pujols has five hits in 23 at-bats in seven games over the last two weeks and is batting just .214 on the season with four home runs and 16 RBI in 33 games.

10 days ago

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan Yepez is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Yepez was in the Cardinals starting lineup in each of their last nine games, and he hit .200 with two home runs, four RBI, seven runs scored and nine strikeouts in that span. The 24-year-old rookie has been a solid pickup off the waiver wire in deeper leagues with a .275/.337/.463 slash line, four home runs, eight RBI and 14 runs scored in his first 21 major league games. He'll likely lose playing time when Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson return from their injuries, but for now, he's a useful asset in fantasy when he's in the lineup. Lars Nootbaar is getting a start in right field and is hitting sixth on Saturday against Brewers right-hander Adrian Houser.

27 days ago

St. Louis Cardinals rookie first baseman Juan Yepez is back in the cleanup spot in the batting order on Tuesday for the first game of a doubleheader against New York Mets right-hander Trevor Williams. It will be the seventh straight game in which Yepez has hit cleanup for the Cardinals, and it's not likely to change anytime soon as long as he continues to hit. The 24-year-old is slashing .366/.435/.585 with a 1.020 OPS, two home runs, four RBI and seven runs scored in his first 11 major league games. It remains to be seen if his hot start will last, but those who pounced on Yepez have been ecstatic so far. He's gone hitless in just two of his first 11 games and has three doubles.

over 1 month ago