The Nationals are planning to advertise Juan Yepez, in line with Andrew Golden of The Washington Publish. The primary baseman signed a minor league contract with the group this previous December. The Nationals might want to make corresponding strikes so as to add Yepez to the 26 and 40-man rosters.
Yepez signed with the Braves as a world free agent in 2014, and three years later, the Braves traded him to the Cardinals in change for Matt Adams. One other 5 years after that, Yepez made his MLB debut with St. Louis in 2022, showing in 76 video games, hitting 12 house runs, and producing a 107 wRC+. He went 2-for-5 with one other lengthy ball within the playoffs, driving in two of the three runs the Cardinals managed to attain towards the Phillies within the Wild Card Sequence.
Regardless of his sturdy first impression, Yepez didn’t make the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster in 2023. He hit poorly in spring coaching (60 wRC+), poorly at Triple-A (82 wRC+), and poorly throughout just a few transient stints with the massive league squad all through the season (51 wRC+). St. Louis non-tendered him after the season.
The Nationals took an opportunity on Yepez this previous winter, signing him to a minor league deal and issuing the 26-year-old an invite to spring coaching. He didn’t make the key league roster out of camp, however the righty batter had a significantly better spring this time round, slashing .382/.405/.559 and placing out solely as soon as in 37 journeys to the plate. His Triple-A stats aren’t fairly as spectacular, however he has continued to restrict his strikeouts, and his numbers are significantly better throughout the board than they had been final season. He has been scorching over his final 14 video games, going 21-for-54 (.389) with a 1.070 OPS and 178 wRC+.
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