"Yepez, 27, has appeared in parts of three big league seasons with the Cardinals and Nationals - most recently with Washington in 2024. He's a .258/.307/.423 hitter (103 wRC+) in 588 plate appearances as a major leaguer. The righty-swinging Yepez has fairly neutral platoon splits in his MLB time and carries a 6.5% walk rate against a 20.9% strikeout rate."
"The 2025 season was a struggle for Yepez. He didn't appear in the majors and struggled badly in Triple-A while also spending nearly two months of the season on the minor league injured list. He appeared in 75 minor league games overall (62 in Triple-A, plus 13 rehab games in High-A) and posted a combined .220/.292/.358 batting line in 284 turns at the plate."
"It was a year to forget, but Yepez has a track record as a well above-average hitter in Triple-A and a solid, roughly league-average producer in about one season's worth of plate appearances. He has below-average speed (31st percentile in 2024, per Statcast) and doesn't bring much defensive value to the table, with poor marks from Defensive Runs Saved and Outs Above Average at first base and in both outfield corners."
Toronto signed Yepez to a minor-league contract and plans to include him in big-league camp as a non-roster invitee. Yepez, 27, has MLB experience with the Cardinals and Nationals and owns a .258/.307/.423 line (103 wRC+) in 588 major-league plate appearances. The 2025 season was poor, with no MLB time, struggles in Triple-A, nearly two months on the minor-league injured list, and a combined .220/.292/.358 line in 284 minor-league plate appearances. Yepez offers limited speed and minimal defensive value, but has shown above-average Triple-A hitting and prior league-average MLB production.
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