He was signed to provide some depth to a thin rotation but was rocked for 14 runs in 14 innings this spring.
St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has placed an emphasis on clearing up the position player logjam throughout the big-league roster this winter.
First baseman Juan Yepez has agreed to a minor league deal, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Yepez, 26 in February, was recently non-tendered by the Cardinals after a disappointing 2023 season, but posted strong results in the two prior campaigns.
Let’s take a look at five hitters who hit free agency following last week’s non-tender deadline and could be worth keeping an eye on throughout the coming offseason.
The St. Louis Cardinals' season has been riddled with injuries from the start and will continue to battle adversity up until the very end. In the most recent case, fans might wonder if the slugger will ever don a Cardinals jersey again.
The St. Louis Cardinals reportedly are making moves. St. Louis reportedly called up young outfielder Juan Yepez to the big league club from the Triple-A
Even though the Cardinals traded away Harrison Bader last summer, they are still dealing with a crowded outfield mix. That’s thanks to the emergence of young players like Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker.
The Cardinals have made several roster moves, per their transactions tracker at MLB.com. Infielder Taylor Motter has been selected to the club’s 40-man roster, while infielder/outfielder Juan Yepez and lefties Génesis Cabrera and JoJo Romero were optioned to the minors.
After a magical run in 2022 with Albert Pujols that saw the 42-year-old smash 24 home runs, including No. 700 in his career, the St. Louis Cardinals are heading into spring training with an open battle for the new designated hitter.
Juan Yepez delivered a huge home run for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, and he celebrated accordingly.
It’s the first trip back to the minors for Gorman, who entered the season ranked among the sport’s top 50 prospects heading into the 2022 season.
Jake Odorizzi will test his mechanical adjustments against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night when the Atlanta Braves bid for their sixth consecutive series victory.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic shook up the baseball world last weekend when he reported that Juan Soto rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals and as a result the team was going to field offers for the phenom.
Hudson heads to the 15-day IL with a neck strain, while Yepez goes to the 10-day IL with a right forearm strain.
It will still be a while before the St. Louis outfield is back at full strength.
The St. Louis Cardinals started a game against the Philadelphia Phillies by hitting four consecutive home runs for the first time in franchise history.
Juan Yepez hit two home runs and drove in five runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Miami Marlins 9-0 Monday night. Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with an RBI double and a homer for the Cardinals, and Dylan Carlson added a double and a run-scoring triple.
Last night , the Cardinals lost to the Rays 11-3. Hidden in that final score is the fact that, had a ball hit by Juan Yepez gone about three feet further, the game could have been tied after five and 1/2 innings. On the face of it, it looks like the Cardinals could have won that game and that ...
When Whitney Houston sang that she “believe[d] that children are our future”, I’m sure she had a game like last night in mind. The scoring started with Juan Yepez blasting his second career home run, giving him five extra base hits in his first seven career games. The next two scored on a double by Brendan Donovan , part of his two double, ...
The Cardinals have placed infielder Edmundo Sosa on the COVID-19-related injured list.
This seems fun. Back in 2017 the St. Louis Cardinals made a trade with the Atlanta Braves sending Matt Adams to Atlanta in return for Juan Yepez. Throughout his minor league career, the first baseman has hit and 2022 is shaping up to be more of the same.
The minor leaguer may not be the DH answer some fans want, but he’s the one the Cardinals need Just before the lockout, the St. Louis Cardinals moved to address their biggest need of the off-season.
What you need to know about Cardinal’s best minor league hitter in 2021 Juan Yepez and how he fits into the club’s plan for 2022. I’m starting a new series
The talented 23-year-old was named to the Wild Card roster, but he has a murky path to playing time in 2022. Juan Yepez briefly set Cardinals twitter ablaze when the team announced that he was included on the Wild Card roster.
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