They could DFA Yepez tomorrow and I wouldn’t even blink. I know a beer league softball swing when I see it, and if he goes elsewhere and becomes a middle order bat, good for him. Our roster is what concerns me, and Yepez doesn’t fit it.
If they trade Burleson tomorrow I need to like the return, because I like the way Burleson competes at the plate. His outfield corner D is slightly below avg to my eye, but not embarressingly bad.
Burleson has 169 PA’s at the show and I’d like to see more. Surely he won’t continue having a .227 BAbip. His GB% has came down, he K’s 50% less than LG avg, and he uses the opposite field nearly as much as the pull side.
Lumping Burleson and Yepez together, as comparable or as roster fringe players, doesn’t fly for me.
I know we’d like our 4th OF to be a burner who can play all 3 spots, but we also need a LHB off the bench who can compete well as a PH. If we trade him we likely are looking for the same bench type to backfill.
I’m out of leash for Yepez, but Burly I have patience left for.