CF José Esparza #20
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2024
CF JOSÉ ESPARZA #20 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
141 490 119 33 4 4 44 62 98 .243 .337 .351 14 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12
Gap 17
Power 4
Eye 20
Avoid K's 12
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 15
Errors: - 1 20
Arm: 1 1 14
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: - Center Field: 12
2nd Base: - Right Field: 17
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 19
Baserunning Inst.: 16
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/2024 @ NFF Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/2024 NFF Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/14/2024 NFF Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/13/2024 NFF Loss, 6-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/11/2024 @ NFF Win, 4-3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/10/2024 @ NFF Loss, 4-8 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
10/01/2024 HEN Win, 5-1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
09/29/2024 @ HEN Win, 4-1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/27/2024 @ HEN Loss, 6-7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2024 @ HEN Win, 5-0 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Very Low
Greed:High
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:03/24/1992
Born in:Bismarck, BOY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,760,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:185 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 150 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 7th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 141 490 119 33 4 4 44 71 62 98 .243 .337 .351 .688 .308 .108 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 566 9 0 0 12 2 3 172 41 14 5 73.7 61.2 4.21 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   137 29 8 0 0 12 21 13 35 0 0 3 .212 .294 .270 .564
Versus Right   353 90 25 4 4 32 50 49 63 3 2 6 .255 .353 .382 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 20 9 1 0 7 13 12 17 1 0 0 .244 .337 .378 .715
May   98 24 6 1 0 7 13 12 26 1 1 1 .245 .330 .327 .657
June   85 15 5 1 0 3 4 11 14 0 1 1 .176 .278 .259 .537
July   82 26 8 0 1 12 18 12 19 0 0 4 .317 .429 .451 .880
August   88 22 4 1 2 9 16 6 15 0 0 1 .250 .305 .386 .692
September   53 12 1 0 1 5 7 7 6 1 0 2 .226 .333 .302 .635
October   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   69 13 1 0 1 5 9 9 19 0 0 0 .188 .282 .246 .528
Postseason   18 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508
Last Year   514 145 38 4 3 46 62 82 103 6 1 12 .282 .389 .389 .778
2 Years Ago   559 144 38 6 2 46 88 92 122 3 2 10 .258 .370 .358 .728
Career   4058 1016 267 41 24 354 591 674 835 29 12 77 .250 .365 .354 .719
Home   256 61 15 2 2 20 42 31 51 1 0 4 .238 .329 .336 .665
Road   234 58 18 2 2 24 29 31 47 2 2 5 .248 .346 .368 .713
Grass   468 116 33 4 4 41 70 61 97 3 2 9 .248 .344 .361 .705
Turf   22 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310
Night   490 119 33 4 4 44 71 62 98 3 2 9 .243 .337 .351 .688
As Starter   478 118 33 4 4 44 69 61 94 3 2 8 .247 .340 .358 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   12 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 .083 .214 .083 .298
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .429 .200 .629
Close/Late   99 25 5 0 1 9 19 13 27 0 2 1 .253 .345 .333 .678
Inning 1-3   171 51 13 4 1 10 28 20 25 0 0 2 .298 .378 .439 .817
Inning 4-6   155 31 10 0 1 18 16 24 27 3 0 5 .200 .321 .284 .605
Inning 7-9   148 34 9 0 2 15 26 18 41 0 1 2 .230 .321 .331 .653
Extra Innings   16 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
0 Outs   139 34 11 1 4 7 26 17 24 0 2 3 .245 .340 .424 .764
1 Outs   205 50 10 2 0 14 29 24 44 3 0 5 .244 .333 .312 .646
2 Outs   146 35 12 1 0 23 16 21 30 0 0 1 .240 .339 .336 .675
Scoring Position   109 30 7 0 0 37 19 21 22 3 0 1 .275 .388 .339 .728
Bases Empty   295 66 17 4 4 4 39 36 58 0 0 4 .224 .316 .349 .666
Runner on 1st   86 23 9 0 0 3 13 5 18 0 2 4 .267 .337 .372 .709
Runner on 2nd   43 15 4 0 0 11 10 7 10 0 0 0 .349 .440 .442 .882
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111 .384
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 7 2 0 0 5 4 7 8 0 0 0 .233 .378 .300 .678
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 7 2 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .417 .500 .917
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 10 2 5 0 2 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Two Strikes   300 73 18 2 2 26 44 29 98 2 0 6 .243 .320 .337 .657
First Pitch   56 13 5 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .246 .375 .621
Count 0-1   28 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .179 .172 .179 .351
Count 0-2   31 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 17 1 0 1 .258 .273 .323 .595
Count 1-0   29 8 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .276 .517 .793
Count 1-1   31 9 3 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .290 .452 .742
Count 1-2   71 14 2 1 1 4 9 0 33 0 0 3 .197 .230 .296 .526
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 2-1   29 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .241 .379 .621
Count 2-2   87 19 3 0 0 3 7 0 32 1 0 0 .218 .216 .253 .469
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 1 0 0 2 8 20 0 0 0 1 .222 .767 .333 1.100
Full Count   111 32 11 1 1 17 25 29 16 0 0 2 .288 .444 .432 .876
Behind in Count   130 27 4 1 1 8 14 0 50 2 0 4 .208 .228 .277 .505
Ahead in Count   75 19 7 1 1 7 19 33 0 0 1 2 .253 .491 .413 .904
Batting Leadoff   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Batting 2nd   245 65 21 4 3 21 38 31 47 1 2 6 .265 .360 .420 .781
Batting 6th   11 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 .273 .385 .273 .657
Batting 7th   56 16 6 0 1 8 6 9 11 0 0 0 .286 .385 .446 .831
Batting 8th   84 20 3 0 0 8 13 9 20 0 0 1 .238 .319 .274 .593
Batting 9th   83 14 3 0 0 5 11 11 16 1 0 1 .169 .271 .205 .476
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Irvine - BSA 25 87 286 57 16 4 1 24 35 47 7 0 74 7 6 .199 .326 .294 .620 73 85 0.8
2018 Irvine - BSA 26 156 582 137 37 7 2 43 70 95 14 7 115 11 14 .235 .352 .333 .686 92 100 2.8
2019 Irvine - BSA 27 157 579 137 36 3 5 45 68 102 11 4 114 15 6 .237 .359 .335 .694 97 109 3.5
2020 Los Angeles - BSA 28 153 567 150 37 11 3 47 114 111 5 2 112 11 8 .265 .388 .384 .773 112 121 3.9
2021 Los Angeles - BSA 29 142 481 127 32 2 4 59 83 83 9 4 97 12 4 .264 .380 .364 .743 107 118 2.5
2022 Vista - BSA 30 154 559 144 38 6 2 46 88 92 10 3 122 17 5 .258 .370 .358 .728 97 105 2.3
2023 New Orleans - BSA 31 157 514 145 38 4 3 46 62 82 12 6 103 14 3 .282 .389 .389 .778 114 120 3.9
2024 New Orleans - BSA 32 141 490 119 33 4 4 44 71 62 9 3 98 14 5 .243 .337 .351 .688 86 91 2.0
Total BSA 1147 4058 1016 267 41 24 354 591 674 77 29 835 101 51 .250 .365 .354 .719 99 108 21.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 Colorado - COL 19 50 158 58 18 3 1 33 39 56 4 2 27 6 8 .367 .536 .538 1.074 171 182 0.0
2012 Colorado - COL 20 48 143 38 7 1 2 16 35 57 7 1 20 9 0 .266 .490 .371 .861 119 142 0.0
2013 Colorado - COL 21 48 152 54 12 3 3 27 40 45 2 1 24 12 2 .355 .505 .533 1.038 156 170 0.0
2014 Colorado - COL 22 48 155 54 8 0 3 26 39 61 8 3 21 10 4 .348 .542 .458 .000 165 178 0.0
2015 Jasper - A 23 67 254 72 13 2 4 26 38 22 5 2 69 8 2 .283 .350 .398 .747 132 132 0.0
2016 Jasper - A 24 104 409 121 47 4 7 79 79 64 14 5 96 10 5 .296 .404 .482 .886 154 151 0.0
2016 Moose Jaw - AA 24 32 126 34 7 1 2 19 16 17 6 1 26 2 1 .270 .380 .389 .769 107 110 0.0
2016 Houston - AAA 24 16 64 18 2 1 0 3 16 12 3 0 16 3 0 .281 .418 .344 .761 99 107 0.0
2017 Houston - AAA 25 70 269 74 22 2 5 27 64 67 4 1 73 17 6 .275 .425 .428 .853 125 123 0.0
Total PCL 86 333 92 24 3 5 30 80 79 7 1 89 20 6 .276 .424 .411 .835 120 120
Total NWL (28 & Under) 32 126 34 7 1 2 19 16 17 6 1 26 2 1 .270 .380 .389 .769 107 110
Total PIO (24 & Under) 171 663 193 60 6 11 105 117 86 19 7 165 18 7 .291 .385 .449 .834 146 144
Total NCAA 194 608 204 45 7 9 102 153 219 21 7 92 37 14 .336 .519 .477 .996 153 168
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Los Angeles - BSA 28 11 41 8 2 0 0 3 6 9 0 0 13 0 0 .195 .340 .244 .584 0 0 0.0
2021 Los Angeles - BSA 29 14 39 8 2 0 0 2 6 11 1 0 8 1 0 .205 .392 .256 .649 0 0 0.0
2024 New Orleans - BSA 32 6 18 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508 0 0 0.0
Total BSA 31 98 19 5 0 0 6 13 23 1 0 26 1 0 .194 .352 .245 .597 68 83
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Irvine - ML LF 9 9 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 78.2 2.63 -0.3 .984
2017 Irvine - ML CF 47 47 108 3 0 112 1 .991 406.2 2.46 +0.8 1.010
2017 Irvine - ML RF 29 29 47 3 0 51 1 .980 262.2 1.71 +4.5 1.155
2018 Irvine - ML CF 156 156 302 14 1 317 1 .997 1394.2 2.04 +6.4 1.030
2019 Irvine - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.041
2019 Irvine - ML LF 18 18 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 161.0 2.01 +2.2 1.102
2019 Irvine - ML CF 137 137 291 5 0 296 0 1.000 1239.0 2.15 +0.6 1.003
2019 Irvine - ML RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Los Angeles - ML LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Los Angeles - ML CF 152 152 326 6 1 332 0 1.000 1327.1 2.25 -2.3 .990
2020 Los Angeles - ML RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Los Angeles - ML LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Los Angeles - ML CF 130 124 251 4 2 256 1 .996 1109.1 2.07 -8.7 .955
2021 Los Angeles - ML RF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.1 .962
2022 Vista - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Vista - ML CF 117 114 244 5 1 250 1 .996 1014.1 2.21 -6.7 .964
2022 Vista - ML RF 34 31 69 3 1 73 1 .986 274.0 2.36 +0.9 1.018
2023 New Orleans - ML CF 157 155 305 9 1 315 1 .997 1347.2 2.10 +0.4 1.002
2023 New Orleans - ML RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 New Orleans - ML LF 57 49 108 3 2 112 1 .991 452.2 2.21 +4.8 1.072
2024 New Orleans - ML CF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 61.0 2.51 -0.6 .957
2024 New Orleans - ML RF 74 73 112 6 1 120 2 .983 658.2 1.61 +8.0 1.110
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.041
TOTAL LF 95 76 166 4 2 171 1 .994 712.0 2.15 +6.7 1.065
TOTAL CF 903 892 1844 46 6 1895 5 .997 7900.0 2.15 -10.1 .993
TOTAL RF 144 133 232 12 2 248 4 .984 1214.0 1.81 +13.3 1.086
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (8); Power: - (2); Eye: - (10).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (2); Eye: - (9).
06/25/2013 Wins the 2013 NCAA NCAA Defensive Player of the Year Award at RF.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (12); Power: - (2); Eye: - (14).
06/14/2014 Released by the Colorado Buffaloes.
06/24/2014 Wins the 2014 NCAA NCAA Defensive Player of the Year Award at RF.
07/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Reno Cards.
08/30/2014 Failed to sign with the Reno Cards organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (2); Eye: - (14).
07/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the El Paso Diablos.
07/21/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the El Paso Diablos organization with a signing bonus of $5,870,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (12); Power: - (3); Eye: - (13).
04/01/2016 Named the #12 prospect in the BSA
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (3); Eye: - (12).
04/01/2017 Named the #14 prospect in the BSA
11/21/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (3); Eye: - (14).
06/17/2018 Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/29/2018 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (3); Eye: - (15).
04/12/2019 Goes 5-6 against the New York Knights, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11/14/2019 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $10,800,000 with the Irvine Gang Green organization.
12/08/2019 Was traded by the Irvine Gang Green to the Los Angeles Bruins, along with RF Michael Smith, in exchange for LF Vic Robertson.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (3); Eye: - (16).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (5); Eye: - (18).
08/13/2021 Goes 5-5 against the New York Knights, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 5 R.
08/22/2021 Goes 5-6 against the Los Cabos Cartel, with 2 3B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
12/26/2021 Was traded by the Los Angeles Bruins to the Vista Panthers, along with 1B Greg O'Day, SS Bill Savage, MR Didyu Ghosh, SP José Orozco, in exchange for SP Cipriano Montáñez.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (5); Eye: - (19).
11/23/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (4); Eye: - (19).
04/01/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 with the New Orleans Looters organization.
07/17/2023 Wins the BSA NL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/2023 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,280,000 with the New Orleans Looters organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (4); Eye: - (19).
07/22/2024 Injured (hand contusion), out for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2018 702 10
Year 3B Rank
2018 7 10
2020 11 2
Year R Rank
2020 114 3
Year BB Rank
2018 95 4
2019 102 3
2020 111 2
2021 83 5
2022 92 6
2023 82 9
Year HP Rank
2018 14 7
2019 11 10
2022 10 6
2023 12 6
2024 9 10
Year SF Rank
2018 7 7
2023 6 10
Year OBP Rank
2020 .388 9
2023 .389 7
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