RF Armando Esparza #59
Atlanta Smoke PL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
12/31/2021
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RF ARMANDO ESPARZA #59 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 387 111 31 2 13 54 49 58 .287 .373 .478 2 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 5 6 6
Gap 6 5 7 6
Power 6 4 7 6
Eye 7 5 7 7
Avoid K's 7 6 7 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 5
Errors: - 2 5
Arm: 1 8 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 6
1st Base: 3 Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: 7
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/2021 @ CHG Loss, 4-9 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/22/2021 @ CHG Loss, 3-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/2021 @ CHG Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2021 @ RC Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2021 @ RC Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/2021 @ RC Loss, 2-4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
09/16/2021 PHX Win, 9-2 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 0
09/15/2021 PHX Win, 4-3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
09/14/2021 PHX Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/13/2021 TOL Win, 7-4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:07/30/1993
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,710,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 2nd Pick in Round 1
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2021 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 387 111 31 2 13 54 48 49 58 .287 .373 .478 .851 .372 .191 139
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 446 6 2 0 17 1 3 185 46 2 1 66.7 67.0 6.07 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 29 5 0 3 15 9 11 26 1 0 0 .218 .276 .323 .599
Versus Right   254 82 26 2 10 39 39 38 32 2 1 6 .323 .420 .559 .979
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   89 25 7 0 3 12 10 8 12 1 1 3 .281 .356 .461 .817
June   82 23 10 1 2 9 14 10 13 1 0 1 .280 .362 .500 .862
July   88 22 5 0 1 7 9 8 14 0 0 0 .250 .312 .341 .653
August   76 20 4 1 5 16 10 11 15 1 0 1 .263 .360 .539 .899
September   52 21 5 0 2 10 5 12 4 0 0 1 .404 .523 .615 1.138
Spring Training   45 10 2 0 2 6 4 4 9 1 0 0 .222 .280 .400 .680
Postseason   26 7 3 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 2 .269 .367 .462 .828
Last Year   126 32 7 1 5 18 15 12 19 2 1 1 .254 .319 .444 .764
2 Years Ago   276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 56 3 0 2 .250 .371 .344 .715
Career   1511 378 84 16 45 211 189 195 339 14 3 20 .250 .341 .416 .757
Home   189 41 13 2 3 19 20 23 31 0 0 4 .217 .315 .354 .669
Road   198 70 18 0 10 35 28 26 27 3 1 2 .354 .428 .596 1.024
Grass   387 111 31 2 13 54 48 49 58 3 1 6 .287 .373 .478 .851
Day   136 39 11 0 6 20 13 11 25 0 0 2 .287 .349 .500 .849
Night   251 72 20 2 7 34 35 38 33 3 1 4 .287 .385 .466 .851
As Starter   387 111 31 2 13 54 48 49 58 3 1 6 .287 .373 .478 .851
Close/Late   77 24 5 1 3 13 13 11 9 2 0 2 .312 .402 .519 .922
Inning 1-3   116 42 16 0 4 20 9 18 14 0 0 2 .362 .456 .603 1.059
Inning 4-6   139 28 7 0 1 9 16 13 25 1 1 2 .201 .277 .273 .551
Inning 7-9   126 40 8 2 8 25 22 17 17 2 0 2 .317 .401 .603 1.005
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   152 40 9 1 4 11 25 15 19 1 1 2 .263 .335 .414 .750
1 Outs   111 36 13 1 3 12 11 14 17 2 0 2 .324 .403 .541 .944
2 Outs   124 35 9 0 6 31 12 20 22 0 0 2 .282 .390 .500 .890
Scoring Position   83 30 12 1 2 39 13 22 15 3 0 1 .361 .486 .602 1.089
Bases Empty   229 63 17 1 8 8 25 20 36 0 0 5 .275 .346 .463 .809
Runner on 1st   75 18 2 0 3 7 10 7 7 0 1 0 .240 .305 .387 .692
Runner on 2nd   33 13 7 0 0 10 5 8 5 0 0 0 .394 .512 .606 1.118
Runner on 3rd   7 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 5 1 0 0 5 2 6 5 0 0 1 .208 .387 .250 .637
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 6 1 1 1 11 2 3 2 1 0 0 .600 .643 1.200 1.843
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .600 1.171
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .286 .500 .786
Two Strikes   189 49 16 1 7 26 22 21 58 1 0 3 .259 .341 .466 .807
First Pitch   48 15 3 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 .312 .353 .438 .790
Count 0-1   24 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208 .200 .292 .492
Count 0-2   24 5 2 0 1 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .208 .208 .417 .625
Count 1-0   38 11 4 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .289 .474 .763
Count 1-1   43 10 3 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .233 .372 .605
Count 1-2   61 15 4 0 4 5 7 0 22 1 0 3 .246 .277 .508 .785
Count 2-0   11 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .545 1.000
Count 2-1   24 12 3 0 3 9 7 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .480 1.000 1.480
Count 2-2   61 19 8 1 2 8 7 0 17 0 0 0 .311 .311 .574 .885
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 0 3 3 16 0 0 0 0 .400 .769 .500 1.269
Full Count   43 10 2 0 0 9 5 21 10 0 0 0 .233 .484 .279 .763
Behind in Count   109 25 6 1 5 10 11 0 31 2 0 3 .229 .246 .440 .686
Ahead in Count   83 32 9 0 4 16 16 28 0 1 0 0 .386 .536 .639 1.174
Batting 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 5th   343 95 27 2 11 45 42 45 53 3 0 4 .277 .365 .464 .828
Batting 6th   34 14 4 0 2 9 5 4 4 0 1 2 .412 .500 .706 1.206
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
2014 San Francisco - SL 20 62 165 48 11 1 5 28 21 14 3 0 33 6 1 .291 .357 .461 .818 107 105 0.5
2015 Boston - PL 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 51 66 0.0
2016 Atlanta - PL 22 38 147 44 11 4 8 39 26 16 2 2 44 1 1 .299 .371 .592 .963 154 157 1.0
2016 Real Hartford CB - PL 22 66 210 50 11 3 4 30 24 29 5 4 55 3 3 .238 .339 .376 .715 92 87 0.1
2016 Total - PL 22 104 357 94 22 7 12 69 50 45 7 6 99 4 4 .263 .352 .465 .817 118 115 1.1
2017 Real Hartford CB - PL 23 108 360 71 14 4 11 33 39 35 4 0 105 2 3 .197 .276 .350 .626 71 70 -0.9
2018 Atlanta - SL 24 107 393 114 31 7 29 81 72 54 7 1 82 8 2 .290 .385 .626 1.011 157 152 4.2
2019 Atlanta - PL 25 80 276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 2 3 56 5 2 .250 .371 .344 .715 104 104 1.0
2020 Atlanta - PL 26 38 126 32 7 1 5 18 15 12 1 2 19 1 1 .254 .319 .444 .764 120 119 0.5
2021 Atlanta - PL 27 107 387 111 31 2 13 54 48 49 6 3 58 2 1 .287 .373 .478 .851 136 139 2.3
Total PL 440 1511 378 84 16 45 211 189 195 20 14 339 15 11 .250 .341 .416 .757 109 109 4.0
Total SL 169 558 162 42 8 34 109 93 68 10 1 115 14 3 .290 .377 .577 .954 142 139 4.7
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
2014 Total - HS 20 22 91 42 14 2 7 29 36 17 3 3 9 16 2 .462 .544 .890 1.434 100 100 0.0
2015 Bakersfield - AAA 21 99 359 103 19 6 22 70 74 54 6 2 77 6 2 .287 .387 .557 .944 131 125 0.0
Total PAAA 99 359 103 19 6 22 70 74 54 6 2 77 6 2 .287 .387 .557 .944 131 125
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
2016 Atlanta - PL 22 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 .133 .133 .133 .267 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - 3L 23 7 25 8 1 1 1 6 5 4 1 0 7 0 1 .320 .433 .560 .993 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - SL 23 2 8 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - PL 23 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0.0
2017 Total - PL 23 11 40 11 1 1 2 7 7 5 1 0 11 0 1 .275 .370 .500 .870 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - 3L 24 6 18 4 1 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 .222 .391 .444 .836 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - SL 24 6 21 6 2 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 7 0 2 .286 .375 .667 1.042 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - PL 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 0 0 0.0
2018 Total - PL 24 13 42 10 3 0 3 7 7 10 0 0 12 0 2 .238 .385 .524 .908 0 0 0.0
2019 Atlanta - 3L 25 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 0 0 0.0
2019 Atlanta - PL 25 11 40 7 3 0 2 5 6 7 1 0 10 1 0 .175 .312 .400 .713 0 0 0.0
2019 Total - PL 25 13 47 9 3 0 2 5 6 8 1 0 10 1 0 .191 .321 .383 .704 0 0 0.0
2020 Atlanta - PL 26 13 45 19 2 1 2 5 12 9 0 1 5 0 0 .422 .509 .644 1.154 0 0 0.0
2021 Atlanta - 3L 27 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .364 .000 .364 0 0 0.0
2021 Atlanta - PL 27 7 26 7 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 .269 .367 .462 .828 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 27 9 33 7 3 1 0 1 5 5 3 0 3 0 0 .212 .366 .364 .729 0 0 0.0
Total PL 38 136 36 8 2 4 11 23 20 3 1 24 2 0 .265 .369 .441 .810 131 137
Total SL 8 29 8 2 0 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 0 2 .276 .364 .655 1.019 158 162
Total 3L 17 57 14 2 1 2 8 11 13 2 0 12 0 1 .246 .403 .421 .824 125 134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 San Francisco - ML 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.4 .000
2014 San Francisco - ML LF 9 7 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 62.2 2.01 -0.2 .981
2014 San Francisco - ML CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.0 .980
2014 San Francisco - ML RF 44 36 55 3 0 58 0 1.000 320.1 1.63 -0.4 .991
2015 Boston - ML CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.0 .991
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.072
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.050
2016 Atlanta - ML CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .999
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML RF 62 62 100 6 1 111 5 .955 534.2 1.78 +0.1 1.001
2016 Atlanta - ML RF 35 35 70 4 1 75 1 .987 305.1 2.18 -5.4 .905
2017 Real Hartford CB - ML 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
2017 Real Hartford CB - ML RF 108 108 198 13 0 217 6 .972 929.0 2.04 -2.3 .985
2018 Atlanta - ML LF 37 34 47 2 0 53 4 .925 300.2 1.47 -1.0 .967
2018 Atlanta - ML CF 12 10 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 91.0 1.98 -0.6 .963
2018 Atlanta - ML RF 60 59 78 1 0 81 2 .975 527.2 1.35 +0.6 1.011
2019 Atlanta - ML 1B 14 7 101 0 14 102 1 .990 80.0 11.36 -0.6 .818
2019 Atlanta - ML RF 73 73 97 7 1 105 1 .990 626.1 1.49 +1.7 1.023
2020 Atlanta - ML 1B 19 18 183 9 16 192 0 1.000 168.0 10.29 -0.4 .964
2020 Atlanta - ML LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Atlanta - ML RF 17 17 33 2 0 36 1 .972 152.1 2.07 -0.0 .997
2021 Atlanta - ML 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2021 Atlanta - ML RF 71 71 95 5 0 104 4 .962 626.2 1.44 -4.5 .943
TOTAL 1B 38 25 293 9 31 304 2 .993 255.0 10.66 -1.3 .913
TOTAL LF 48 41 61 3 0 68 4 .941 367.1 1.57 -1.2 .972
TOTAL CF 18 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 117.2 1.91 -0.6 .968
TOTAL RF 470 461 726 41 3 787 20 .975 4022.1 1.72 -10.2 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Boston Patriots, out of high school (Friends Seminary; New York, NY).
04/01/2014 Named the #2 prospect in the USPL
05/08/2014 Was traded by the Boston Patriots to the San Francisco Fog in exchange for SP Dave Ponsonby.
05/16/2014 Was traded by the San Francisco Fog to the Boston Patriots, along with RF Manuel González, in exchange for .
05/16/2014 Was traded by the Boston Patriots to the San Francisco Fog, along with CF Manuel González, in exchange for .
08/06/2014 Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/04/2014 Was traded by the San Francisco Fog to the Boston Patriots, along with LF Jorge Gonzáles, MR Jeff Stanley, SP Jason McKinney, in exchange for .
09/04/2014 Released by the Boston Patriots.
09/29/2014 Signed a minor league contract ($6,100,000 bonus) with the Detroit Reapers organization.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 6 (7).
06/01/2015 Wins the PAAA 1AAA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2015 Wins the PAAA 1AAA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
01/16/2016 Was traded by the Boston Patriots to the Atlanta Smoke, along with MR Jim Dixon, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP José Hernández.
06/03/2016 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/20/2016 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Real Hartford CB Whalers in exchange for .
10/31/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
10/11/2017 Was traded by the Real Hartford CB Whalers to the Atlanta Smoke in exchange for LF José Marín, 1B César Durán.
11/23/2017 Injured (wrist soreness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
04/24/2018 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/22/2018 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $16,510,000 with the Atlanta Smoke organization.
07/13/2018 Hits three home runs against the New Amsterdam Republics, going 4-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/16/2018 Wins the SL SL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/2018 Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/01/2018 Wins the SL SL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7).
08/21/2019 Injured on 08/19/2019, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 7-8 weeks.
09/17/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
06/18/2020 Injured (pinched nerve (neck)), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2017 108 1
Year K Rank
2016 99 6
2017 105 5
Year TB Rank
2018 246 6
2018 246 6
Year 2B Rank
2018 31 2
2018 31 2
2021 31 1
Year 3B Rank
2016 7 2
2017 4 7
2018 7 4
2018 7 4
Year HR Rank
2018 29 10
2018 29 10
Year RBI Rank
2018 81 7
2018 81 7
Year R Rank
2018 72 10
2018 72 10
Year BB Rank
2018 54 7
2018 54 7
Year IBB Rank
2018 8 3
2018 8 3
2019 8 4
Year HP Rank
2016 7 4
2018 7 10
2018 7 10
2021 6 8
Year SF Rank
2016 6 3
Year EBH Rank
2018 67 1
2018 67 1
2021 46 4
Year OBP Rank
2018 .385 6
2018 .385 6
Year SLG Rank
2018 .626 4
2018 .626 4
Year RC Rank
2018 96.68 4
2018 96.68 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2018 9.03 4
2018 9.03 4
Year ISO Rank
2018 .336 3
2018 .336 3
Year WOBA Rank
2018 .407 10
2018 .407 10
Year OPS Rank
2018 1.011 4
2018 1.011 4
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.6 5
2018 4.6 5
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