RF Armando Esparza #59
Atlanta Smoke PL
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
12/31/2022
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RF ARMANDO ESPARZA #59 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 392 116 28 3 9 49 45 70 .296 .372 .452 6 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 6 5
Gap 6 4 7 6
Power 6 4 7 6
Eye 6 4 7 6
Avoid K's 6 6 7 6
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: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 6
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2022 VAN Win, 22-4 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
09/28/2022 VAN Win, 4-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/2022 @ BKN Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2022 @ BKN Win, 6-4 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2022 @ BKN Win, 9-3 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 0
09/21/2022 LOU Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2022 LOU Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
09/19/2022 LOU Loss, 2-3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2022 @ ACKC Win, 6-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/2022 @ ACKC Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:07/30/1993
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,710,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:150 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$23,000,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:2014, 2nd Pick in Round 1
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 392 116 28 3 9 49 58 45 70 .296 .372 .452 .824 .363 .156 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 443 4 4 0 10 0 2 177 40 6 3 66.7 66.2 6.14 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 32 4 2 3 15 18 11 19 1 0 3 .291 .368 .445 .813
Versus Right   282 84 24 1 6 34 40 34 51 1 0 1 .298 .374 .454 .828
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   88 27 7 1 3 12 10 9 17 1 0 1 .307 .374 .511 .885
June   90 32 9 1 2 13 15 7 14 1 0 2 .356 .410 .544 .954
July   83 17 3 0 1 8 11 14 15 0 0 0 .205 .320 .277 .597
August   77 24 8 1 2 10 15 10 16 0 0 0 .312 .391 .519 .910
September   54 16 1 0 1 6 7 5 8 0 0 1 .296 .367 .370 .737
Spring Training   34 13 2 0 3 8 9 3 6 0 0 0 .382 .432 .706 1.138
Postseason   42 14 2 0 0 6 4 6 5 0 0 2 .333 .440 .381 .821
Last Year   387 111 31 2 13 54 48 49 58 3 1 6 .287 .373 .478 .851
2 Years Ago   126 32 7 1 5 18 15 12 19 2 1 1 .254 .319 .444 .764
Career   1903 494 112 19 54 260 247 240 409 16 3 24 .260 .347 .424 .771
Home   185 48 10 3 3 18 25 25 27 2 0 3 .259 .353 .395 .748
Road   207 68 18 0 6 31 33 20 43 0 0 1 .329 .390 .502 .893
Grass   392 116 28 3 9 49 58 45 70 2 0 4 .296 .372 .452 .824
Day   132 29 8 1 2 15 13 15 34 1 0 1 .220 .302 .341 .643
Night   260 87 20 2 7 34 45 30 36 1 0 3 .335 .408 .508 .916
As Starter   392 116 28 3 9 49 58 45 70 2 0 4 .296 .372 .452 .824
Close/Late   107 35 8 1 2 14 19 11 15 0 0 0 .327 .390 .477 .866
Inning 1-3   129 39 9 2 4 17 23 17 26 1 0 2 .302 .389 .496 .885
Inning 4-6   129 31 7 0 2 12 12 14 23 0 0 2 .240 .324 .341 .665
Inning 7-9   123 44 12 1 3 20 22 13 20 1 0 0 .358 .416 .545 .961
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
0 Outs   121 40 9 0 5 14 29 15 19 1 0 2 .331 .410 .529 .939
1 Outs   150 36 11 1 1 12 20 20 29 1 0 1 .240 .331 .347 .678
2 Outs   121 40 8 2 3 23 9 10 22 0 0 1 .331 .386 .504 .890
Scoring Position   102 34 8 1 3 37 22 15 24 2 0 1 .333 .417 .520 .936
Bases Empty   217 58 15 1 2 2 24 22 37 0 0 3 .267 .343 .373 .716
Runner on 1st   73 24 5 1 4 10 12 8 9 0 0 0 .329 .395 .589 .984
Runner on 2nd   37 12 4 1 0 8 7 11 9 0 0 0 .324 .479 .486 .966
Runner on 3rd   11 6 0 0 1 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 .545 .583 .818 1.402
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 13 3 0 1 11 8 0 6 0 0 1 .419 .438 .613 1.050
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 .222 .200 .333 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .364 .500 .864
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   184 45 9 0 1 13 12 16 70 1 0 1 .245 .307 .310 .617
First Pitch   46 12 5 0 1 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 .261 .271 .435 .706
Count 0-1   29 11 2 1 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 .379 .400 .621 1.021
Count 0-2   29 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 1 .103 .133 .138 .271
Count 1-0   45 19 5 1 2 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 .422 .422 .711 1.133
Count 1-1   39 12 3 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 1-2   52 13 3 0 0 5 3 0 23 1 0 0 .250 .245 .308 .553
Count 2-0   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   30 12 4 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Count 2-2   70 14 4 0 0 3 5 0 27 0 0 0 .200 .200 .257 .457
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 5 0 0 0 2 6 20 0 0 0 1 .625 .897 .625 1.522
Full Count   33 15 1 0 1 4 4 16 6 0 0 0 .455 .633 .576 1.208
Behind in Count   110 27 6 1 1 13 11 0 37 1 0 2 .245 .257 .345 .602
Ahead in Count   94 36 9 2 4 19 26 29 0 0 0 1 .383 .532 .649 1.181
Batting 2nd   13 4 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .615 .973
Batting 3rd   73 22 8 0 1 6 11 12 12 1 0 1 .301 .402 .452 .854
Batting 4th   61 17 5 0 1 8 6 3 12 0 0 0 .279 .312 .410 .722
Batting 5th   187 60 13 2 3 23 28 22 34 1 0 1 .321 .393 .460 .853
Batting 6th   51 10 1 1 2 5 10 7 7 0 0 2 .196 .317 .373 .689
Batting 7th   7 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
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
2022 Atlanta - PL 28 105 392 116 28 3 9 49 58 45 4 2 70 6 3 .296 .372 .452 .824 135 137 2.1
Total PL 545 1903 494 112 19 54 260 247 240 24 16 409 21 14 .260 .347 .424 .771 114 115 6.2
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
2022 Atlanta - SL 28 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 0 0 0.0
2022 Atlanta - PL 28 12 42 14 2 0 0 6 4 6 2 0 5 0 0 .333 .440 .381 .821 0 0 0.0
2022 Total - PL 28 14 49 16 2 0 0 7 5 7 2 0 5 0 0 .327 .431 .367 .798 0 0 0.0
Total PL 50 178 50 10 2 4 17 27 26 5 1 29 2 0 .281 .386 .427 .813 133 140
Total SL 10 36 10 2 0 3 7 5 5 0 0 10 0 2 .278 .366 .583 .949 146 150
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
2022 Atlanta - ML 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.071
2022 Atlanta - ML LF 18 18 31 2 0 36 3 .917 155.1 1.91 +0.1 1.005
2022 Atlanta - ML RF 65 63 87 3 0 92 2 .978 569.0 1.42 -4.8 .932
TOTAL 1B 39 25 295 9 31 306 2 .993 258.0 10.60 -1.2 .917
TOTAL LF 66 59 92 5 0 104 7 .933 522.2 1.67 -1.1 .983
TOTAL CF 18 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 117.2 1.91 -0.6 .968
TOTAL RF 535 524 813 44 3 879 22 .975 4591.1 1.68 -15.0 .976
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).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
06/20/2022 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/2022 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $23,000,000 with the Atlanta Smoke organization.
08/19/2022 Goes 5-6 against the Buckhead Bowties, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/23/2022 Injured (herniated disc (neck)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/30/2022 Injured on 09/29/2022, diagnosed with a separated shoulder, will miss 6 weeks.
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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