RF José Esparza #26
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2027
RF JOSÉ ESPARZA #26 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 99 23 8 0 0 10 13 28 .232 .333 .313 3 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10
Gap 17
Power 4
Eye 20
Avoid K's 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 13
Errors: - 1 20
Arm: 1 1 14
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 19
1st Base: - Center Field: 10
2nd Base: - Right Field: 16
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 18
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
10/03/2027 @ NYK Win, 10-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2027 @ NYK Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2027 GRN Win, 21-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2027 GRN Loss, 8-9 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
09/17/2027 @ IRV Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2027 @ FRE Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2027 @ FRE Win, 9-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2027 @ ORL Loss, 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2027 @ VIS Win, 6-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/2027 HOU Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Very Low
Greed:High
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:03/24/1992
Born in:Bismarck, KGA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:65 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 164 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 7th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 99 23 8 0 0 10 16 13 28 .232 .333 .313 .646 .295 .081 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 115 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 8 3 2 60.0 11.3 3.80 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 1 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
Versus Right   76 18 7 0 0 9 15 10 20 0 0 2 .237 .341 .329 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   87 19 6 0 0 8 15 13 25 0 1 2 .218 .333 .287 .621
September   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
October   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Last Year   160 40 10 2 0 14 26 25 32 0 0 4 .250 .365 .338 .703
2 Years Ago   78 14 2 1 0 3 13 18 19 0 1 3 .179 .354 .231 .584
Career   4395 1093 287 44 24 381 646 730 914 29 14 86 .249 .364 .350 .715
Home   44 10 4 0 0 6 5 5 13 0 1 1 .227 .320 .318 .638
Road   55 13 4 0 0 4 11 8 15 0 0 1 .236 .344 .309 .653
Grass   55 13 4 0 0 4 11 8 15 0 0 1 .236 .344 .309 .653
Turf   44 10 4 0 0 6 5 5 13 0 1 1 .227 .320 .318 .638
Day   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Night   96 22 8 0 0 10 15 13 27 0 1 1 .229 .327 .313 .640
As Starter   92 22 7 0 0 10 16 13 28 0 1 1 .239 .340 .315 .655
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .286 .536
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   24 4 3 0 0 3 2 3 4 0 1 0 .167 .259 .292 .551
Inning 1-3   24 7 3 0 0 3 6 4 8 0 0 1 .292 .414 .417 .830
Inning 4-6   40 9 1 0 0 3 6 4 13 0 0 1 .225 .311 .250 .561
Inning 7-9   31 6 3 0 0 4 4 5 6 0 1 0 .194 .306 .290 .596
Extra Innings   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
0 Outs   27 7 2 0 0 0 6 4 9 0 1 0 .259 .355 .333 .688
1 Outs   43 9 4 0 0 6 5 4 10 0 0 1 .209 .292 .302 .594
2 Outs   29 7 2 0 0 4 5 5 9 0 0 1 .241 .371 .310 .682
Scoring Position   39 10 4 0 0 10 8 3 9 0 0 1 .256 .326 .359 .685
Bases Empty   44 11 4 0 0 0 6 7 14 0 0 1 .250 .365 .341 .706
Runner on 1st   16 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 .125 .263 .125 .388
Runner on 2nd   17 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 .235 .316 .235 .551
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   62 11 5 0 0 5 9 9 28 0 0 1 .177 .292 .258 .550
First Pitch   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 0-1   5 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   7 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 .857 1.571
Count 1-2   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-2   22 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 .227 .261 .318 .579
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   17 4 3 0 0 4 8 9 7 0 0 0 .235 .500 .412 .912
Behind in Count   28 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 1 .143 .172 .179 .351
Ahead in Count   16 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 .188 .350 .250 .600
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting 7th   17 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .176 .263 .235 .498
Batting 8th   75 18 6 0 0 10 14 11 23 0 1 2 .240 .352 .320 .672
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   29 5 2 0 0 3 3 5 10 0 1 1 .172 .314 .241 .556
Medium Leverage   45 11 1 0 0 2 7 6 13 0 0 1 .244 .346 .267 .613
High Leverage   23 6 4 0 0 5 6 2 5 0 0 0 .261 .320 .435 .755
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 86 85 0.8
2018 Irvine - BSA 26 156 582 137 37 7 2 43 70 95 14 7 115 11 14 .235 .352 .333 .686 107 100 2.8
2019 Irvine - BSA 27 157 579 137 36 3 5 45 68 102 11 4 114 15 6 .237 .359 .335 .694 112 109 3.6
2020 Los Angeles - BSA 28 153 567 150 37 11 3 47 114 111 5 2 112 11 8 .265 .388 .384 .773 107 117 3.5
2021 Los Angeles - BSA 29 142 481 127 32 2 4 59 83 83 9 4 97 12 4 .264 .380 .364 .743 102 113 2.2
2022 Vista - BSA 30 154 559 144 38 6 2 46 88 92 10 3 122 17 5 .258 .370 .358 .728 108 105 2.3
2023 New Orleans - BSA 31 157 514 145 38 4 3 46 62 82 12 6 103 14 3 .282 .389 .389 .778 112 120 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 88 94 2.2
2025 New Orleans - BSA 33 28 78 14 2 1 0 3 13 18 3 0 19 2 1 .179 .354 .231 .584 62 76 -0.1
2026 New Orleans - BSA 34 63 160 40 10 2 0 14 26 25 4 0 32 1 2 .250 .365 .338 .703 92 102 0.6
2027 Jersey Shore - BSA 35 34 99 23 8 0 0 10 16 13 2 0 28 3 2 .232 .333 .313 .646 74 81 -0.1
Total BSA 1272 4395 1093 287 44 24 381 646 730 86 29 914 107 56 .249 .364 .350 .715 102 105 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 .747 126 132 0.0
2016 Jasper - A 24 104 409 121 47 4 7 79 79 64 14 5 96 10 5 .296 .404 .482 .886 148 151 0.0
2016 Moose Jaw - AA 24 32 126 34 7 1 2 19 16 17 6 1 26 2 1 .270 .380 .389 .769 102 110 0.0
2016 Houston - AAA 24 16 64 18 2 1 0 3 16 12 3 0 16 3 0 .281 .418 .344 .761 96 107 0.0
2017 Houston - AAA 25 70 269 74 22 2 5 27 64 67 4 1 73 17 6 .275 .425 .428 .853 122 123 0.0
2025 Allentown - AAA 33 99 260 83 27 2 2 29 76 105 11 2 45 9 8 .319 .526 .462 .988 149 156 0.0
2026 Allentown - AAA 34 16 47 20 7 0 1 6 18 14 2 0 8 2 1 .426 .571 .638 1.210 195 199 0.0
Total ITL 115 307 103 34 2 3 35 94 119 13 2 53 11 9 .336 .533 .489 1.021 155 162
Total PCL 86 333 92 24 3 5 30 80 79 7 1 89 20 6 .276 .424 .411 .835 118 120
Total NWL (28 & Under) 32 126 34 7 1 2 19 16 17 6 1 26 2 1 .270 .380 .389 .769 102 110
Total PIO (24 & Under) 171 663 193 60 6 11 105 117 86 19 7 165 18 7 .291 .385 .449 .834 140 144
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 65 79
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
2025 New Orleans - ML LF 9 8 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 77.0 1.87 -1.2 .897
2025 New Orleans - ML CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 -0.0 .988
2025 New Orleans - ML RF 12 12 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 104.2 1.63 +0.6 1.050
2026 New Orleans - ML LF 22 17 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 170.0 1.54 +0.7 1.040
2026 New Orleans - ML CF 25 12 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 128.0 1.97 -0.3 .984
2026 New Orleans - ML RF 9 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 82.0 1.76 +0.5 1.048
2027 Jersey Shore - ML LF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.2 2.16 -0.1 .982
2027 Jersey Shore - ML CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.7 .684
2027 Jersey Shore - ML RF 21 19 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 179.2 2.30 +0.4 1.013
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.041
TOTAL LF 130 102 214 5 2 220 1 .995 975.2 2.02 +6.2 1.046
TOTAL CF 934 906 1874 47 6 1926 5 .997 8056.0 2.15 -11.2 .992
TOTAL RF 186 173 313 12 2 329 4 .988 1580.1 1.85 +14.8 1.071
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.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (12); Power: - (4); Eye: - (20).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (12); Power: - (4); Eye: - (20).
12/06/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (4); Eye: - (20).
07/27/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $920,000 with the Jersey Shore D-Bags organization.
11/30/2027 Became a free agent.
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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