LF Armando Esparza #59
Atlanta Smoke PL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
   
12/31/2019
BNN Index | PL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF ARMANDO ESPARZA #59 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB
80 276 69 10 2 4 37 53 56 .250 .371 .344 5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 5 8 7
Gap 8 4 9 8
Power 8 6 8 8
Eye 8 5 9 8
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: 7
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 7
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 5
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
08/19/2019 @ BUC Loss, 2-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/2019 @ BUC Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/2019 CHH Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/2019 @ CHH Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/2019 @ LOU Loss, 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/13/2019 @ LOU Win, 8-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/12/2019 @ LOU Win, 6-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/2019 PHX Win, 5-3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/10/2019 PHX Win, 4-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
08/09/2019 PHX Win, 8-2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY RATINGS
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:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,690,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:151 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 2nd Pick in Round 1
United States Premier League 2019 Batting Stats
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO VORP
Overall 80 276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 56 .250 .371 .344 .715 .314 .094 6.7
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 334 2 8 0 6 0 3 95 16 5 2 71.4 38.5 4.76 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 12 2 0 0 3 4 3 13 0 0 0 .203 .242 .237 .479
Versus Right   217 57 8 2 4 34 32 50 43 3 0 2 .263 .401 .373 .774
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   84 19 3 1 1 6 12 16 15 0 0 0 .226 .350 .321 .671
June   79 20 2 0 1 12 8 9 16 1 0 0 .253 .326 .316 .642
July   73 22 3 1 2 14 9 18 18 1 0 0 .301 .435 .452 .887
August   40 8 2 0 0 5 7 10 7 1 0 2 .200 .377 .250 .627
Spring Training   37 7 2 0 0 3 2 6 4 1 0 0 .189 .295 .243 .539
Playoffs   40 7 3 0 2 5 6 7 10 0 0 1 .175 .312 .400 .713
2 Years Ago   360 71 14 4 11 33 39 35 105 0 0 4 .197 .276 .350 .626
Career   998 235 46 13 27 139 126 134 262 9 1 13 .235 .331 .389 .720
Home   134 32 4 1 2 26 17 20 21 3 0 1 .239 .335 .328 .664
Road   142 37 6 1 2 11 19 33 35 0 0 1 .261 .403 .359 .763
Grass   276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 56 3 0 2 .250 .371 .344 .715
Day   91 20 3 0 2 9 14 17 18 2 0 0 .220 .336 .319 .655
Night   185 49 7 2 2 28 22 36 38 1 0 2 .265 .388 .357 .745
As Starter   276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 56 3 0 2 .250 .371 .344 .715
Close/Late   53 16 5 0 1 8 9 15 12 3 0 1 .302 .444 .453 .897
Inning 1-3   89 19 2 2 1 10 10 14 15 0 0 0 .213 .320 .315 .635
Inning 4-6   100 25 0 0 2 13 13 22 21 0 0 1 .250 .390 .310 .700
Inning 7-9   85 25 8 0 1 14 13 15 20 3 0 1 .294 .394 .424 .818
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   103 28 4 1 1 5 14 18 17 0 0 1 .272 .385 .359 .744
1 Outs   80 19 1 1 3 16 15 21 24 3 0 0 .237 .385 .388 .772
2 Outs   93 22 5 0 0 16 7 14 15 0 0 1 .237 .343 .290 .633
Scoring Position   64 20 4 1 1 32 12 20 14 3 0 1 .312 .466 .453 .919
Bases Empty   160 37 4 1 2 2 21 28 33 0 0 1 .231 .349 .306 .655
Runner on 1st   52 12 2 0 1 3 3 5 9 0 0 0 .231 .298 .327 .625
Runner on 2nd   21 4 1 0 0 3 3 6 4 0 0 1 .190 .393 .238 .631
Runner on 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 6 5 7 2 0 0 0 .429 .714 .571 1.286
Bases Loaded   5 4 0 1 0 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 .800 .857 1.200 2.057
Two Strikes   135 22 2 1 0 10 14 21 56 0 0 1 .163 .280 .193 .473
First Pitch   35 11 3 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .333 .486 .819
Count 0-1   21 7 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .429 .762
Count 0-2   23 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 1 .130 .167 .130 .297
Count 1-0   24 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .292 .583
Count 1-1   28 9 2 0 2 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 .321 .290 .607 .897
Count 1-2   49 8 1 1 0 4 4 0 16 0 0 0 .163 .163 .224 .388
Count 2-0   9 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
Count 2-1   19 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 .684 1.158
Count 2-2   41 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 19 0 0 0 .220 .220 .244 .463
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 1 7 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .812 .000 .812
Full Count   22 2 0 0 0 2 7 21 7 0 0 0 .091 .535 .091 .626
Behind in Count   93 18 3 1 0 10 6 0 30 0 0 1 .194 .202 .247 .449
Ahead in Count   57 20 1 1 1 6 15 32 0 0 0 0 .351 .584 .456 1.040
Batting 2nd   20 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Batting 4th   92 26 3 1 2 16 11 19 24 1 0 0 .283 .402 .402 .804
Batting 5th   164 37 7 1 2 21 23 32 29 2 0 2 .226 .355 .317 .672
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+ VORP 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 8.9 0.8
2015 Boston - PL 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 51 -0.2 -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 15.5 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 -1.7 -0.2
2016 Total - PL 22 104 357 94 22 7 12 69 50 45 7 6 99 4 4 .263 .352 .465 .817 0 13.7 0.8
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 -16.2 -1.8
2018 Atlanta - SL 24 107 393 114 31 7 29 81 72 54 7 1 82 8 2 .290 .385 .626 1.011 157 47.5 4.6
2019 Atlanta - PL 25 80 276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 2 3 56 5 2 .250 .371 .344 .715 104 6.7 0.8
Total PL 295 998 235 46 13 27 139 126 134 13 9 262 12 9 .235 .331 .389 .720 97 4.0 -0.2
Total SL 169 558 162 42 8 34 109 93 68 10 1 115 14 3 .290 .377 .577 .954 142 56.3 5.4
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+ VORP 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 0.0 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 33.1 0.0
Total PAAA 99 359 103 19 6 22 70 74 54 6 2 77 6 2 .287 .387 .557 .944 131 33.1
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+ VORP 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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
Total PL 18 65 10 3 0 2 5 8 9 1 0 16 2 0 .154 .267 .292 .559 57 0.0
Total SL 8 29 8 2 0 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 0 2 .276 .364 .655 1.019 158 0.0
Total 3L 15 50 14 2 1 2 8 9 10 1 0 12 0 1 .280 .410 .480 .890 146 0.0
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
TOTAL 1B 17 7 107 0 14 109 2 .982 85.0 11.33 -0.9 .790
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 382 373 598 34 3 647 15 .977 3243.1 1.75 -5.7 .987
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.
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
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
Year SF Rank
2016 6 3
Year EBH Rank
2018 67 1
2018 67 1
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 VORP Rank
2018 47.5 5
2018 47.5 5
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.6 5
2018 4.6 5
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