LF Armando Esparza #59
Atlanta Smoke PL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
12/31/2020
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LF ARMANDO ESPARZA #59 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
38 126 32 7 1 5 18 12 19 .254 .319 .444 1 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 5 6 6
Gap 7 5 7 7
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: 7
1st Base: 3 Center Field: 2
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
10/04/2020 @ ACKC Win, 6-3 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
10/02/2020 ACKC Win, 9-7 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2020 @ ACKC Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/2020 ACKC Win, 12-1 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 0
09/28/2020 ACKC Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2020 @ ACKC Loss, 0-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2020 @ ACKC Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/18/2020 GRA Win, 8-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/2020 GRA Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/16/2020 @ CAL Win, 2-0 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,370,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:145 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 2nd Pick in Round 1
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 38 126 32 7 1 5 18 15 12 19 .254 .319 .444 .764 .327 .190 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 142 1 2 0 4 1 2 56 13 1 1 50.0 17.2 4.54 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 6 2 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0 .194 .265 .323 .587
Versus Right   95 26 5 0 5 16 13 9 16 2 0 1 .274 .336 .484 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   77 17 3 0 3 13 8 9 11 2 0 0 .221 .295 .377 .672
June   49 15 4 1 2 5 7 3 8 0 1 1 .306 .358 .551 .910
Spring Training   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 .182 .400 .273 .673
Postseason   45 19 2 1 2 5 12 9 5 1 0 0 .422 .509 .644 1.154
Last Year   276 69 10 2 4 37 36 53 56 3 0 2 .250 .371 .344 .715
Career   1124 267 53 14 32 157 141 146 281 11 2 14 .238 .330 .395 .725
Home   69 17 5 1 3 8 10 8 10 2 1 0 .246 .316 .478 .795
Road   57 15 2 0 2 10 5 4 9 0 0 1 .263 .323 .404 .726
Grass   126 32 7 1 5 18 15 12 19 2 1 1 .254 .319 .444 .764
Day   39 8 2 0 1 2 4 6 7 0 0 0 .205 .311 .333 .644
Night   87 24 5 1 4 16 11 6 12 2 1 1 .276 .323 .494 .817
As Starter   124 31 6 1 5 18 15 11 18 2 1 1 .250 .312 .435 .747
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   33 7 2 0 1 4 6 6 5 1 0 1 .212 .341 .364 .705
Inning 1-3   40 13 2 0 2 7 5 2 5 0 0 0 .325 .357 .525 .882
Inning 4-6   42 10 2 1 2 7 4 3 8 1 1 0 .238 .283 .476 .759
Inning 7-9   40 8 3 0 1 2 6 6 6 1 0 1 .200 .312 .350 .662
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   46 11 3 0 3 6 9 2 10 1 1 0 .239 .265 .500 .765
1 Outs   34 6 2 0 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 0 .176 .256 .412 .668
2 Outs   46 15 2 1 0 6 2 6 6 0 0 1 .326 .415 .413 .828
Scoring Position   29 9 0 1 0 12 2 5 4 2 0 0 .310 .389 .379 .768
Bases Empty   80 19 6 0 4 4 11 5 13 0 0 0 .237 .282 .463 .745
Runner on 1st   17 4 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 .235 .350 .471 .821
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .556 .750 1.306
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   58 11 3 0 2 7 5 3 19 2 0 0 .190 .222 .345 .567
First Pitch   15 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .533 .933
Count 0-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   15 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .312 .533 .846
Count 1-1   14 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Count 1-2   17 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 8 1 0 0 .176 .167 .412 .578
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   9 4 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.000 1.444
Count 2-2   16 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .125 .125 .312 .438
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Full Count   17 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 .294 .381 .412 .793
Behind in Count   34 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 11 1 0 0 .147 .143 .265 .408
Ahead in Count   30 9 1 1 2 7 6 9 0 0 1 1 .300 .475 .600 1.075
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   63 13 2 0 3 9 8 8 8 2 0 0 .206 .288 .381 .669
Batting 6th   61 18 4 1 2 9 7 3 10 0 1 1 .295 .338 .492 .830
Batting 9th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
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
Total PL 333 1124 267 53 14 32 157 141 146 14 11 281 13 10 .238 .330 .395 .725 100 98 1.7
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
Total PL 31 110 29 5 1 4 10 20 18 1 1 21 2 0 .264 .369 .436 .806 132 137
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 15 50 14 2 1 2 8 9 10 1 0 12 0 1 .280 .410 .480 .890 146 147
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
TOTAL 1B 36 25 290 9 30 301 2 .993 253.0 10.64 -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 399 390 631 36 3 683 16 .977 3395.2 1.77 -5.7 .988
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.
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 WAR Rank
2018 4.6 5
2018 4.6 5
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