2B Willie Espinoza #16
Florida Panthers (TB) AAA
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2024
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2B WILLIE ESPINOZA #16 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 4 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 4 4 5 4
Eye 5 5 6 5
Avoid K's 5 4 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 30
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 40 25
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/2024 WSH Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/19/2024 WSH Win, 9-3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/2024 WSH Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/2024 WSH Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/15/2024 @ ATL Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2024 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/13/2024 @ ATL Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/12/2024 @ ATL Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/2024 MIA Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/09/2024 MIA Win, 9-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He keeps his nose to the grindstone.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1994
Born in:Waimea (Kauai County), HI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 6th Pick in Round 2
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 292 64 7 1 10 41 33 26 84 .219 .285 .353 .638 .272 .134 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 341 3 0 0 1 15 5 103 18 13 11 54.2 30.3 3.15 -1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 6 2 0 0 6 4 4 23 2 4 0 .103 .156 .138 .294
Versus Right   234 58 5 1 10 35 29 22 61 3 11 3 .248 .317 .406 .723
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   58 15 4 1 1 7 7 4 15 1 2 2 .259 .323 .414 .737
July   88 22 2 0 5 16 13 12 23 1 3 0 .250 .337 .443 .780
August   89 14 0 0 3 9 7 5 26 1 8 0 .157 .200 .258 .458
September   57 13 1 0 1 9 6 5 20 2 2 1 .228 .292 .298 .591
Spring Training   79 23 5 1 1 9 16 12 17 1 4 0 .291 .380 .418 .798
Last Year   121 32 5 2 1 11 13 17 32 1 11 2 .264 .362 .364 .725
2 Years Ago   200 46 4 0 4 17 26 19 51 3 7 1 .230 .296 .310 .606
Career   767 179 24 5 16 84 86 79 204 11 38 6 .233 .306 .340 .646
Home   154 34 3 1 7 18 19 15 46 2 10 2 .221 .295 .390 .684
Road   138 30 4 0 3 23 14 11 38 3 5 1 .217 .275 .312 .586
Grass   275 60 5 1 10 37 33 26 80 4 14 3 .218 .289 .353 .642
Turf   17 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 1 0 .235 .222 .353 .575
Day   176 43 4 1 7 25 21 17 47 3 8 0 .244 .306 .398 .704
Night   116 21 3 0 3 16 12 9 37 2 7 3 .181 .254 .284 .538
As Starter   292 64 7 1 10 41 33 26 84 5 15 3 .219 .285 .353 .638
Close/Late   57 13 0 0 1 3 2 4 16 0 7 0 .228 .279 .281 .559
Inning 1-3   93 22 3 1 3 15 13 9 29 0 5 1 .237 .311 .387 .698
Inning 4-6   98 18 2 0 3 17 10 10 25 5 3 1 .184 .254 .296 .550
Inning 7-9   94 24 2 0 4 9 10 6 27 0 6 1 .255 .307 .404 .711
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
0 Outs   85 15 3 1 2 3 15 8 28 1 11 2 .176 .260 .306 .566
1 Outs   109 28 1 0 3 21 13 8 29 4 4 1 .257 .303 .349 .652
2 Outs   98 21 3 0 5 17 5 10 27 0 0 0 .214 .287 .398 .685
Scoring Position   74 20 2 0 1 31 6 9 25 5 15 0 .270 .330 .338 .667
Bases Empty   169 37 5 1 8 8 21 14 44 0 0 1 .219 .283 .402 .685
Runner on 1st   49 7 0 0 1 2 6 3 15 0 0 2 .143 .222 .204 .426
Runner on 2nd   30 10 1 0 0 7 4 4 8 0 10 0 .333 .412 .367 .778
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 5 1 0 1 6 1 3 6 0 1 0 .294 .400 .529 .929
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 3 0 .286 .222 .286 .508
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 7 1 2 4 1 0 0 .250 .364 .250 .614
Two Strikes   156 24 2 1 4 15 16 14 84 2 0 1 .154 .225 .256 .482
First Pitch   32 6 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 8 1 .188 .206 .312 .518
Count 0-1   23 7 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 .304 .333 .565 .899
Count 0-2   31 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 22 2 0 1 .161 .176 .161 .338
Count 1-0   17 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .294 .278 .412 .690
Count 1-1   29 11 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .379 .379 .552 .931
Count 1-2   51 6 1 1 0 3 4 0 26 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-1   19 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .263 .513
Count 2-2   43 7 1 0 3 6 3 0 25 0 0 0 .163 .163 .395 .558
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 .429 .692 .429 1.121
Full Count   31 6 0 0 1 3 7 14 11 0 0 0 .194 .444 .290 .735
Behind in Count   105 18 1 1 2 14 8 0 48 2 3 2 .171 .183 .257 .441
Ahead in Count   52 16 2 0 2 10 7 12 0 2 3 0 .308 .424 .462 .886
Batting Leadoff   26 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 1 0 .077 .111 .077 .188
Batting 5th   71 20 1 0 3 12 7 4 21 2 3 1 .282 .321 .423 .743
Batting 6th   140 35 4 1 7 21 20 18 37 2 9 2 .250 .340 .443 .782
Batting 9th   55 7 2 0 0 5 5 3 22 1 2 0 .127 .169 .164 .333
Low Leverage   141 32 4 0 8 15 19 15 37 3 0 0 .227 .296 .426 .721
Medium Leverage   104 19 2 1 1 10 10 4 31 1 11 3 .183 .232 .250 .482
High Leverage   46 13 1 0 1 16 4 7 16 1 4 0 .283 .370 .370 .740
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
2019 Tampa Bay - PBC 25 41 115 24 6 1 1 12 9 14 0 2 32 8 3 .209 .290 .304 .594 63 62 -0.5
2021 Tampa Bay - PBC 27 18 39 13 2 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 5 5 0 .333 .381 .436 .817 123 118 0.3
2022 Tampa Bay - PBC 28 67 200 46 4 0 4 17 26 19 1 3 51 13 9 .230 .296 .310 .606 64 61 -1.1
2023 Tampa Bay - PBC 29 40 121 32 5 2 1 11 13 17 2 1 32 10 2 .264 .362 .364 .725 98 90 -0.0
2024 Tampa Bay - PBC 30 80 292 64 7 1 10 41 33 26 3 5 84 13 11 .219 .285 .353 .638 72 66 -1.3
Total PBC 246 767 179 24 5 16 84 86 79 6 11 204 49 25 .233 .306 .340 .646 75 71 -2.6
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
2014 Total - 20 53 230 62 10 6 13 51 63 33 2 0 32 22 8 .270 .366 .535 .901 100 100 1.6
2015 Total - 21 76 294 91 27 11 22 79 77 81 2 1 83 30 11 .310 .460 .701 1.161 100 100 5.4
2016 Gainesville - A 22 78 306 82 23 3 12 43 48 48 6 1 91 24 9 .268 .377 .480 .857 127 135 2.1
2017 Jacksonville - AA 23 67 266 71 15 2 10 26 42 41 3 0 71 26 8 .267 .371 .451 .822 124 122 2.2
2018 Florida - AAA 24 88 369 100 22 6 8 27 59 28 1 2 73 29 21 .271 .323 .428 .751 94 97 0.9
2020 Florida - AAA 26 71 226 57 10 3 1 19 28 30 1 2 42 26 7 .252 .340 .336 .676 85 84 0.5
2021 Florida - AAA 27 24 63 19 5 0 2 12 12 5 2 0 17 5 1 .302 .371 .476 .848 128 140 0.6
2023 Florida - AAA 29 11 46 14 3 1 0 5 2 4 0 0 9 2 3 .304 .360 .413 .773 105 113 0.0
Total AAA 194 704 190 40 10 11 63 101 67 4 4 141 62 32 .270 .335 .402 .737 94 98
Total AA 67 266 71 15 2 10 26 42 41 3 0 71 26 8 .267 .371 .451 .822 124 122
Total A 78 306 82 23 3 12 43 48 48 6 1 91 24 9 .268 .377 .480 .857 127 135
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Gainesville - A 2B 75 75 145 152 22 300 3 .990 642.2 4.16 -5.5 .905
2016 Gainesville - A SS 3 3 3 7 1 12 2 .833 25.0 3.60 -1.2 .740
2017 Jacksonville - AA 2B 67 67 146 189 56 340 5 .985 602.2 5.00 +3.9 1.033
2017 Jacksonville - AA SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.072
2018 Florida - AAA 2B 88 88 214 200 65 422 8 .981 781.2 4.77 -2.1 .987
2019 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 38 32 68 81 16 152 3 .980 290.1 4.62 -3.4 .910
2019 Tampa Bay - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Florida - AAA 2B 70 59 116 158 36 281 7 .975 492.0 5.01 -4.6 .944
2020 Florida - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 16 7 17 26 3 44 1 .977 83.2 4.63 -1.4 .873
2021 Florida - AAA 2B 5 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 14.2 3.68 -0.3 .800
2021 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Florida - AAA 3B 12 12 5 22 3 29 2 .931 99.2 2.44 -0.5 .931
2021 Tampa Bay - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Florida - AAA SS 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 5.0 3.60 -0.3 .716
2022 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 64 56 124 116 28 243 3 .988 504.0 4.29 -6.8 .915
2022 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 40 38 71 85 17 159 3 .981 331.2 4.23 -6.9 .871
2023 Florida - AAA 2B 11 11 23 35 6 58 0 1.000 95.1 5.48 +0.5 1.032
2023 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 80 80 176 182 29 364 6 .984 723.0 4.46 -8.7 .927
TOTAL 2B 554 513 1102 1228 278 2370 40 .983 4561.2 4.60 -35.3 .945
TOTAL 3B 12 12 5 22 3 29 2 .931 99.2 2.44 -0.5 .931
TOTAL SS 6 3 3 10 2 16 3 .812 31.0 3.77 -1.5 .759
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 4 (8).
10/24/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft out of college (University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT) by the Tampa Bay Thunder. (Round 2, Pick 6, 24th overall pick).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 4 (8).
05/02/2016 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
06/12/2016 Named the #65 prospect in the PBC
08/06/2016 Named the #56 prospect in the PBC
09/18/2016 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 7 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (8).
06/12/2017 Named the #48 prospect in the PBC
06/12/2017 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
08/30/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
09/05/2017 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
05/02/2018 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
06/12/2018 Named the #26 prospect in the PBC
06/12/2018 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
10/30/2018 Named the #37 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
05/02/2019 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
06/12/2019 Named the #77 prospect in the PBC
06/12/2019 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
08/18/2019 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 6 (8).
06/12/2020 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
07/04/2020 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/12/2020 Injured (sore Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
05/12/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/17/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
11/20/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7).
06/01/2023 Injured (sore elbow),out for 5 weeks.
11/21/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2022 7 9
2023 11 4
2024 15 2
Year SF Rank
2024 5 4
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