P Mario Esparza #1
Utah Utes (DEN) R+
Age: 20 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/31/2027
BNN Index | R+ | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MARIO ESPARZA #1 - AGE: 20 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
42 9 5-7 4 6.22 101.1 132 11 65 83 1.94 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 2 2 2 4
Movement 3 2 3 4
HRA 2 2 2 5
PBABIP 4 3 4 4
Control 2 2 2 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 4
Slider 3 4
Changeup 2 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2027 SDST Win, 5-4 X 5.2 8 4 3 4 3 Win
09/20/2027 @ NEV Win, 5-2 X 5.2 7 2 2 0 2 Win
09/16/2027 @ NEV Loss, 3-10 X 6.0 3 3 3 3 5 Loss
09/09/2027 UT Win, 15-1 X 7.1 5 1 1 1 7 Win
09/02/2027 @ UTEP Loss, 1-5 X 5.1 6 5 5 4 1 Loss
08/26/2027 @ CAL Win, 10-1 X 4.1 6 1 1 3 5
08/19/2027 LSU Loss, 0-7 X 5.1 6 3 2 1 5 Loss
08/12/2027 @ ASU Win, 10-6 X 4.0 4 4 4 6 4
07/29/2027 UMIN Loss, 8-12 X 2.2 10 6 6 2 3 Loss
07/24/2027 @ NEB Win, 1-0 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Straight-shooter and hard worker.
Personality Class: Unknown
Low: Adaptability, Baseball IQ
Birthday:10/05/2007
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PBC ROOKIE COLLEGE LEAGUE 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 42 9 5 7 4 6.22 101.1 132 77 70 11 65 83 0 0.0 0 2 22.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 5 44.4 33 10 17.85 11.72 7.37 5.77 5.31 1.94 109 0.3 .372        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 153 45 10 1 3 26 27 28 2 2 1 .294 .399 .431 .830      
vs. RHB 261 87 18 0 8 51 38 55 3 5 3 .333 .420 .494 .914      
PBC ROOKIE COLLEGE LEAGUE 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 12 5 3 0 3 5  
May 13 0 1 1 1 8.88 25.1 37 26 25 5 22 21  
June 10 0 1 1 1 6.88 17.0 25 15 13 2 11 18  
July 6 1 0 1 2 8.64 8.1 13 8 8 2 7 7  
August 3 3 0 1 0 4.61 13.2 16 8 7 0 10 14  
September 5 5 3 2 0 4.20 30.0 29 15 14 2 12 18  
Career 42 9 5 7 4 6.22 101.1 132 77 70 11 65 83  
Home 23 4 4 3 2 6.97 51.2 75 43 40 5 33 46  
Road 19 5 1 4 2 5.44 49.2 57 34 30 6 32 37  
Grass 42 9 5 7 4 6.22 101.1 132 77 70 11 65 83  
Day 20 2 0 4 3 8.69 38.1 64 42 37 7 27 32  
Night 22 7 5 3 1 4.71 63.0 68 35 33 4 38 51  
As Starter 9 9 3 4 0 5.24 46.1 55 29 27 3 24 35  
As Reliever / Substitution 33 0 2 3 4 7.04 55.0 77 48 43 8 41 48  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Denver (R) - R 17 15 14 0 6 0 5.43 61.1 73 39 37 10 36 51 0 0 1.78 .321 5.32 0.2 81
2026 Denver (R) - R 18 19 1 2 2 2 6.82 33.0 45 28 25 4 22 24 0 0 2.03 .360 5.58 -0.2 67
2027 Utah - R+ 19 42 9 5 7 4 6.22 101.1 132 77 70 11 65 83 0 0 1.94 .372 5.31 0.3 79
Total R+ 42 9 5 7 4 6.22 101.1 132 77 70 11 65 83 0 0 1.94 .372 5.31 78.8
Total R 34 15 2 8 2 5.92 94.1 118 67 62 14 58 75 0 0 1.87 .335 5.41 75.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Denver (R) - R P 14 14 5 1 0 7 1 .857 61.1 0.88 -1.4 .970
2026 Denver (R) - R P 19 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 -0.1 .996
2027 Utah - R+ P 41 9 9 14 0 24 1 .958 101.1 2.04 -1.1 .866
TOTAL P 74 24 15 19 0 36 2 .944 195.2 1.56 -2.5 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
02/23/2024 Signed a minor league contract out of Dominican Republic with the Denver Cutthroats organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 3 (5); Control: 2 (5).
05/05/2025 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/18/2025 Injured (acute elbow soreness),out for 3 months.
10/07/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (5).
04/26/2026 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/06/2026 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (4).
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