2B Joe Esparza #26
Henderson North Stars (JAC) FAAA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
06/05/2027
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2B JOE ESPARZA #26 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 171 46 8 1 0 9 14 39 .269 .342 .327 6 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 50 65
Arm: 20 65 75
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 20 Shortstop: 20
Catcher: 20 Left Field: 80
1st Base: 70 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 70
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/04/2027 @ MER Win, 8-6 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
06/02/2027 ANC Win, 5-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/01/2027 ANC Win, 8-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/2027 ANC Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/30/2027 @ TOL Win, 9-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
05/29/2027 @ TOL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/2027 @ TOL Win, 6-4 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
05/27/2027 ORL Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/26/2027 ORL Win, 5-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/25/2027 ORL Loss, 5-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/16/2000
Born in:Charles City, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 18 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 153 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 6th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
FBL TRIPLE A 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 171 46 8 1 0 9 17 14 39 .269 .342 .327 .670 .317 .058 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 191 5 0 0 0 1 0 56 9 6 2 75.0 21.3 4.49 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   18 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .368 .444 .813
Last Week   28 8 3 0 0 2 2 2 7 0 0 0 .286 .333 .393 .726
April   60 13 0 0 0 1 5 5 17 0 1 1 .217 .288 .217 .505
May   96 28 6 1 0 7 11 9 20 0 0 4 .292 .376 .375 .751
June   15 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Last Year   366 84 21 2 8 48 48 49 72 4 2 12 .230 .336 .363 .700
2 Years Ago   287 64 8 3 4 33 37 46 60 2 2 7 .223 .342 .314 .656
Career   2707 599 103 22 28 229 289 288 725 12 14 78 .221 .313 .307 .619
Home   76 17 2 1 0 3 5 7 19 0 0 1 .224 .298 .276 .574
Road   95 29 6 0 0 6 12 7 20 0 1 4 .305 .377 .368 .746
Grass   146 33 4 1 0 6 13 14 35 0 1 4 .226 .311 .267 .578
Turf   25 13 4 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 0 1 .520 .538 .680 1.218
Day   43 12 2 0 0 2 4 2 10 0 0 2 .279 .340 .326 .666
Night   128 34 6 1 0 7 13 12 29 0 1 3 .266 .343 .328 .671
As Starter   171 46 8 1 0 9 17 14 39 0 1 5 .269 .342 .327 .670
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
2022 Memphis - FBL 22 37 18 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 7 0 1 .167 .250 .222 .472 34 30 -0.1
2023 Memphis - FBL 23 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 -0.1
2024 Indianapolis - FBL 24 34 36 10 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 4 4 2 .278 .316 .333 .649 81 83 0.2
2025 Indianapolis - FBL 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 47 -0.0
Total FBL 92 63 13 3 0 0 4 7 3 3 0 17 5 3 .206 .275 .254 .529 46 56 0.1
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
2020 Total - 20 46 201 58 9 4 2 34 37 19 5 2 26 39 9 .289 .361 .403 .764 100 100 0.0
2020 Cincinnati - AAA 20 75 268 54 10 2 2 19 18 12 9 0 113 8 5 .201 .260 .276 .536 69 62 0.0
2021 Cincinnati - AAA 21 139 514 101 15 6 3 32 43 37 16 1 164 13 10 .196 .271 .267 .538 63 57 0.0
2022 Cincinnati - AAA 22 96 333 71 10 2 1 16 22 29 10 1 99 12 5 .213 .295 .264 .559 76 73 0.0
2023 Cincinnati - AAA 23 122 398 96 17 4 4 38 48 53 12 3 103 26 9 .241 .345 .334 .680 106 108 0.0
2024 Glendale - AAA 24 90 370 83 14 2 6 34 56 48 7 1 75 21 6 .224 .324 .322 .646 87 87 0.0
2025 Arlington - AAA 25 81 287 64 8 3 4 33 37 46 7 2 60 19 12 .223 .342 .314 .656 96 102 0.0
2026 Henderson - AAA 26 118 366 84 21 2 8 48 48 49 12 4 72 13 5 .230 .336 .363 .700 105 105 0.0
2027 Henderson - AAA 27 48 171 46 8 1 0 9 17 14 5 0 39 6 2 .269 .342 .327 .670 104 105 0.0
Total FAAA 769 2707 599 103 22 28 229 289 288 78 12 725 118 54 .221 .313 .307 .619 87 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Memphis - ML 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Memphis - ML CF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.1 1.026
2022 Memphis - ML RF 16 0 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 31.2 3.13 +0.8 1.102
2022 Memphis - ML LF 7 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.034
2022 Memphis - ML 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Memphis - ML CF 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.026
2023 Memphis - ML RF 7 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.2 1.110
2023 Memphis - ML LF 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.0 1.038
2023 Memphis - ML 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Indianapolis - ML LF 7 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 32.0 3.38 +0.4 1.045
2024 Indianapolis - ML CF 12 2 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 47.1 2.09 +0.2 1.028
2024 Indianapolis - ML RF 8 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 15.1 3.52 +1.1 1.377
2024 Indianapolis - ML 1B 4 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 0.0 .000
2024 Indianapolis - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Indianapolis - ML CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.024
2027 Henderson - AAA LF 47 47 109 7 0 116 0 1.000 407.2 2.56 +3.7 1.053
2027 Henderson - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Henderson - AAA 2B 2 1 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 +0.0 1.010
TOTAL 1B 5 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 5 1 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.0 1.010
TOTAL LF 71 50 123 8 1 131 0 1.000 465.0 2.54 +4.2 1.051
TOTAL CF 22 2 15 2 0 17 0 1.000 70.2 2.17 +0.3 1.027
TOTAL RF 31 1 18 2 0 20 0 1.000 59.0 3.05 +2.1 1.172
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 6, 17th overall pick) by the Memphis Goats, out of college (North Iowa Area CC; Mason City, IA).
06/27/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Memphis Goats organization with a signing bonus of $1,463,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 30 (45).
10/25/2021 Wins the 2021 FAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
11/22/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
06/20/2023 Was selected to the 2023 FBL Triple A All-Star Game.
10/23/2023 Wins the 2023 FAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at LF.
11/25/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
04/01/2024 Released by the Memphis organization.
04/01/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Indianapolis Foxhounds organization.
10/20/2024 Wins the 2024 FAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at LF.
11/20/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
03/24/2025 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
04/26/2025 Released by the Indianapolis organization.
04/28/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Phoenix Bakers organization.
05/10/2025 Injured (mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/12/2025 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 5 weeks.
10/01/2025 Wins the 2025 FAAA SL1 League Championship Series MVP Award.
10/11/2025 Wins the 2025 FBL Triple A World Series with the Arlington Golden Bears!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
04/08/2026 Was claimed off waivers by Jacksonville while with Phoenix.
04/21/2026 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/12/2026 Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/13/2026 Injured on 08/12/2026, diagnosed with a bruised hand, is day-to-day.
08/16/2026 Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 2 days.
12/21/2026 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 30th overall Pick) by the Charlotte Tigercats, from the Jacksonville Spikes.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
04/05/2027 Released by the Charlotte organization, returned to the Jacksonville Spikes.
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