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Danny Espinosa

26-Year-Old Second Baseman – Washington Nationals

2013 Stats

AVG

.158

HR

3

RBI

12

R

11

SB

1

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

His power/speed numbers and eligibility at both middle-infield positions make Espinosa an attractive fantasy target, but there's a major flaw in his game that prevents him from becoming an elite secon...

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STATUS:  15-Day DL     INJURY TYPE:  Wrist     EST. RETURN:  6/25/2013
LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: B   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 0"   WT: 204   DOB: 4/25/1987
BORN: Santa Ana, CA   COLLEGE: Long Beach State  DRAFTED: 3rd Rd   Show ContractHide Contract

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Danny Espinosa Contract Information:

Agreed to a one-year contract with the Nationals in March 2011.

June 14, 2013  –  Danny Espinosa News

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Espinosa (wrist) went 1-for-2 in his first rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday night.

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Danny Espinosa Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 21 A Ver 19 85 64 8 21 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 17 17 3 1 0 .328 .476 .359 .835
2009 22 A Pot 133 563 474 90 125 53 31 4 18 72 29 11 74 129 10 5 0 .264 .375 .460 .835
2010 23 AA Har 99 434 386 66 100 38 16 4 18 54 20 8 33 94 3 2 10 .259 .332 .461 .793
2010 23 AAA Syr 24 108 95 14 28 7 2 1 4 15 5 3 8 22 2 2 1 .295 .349 .463 .812
2010 23 MAJ WAS 28 112 103 16 22 11 4 1 6 15 0 2 9 30 0 0 0 .214 .277 .447 .723
2011 24 MAJ WAS 158 658 573 72 135 55 29 5 21 66 17 6 57 166 5 4 19 .236 .323 .414 .737
2012 25 MAJ WAS 160 658 594 82 147 56 37 2 17 56 20 6 46 189 3 2 13 .247 .315 .402 .717
2013 26 AAA Syr 6 21 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 0 1 0 .118 .238 .118 .356
2013 26 MAJ WAS 44 167 158 11 25 12 9 0 3 12 1 0 4 47 1 1 3 .158 .193 .272 .465
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3-Year Averages MAJ   115 474 423 56 101 39 23 2 14 45 12 4 37 128 2 2 10 .239 .314 .402 .715
Career  (View All) MAJ   390 1595 1428 181 329 134 79 8 47 149 38 14 116 432 9 7 35 .230 .303 .396 .698

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Danny Espinosa Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jun. 18 @Phi Did not play.
Jun. 17 @Phi Did not play.
Jun. 16 @Cle Did not play.
Jun. 15 @Cle Did not play.
Jun. 14 @Cle Did not play.
Jun. 13 @Col Did not play.
Jun. 12 @Col Did not play.
Jun. 11 @Col Did not play.
Jun. 9 Min Did not play.
Jun. 9 Min Did not play.
Jun. 8 Min Did not play.
Jun. 7 Min Did not play.
Jun. 6 NYM Did not play.
Jun. 5 NYM Did not play.
Jun. 4 NYM Did not play.
Jun. 2 @Atl 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .193 .272 .465
Jun. 1 @Atl 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .190 .276 .466
May. 31 @Atl 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .195 .283 .478
May. 30 @Bal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .194 .284 .478
May. 29 @Bal 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .166 .197 .290 .487
May. 28 Bal Did not play.
May. 27 Bal Did not play.
May. 26 Phi Did not play.
May. 25 Phi Did not play.
May. 24 Phi Did not play.
May. 22 @SF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .196 .291 .487
May. 21 @SF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .188 .290 .478
May. 20 @SF Did not play.
May. 19 @SD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .191 .296 .487
May. 18 @SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .168 .197 .305 .502
Last 7 Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last 14 Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last 30 Days 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .156 .100 .256
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Danny Espinosa: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 43 1
2012 126 36
2011 158
2010 25 2

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Danny Espinosa Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013322130.125.313.529
20121672531512.281.431.775
2011127216167.283.496.857

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20131269291.167.262.448
20124275714418.234.391.694
201144651155010.222.390.703

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013747281.162.297.482
20122913972612.254.388.712
201127734113810.256.440.768

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013844140.155.250.450
20123034310308.241.416.721
20112963810287.216.389.707
Danny Espinosa Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2008 21 A Ver 85 64 20% 20% 1.00 73% .447 .031
2009 22 A Pot 563 474 13.1% 22.9% 0.57 73% .327 .196
2010 23 AA Har 434 386 7.6% 21.7% 0.35 76% .299 .202
2010 23 AAA Syr 108 95 7.4% 20.4% 0.36 77% .348 .168
2010 23 MAJ WAS 112 103 8% 26.8% 0.30 71% .239 .233
2011 24 MAJ WAS 658 573 8.7% 25.2% 0.34 71% .295 .178
2012 25 MAJ WAS 658 594 7% 28.7% 0.24 68% .335 .155
2013 26 AAA Syr 21 17 14.3% 47.6% 0.30 41% .286 .000
2013 26 MAJ WAS 167 158 2.4% 28.1% 0.09 70% .204 .114
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3-Year Averages MAJ   474 423 7.8% 27% 0.29 70% .310 .163
Career MAJ   1595 1428 7.3% 27.1% 0.27 70% .297 .166

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2013 Stat Review for Danny Espinosa    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.158 AVG
TERRIBLE
70% Contact Rate
POOR
.204 BABIP
LOW
Power

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.272 SLG
TERRIBLE
.114 ISO
WEAK
Plate Discipline

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0.09 BB/K
TERRIBLE
2.4% BB Rate
TERRIBLE
28.1% K Rate
TERRIBLE
OPS/OBP

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.465 OPS
TERRIBLE
.193 OBP
TERRIBLE

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Danny Espinosa

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Best Matchups for Danny Espinosa (by OPS, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Fernando Salas STL 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 .500 1.750 2.350
Michael Schwimer TOR 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .750 1.500 2.250
Jeremy Hefner NY-N 8 4 2 3 0 2 0 .500 1.375 1.875
Zach Duke CIN 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 .600 1.200 1.800
Jake Westbrook STL 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 .800 .800 1.600
Jake Arrieta BAL 7 3 1 4 0 3 0 .429 1.143 1.571
Kameron Loe ATL 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 .500 1.000 1.500
Tim Lincecum SF 8 3 1 3 0 1 0 .375 .875 1.319
Clayton Richard SD 7 2 1 2 2 0 0 .286 .857 1.302
Jair Jurrjens BAL 13 5 1 4 1 2 2 .385 .846 1.275

Worst Matchups for Danny Espinosa (by OPS, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Steve Cishek MIA 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 .000 .000 .143
J.A. Happ TOR 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Hiroki Kuroda NY-A 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 .000 .000
Matt Reynolds AZ 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Heath Bell AZ 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 .000 .000 .000
Ubaldo Jimenez CLE 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Francisco Rodriguez MIL 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Jacob Turner MIA 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Juan Oviedo TB 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Wilton Lopez COL 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000

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Danny Espinosa: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Espinosa (wrist) has already resumed baseball activities and is expected to play in a rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, James Wagner of the Washington Post reports.

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Espinosa (wrist) is expected to resume baseball activities on Thursday and rehab at Triple-A Syracuse, according to the Washington Post.

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Espinosa (wrist) is expected to resume baseball activities in 4-5 days, CSN's Mark Zuckerman reports.

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Espinosa visited a hand specialist in Baltimore on Wednesday, the Washington Times reports.

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Espinosa will have MRIs on his right wrist and left shoulder and could end up being sent to the minor leagues once he is healthy to work on his swing, the Washington Post reports.

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Espinosa was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right wrist injury on Tuesday, the Nationals' PR Department reports.

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Espinosa admitted after Wednesday's game that his wrist needs about three weeks of rest to fully heal, the Washington Post reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Espinosa had an intriguing rookie season putting up numbers similar to his minor league campaigns. He should continue to produce 20 home runs for years to come, however, his OBP is not likely to be above .330 if his strikeout rate remains as high as it was in 2011 (25.2 percent). As a switch-hitter, Espinosa is much stronger from the right side of the plate producing a .373 wOBA, but that was due in part to a much higher BABIP. He has above average range at second base, and should post a similar line with a few more home runs in 2012.

2011

Although he struggled in his big league debut, Espinosa ended up recording a 25 HR-25 SB season over three levels and firmly established himself as a big part of the Nationals' infield future. Ian Desmond's presence means that he'll begin 2011 at second base but Espinosa has plenty of arm for shortstop and might yet end up there down the road, while at the plate his value will be limited somewhat by the amount of empty air in his swing. In fantasy terms though his power-speed combo will make him a very popular figure no matter which middle-infield spot he plays.

2010

Espinosa displayed good power, patience and speed last season at High-A, but he's already 22 years old and hasn't yet shown if his glove will play at shortstop as he moves up. The Nationals would also probably like to see him make more consistent contact, but for now he should comfortably be considered the club's second baseman of the future, with a major league ETA of 2011 or so.