Paolo Espino
36-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Finger
Est. Return 2/1/2024
2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
24.75
WHIP
4.25
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Espino was putting together what looked like a career year in relief, posting a 2.03 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in his first 20 appearances of 2022. The Nationals, mostly out of necessity, put Espino back in the rotation. Things fell apart for the right-hander as he finished with a 5.81 ERA while serving up a whopping 22 long balls in his 83.2 innings as a starter. His future as a major-league starting pitcher is looking bleak. Espino is capable of eating innings but the Nationals should probably shorten him up and hope for better results in shorter spurts in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
Cut loose by Washington
The Nationals unconditionally released Espino (finger) on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Espino hadn't started a rehab assignment in the minors since being placed on the 15-day injured list July 19 with a flexor strain in his right ring finger. The injury might not be anything severe enough to keep him out for the remainder of the season, but even once he's healthy, Espino looks like he'll have to find work in a new organization. After posting a 24.75 ERA and 4.25 WHIP in four innings with the big club this season before being deactivated, Espino will cede his spot on the 40-man roster to catcher Israel Pineda (oblique), who was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Double-A Harrisburg.
Espino hadn't started a rehab assignment in the minors since being placed on the 15-day injured list July 19 with a flexor strain in his right ring finger. The injury might not be anything severe enough to keep him out for the remainder of the season, but even once he's healthy, Espino looks like he'll have to find work in a new organization. After posting a 24.75 ERA and 4.25 WHIP in four innings with the big club this season before being deactivated, Espino will cede his spot on the 40-man roster to catcher Israel Pineda (oblique), who was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Double-A Harrisburg.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
34
Last 10 Games
34
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Paolo Espino generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Paolo Espino generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-7%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .298 | 75 | 25 | 130 | 15 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .264 | 112 | 27 | 123 | 29 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .556 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .600 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .306 | 36 | 13 | 64 | 9 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .271 | 56 | 11 | 67 | 15 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .280 | 38 | 11 | 61 | 6 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .230 | 54 | 14 | 47 | 13 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-38%
ERA at Home
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 3.85 | 1.23 | 124.0 | 7.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 6.20 | 1.48 | 103.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 24.75 | 4.25 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.53 | 1.30 | 57.2 | 7.3 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.17 | 1.44 | 55.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.26 | 1.18 | 66.1 | 7.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 5.82 | 1.27 | 43.1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paolo Espino compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.00K/9
6.8BB/9
6.8HR/9
2.3Fastball
88.9 mphERA
24.75WHIP
4.25BABIP
.611GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
38.5%Exit Velocity
87.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2603 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.4%Swinging Strike
4.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Espino earned only 30 innings in the major-leagues prior to the 2021 campaign, though he got extended run as the Nationals fell out of contention and lost key members of their rotation due to both trade and injury. While he began the campaign largely in mop-up duty out of the bullpen, he served nearly exclusively as a starter from June 28 on. In 17 starts, he posted a 5.01 ERA with 69 strikeouts while allowing 1.7 HR/9 across 79 innings. Now entering his age-34 season, there's little reason to expect improved results in 2022. In 98 total innings as a starter in his career, Espino has surrendered a .342 wOBA with a 4.68 ERA. With the Nationals likely to still be in the midst of a rebuild, it's possible that Espino sees time as a starter. However, with prospects such as Cade Cavalli and Seth Romero likely to see time in Washington in 2022, Espino's time in the rotation figures to be short lived.
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Placed on 15-day IL
Washington placed Espino on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a flexor strain of his right ring finger, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Nightmarish outing
Espino allowed eight runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one over one-third of an inning Tuesday against the Cubs.
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Recalled from Triple-A
Espino was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
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Sent back to Rochester
Washington optioned Espino to Triple-A Rochester on Monday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Recalled from Rochester
The Nationals recalled Espino from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.
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