Pitching

Matt Esparza

(A+)

Age: 32

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'2" / 195

DOB: 8/22/1994

(32 years, 2 months, 16 days)

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Draft:	2015, Rd: 14, Pick: 19, Ovr: 424
Draft Team:	Cleveland Guardians
School:	UC Irvine

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School:	UC Irvine

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Minor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP
2015	CLE	A-	20	4	1	16	3	43.0	11.30	2.72	0.21	.342	79.1%	51.9%	3.8%	2.30	2.49	2.54
2016	CLE	A	21	8	6	20	19	100.1	9.78	1.97	0.54	.291	67.6%	50.0%	7.4%	3.14	2.92	2.72
2016	CLE	A+	21	2	4	7	7	39.0	7.38	3.23	0.69	.298	69.7%	45.1%	7.0%	3.92	3.98	3.96
2016	CLE	MiLB	21	10	10	27	26	139.1	9.11	2.33	0.58	.293	68.3%	48.4%	7.3%	3.36	3.21	3.07
2017	CLE	A+	22	3	3	9	9	47.0	7.66	2.11	1.15	.292	75.6%	50.0%	11.3%	3.26	4.25	3.78
2017	CLE	AA	22	5	5	17	17	94.2	6.85	3.42	1.52	.267	69.4%	38.0%	13.4%	4.94	5.14	4.43
2017	CLE	MiLB	22	8	8	26	26	141.2	7.12	2.99	1.40	.275	71.4%	41.9%	12.8%	4.38	4.84	4.22
2018	CLE	R	23	0	1	3	3	6.2	12.15	2.70	0.00	.500	50.0%	62.5%	0.0%	6.75	2.27	2.57
2018	CLE	A+	23	0	0	1	0	2.0	0.00	18.00	0.00	.333	83.3%	66.7%	0.0%	4.50	9.36	10.28
2018	CLE	MiLB	23	0	1	4	3	8.2	9.35	6.23	0.00	.455	62.5%	63.6%	0.0%	6.23	3.91	4.35

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP
2015	CLE	A-	20	4	1	16	3	43.0	11.30	2.72	0.21	.342	79.1%	51.9%	3.8%	2.30	2.49	2.54
2016	CLE	A	21	8	6	20	19	100.1	9.78	1.97	0.54	.291	67.6%	50.0%	7.4%	3.14	2.92	2.72
2016	CLE	A+	21	2	4	7	7	39.0	7.38	3.23	0.69	.298	69.7%	45.1%	7.0%	3.92	3.98	3.96
2016	CLE	MiLB	21	10	10	27	26	139.1	9.11	2.33	0.58	.293	68.3%	48.4%	7.3%	3.36	3.21	3.07
2017	CLE	A+	22	3	3	9	9	47.0	7.66	2.11	1.15	.292	75.6%	50.0%	11.3%	3.26	4.25	3.78
2017	CLE	AA	22	5	5	17	17	94.2	6.85	3.42	1.52	.267	69.4%	38.0%	13.4%	4.94	5.14	4.43
2017	CLE	MiLB	22	8	8	26	26	141.2	7.12	2.99	1.40	.275	71.4%	41.9%	12.8%	4.38	4.84	4.22
2018	CLE	R	23	0	1	3	3	6.2	12.15	2.70	0.00	.500	50.0%	62.5%	0.0%	6.75	2.27	2.57
2018	CLE	A+	23	0	0	1	0	2.0	0.00	18.00	0.00	.333	83.3%	66.7%	0.0%	4.50	9.36	10.28
2018	CLE	MiLB	23	0	1	4	3	8.2	9.35	6.23	0.00	.455	62.5%	63.6%	0.0%	6.23	3.91	4.35

Minor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	HLD	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2015	CLE	A-	4	1	2.30	16	3	1	43.0	186	40	13	11	1	13	4	3	0	54
2016	CLE	A	8	6	3.14	20	19	0	100.1	401	81	41	35	6	22	6	9	0	109
2016	CLE	A+	2	4	3.92	7	7	0	39.0	170	39	19	17	3	14	0	4	0	32
2016	CLE	MiLB	10	10	3.36	27	26	0	139.1	571	120	60	52	9	36	6	13	0	141
2017	CLE	A+	3	3	3.26	9	9	0	47.0	197	46	21	17	6	11	3	6	1	40
2017	CLE	AA	5	5	4.94	17	17	0	94.2	404	90	55	52	16	36	3	3	0	72
2017	CLE	MiLB	8	8	4.38	26	26	0	141.2	601	136	76	69	22	47	6	9	1	112
2018	CLE	R	0	1	6.75	3	3	0	6.2	27	8	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	9
2018	CLE	A+	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	2.0	10	2	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0
2018	CLE	MiLB	0	1	6.23	4	3	0	8.2	37	10	6	6	0	6	0	2	0	9

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	HLD	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2015	CLE	A-	4	1	2.30	16	3	1	43.0	186	40	13	11	1	13	4	3	0	54
2016	CLE	A	8	6	3.14	20	19	0	100.1	401	81	41	35	6	22	6	9	0	109
2016	CLE	A+	2	4	3.92	7	7	0	39.0	170	39	19	17	3	14	0	4	0	32
2016	CLE	MiLB	10	10	3.36	27	26	0	139.1	571	120	60	52	9	36	6	13	0	141
2017	CLE	A+	3	3	3.26	9	9	0	47.0	197	46	21	17	6	11	3	6	1	40
2017	CLE	AA	5	5	4.94	17	17	0	94.2	404	90	55	52	16	36	3	3	0	72
2017	CLE	MiLB	8	8	4.38	26	26	0	141.2	601	136	76	69	22	47	6	9	1	112
2018	CLE	R	0	1	6.75	3	3	0	6.2	27	8	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	9
2018	CLE	A+	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	2.0	10	2	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0
2018	CLE	MiLB	0	1	6.23	4	3	0	8.2	37	10	6	6	0	6	0	2	0	9

Minor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2015	CLE	A-	11.30	2.72	4.15	0.21	29.0%	7.0%	22.0%	.237	1.23	.342	79.1%	65	69	2.49
2016	CLE	A	9.78	1.97	4.95	0.54	27.2%	5.5%	21.7%	.217	1.03	.291	67.6%	89	81	2.92
2016	CLE	A+	7.38	3.23	2.29	0.69	18.8%	8.2%	10.6%	.250	1.36	.298	69.7%	96	102	3.98
2016	CLE	MiLB	9.11	2.33	3.92	0.58	24.7%	6.3%	18.4%	.227	1.12	.293	68.3%	91	87	3.21
2017	CLE	A+	7.66	2.11	3.64	1.15	20.3%	5.6%	14.7%	.251	1.21	.292	75.6%	84	115	4.25
2017	CLE	AA	6.85	3.42	2.00	1.52	17.8%	8.9%	8.9%	.247	1.33	.267	69.4%	128	133	5.14
2017	CLE	MiLB	7.12	2.99	2.38	1.40	18.6%	7.8%	10.8%	.248	1.29	.275	71.4%	114	127	4.84
2018	CLE	R	12.15	2.70	4.50	0.00	33.3%	7.4%	25.9%	.320	1.50	.500	50.0%	158	54	2.27
2018	CLE	A+	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0%	40.0%	-40.0%	.333	3.00	.333	83.3%	116	253	9.36
2018	CLE	MiLB	9.35	6.23	1.50	0.00	24.3%	16.2%	8.1%	.323	1.85	.455	62.5%	148	100	3.91

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2015	CLE	A-	11.30	2.72	4.15	0.21	29.0%	7.0%	22.0%	.237	1.23	.342	79.1%	65	69	2.49
2016	CLE	A	9.78	1.97	4.95	0.54	27.2%	5.5%	21.7%	.217	1.03	.291	67.6%	89	81	2.92
2016	CLE	A+	7.38	3.23	2.29	0.69	18.8%	8.2%	10.6%	.250	1.36	.298	69.7%	96	102	3.98
2016	CLE	MiLB	9.11	2.33	3.92	0.58	24.7%	6.3%	18.4%	.227	1.12	.293	68.3%	91	87	3.21
2017	CLE	A+	7.66	2.11	3.64	1.15	20.3%	5.6%	14.7%	.251	1.21	.292	75.6%	84	115	4.25
2017	CLE	AA	6.85	3.42	2.00	1.52	17.8%	8.9%	8.9%	.247	1.33	.267	69.4%	128	133	5.14
2017	CLE	MiLB	7.12	2.99	2.38	1.40	18.6%	7.8%	10.8%	.248	1.29	.275	71.4%	114	127	4.84
2018	CLE	R	12.15	2.70	4.50	0.00	33.3%	7.4%	25.9%	.320	1.50	.500	50.0%	158	54	2.27
2018	CLE	A+	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0%	40.0%	-40.0%	.333	3.00	.333	83.3%	116	253	9.36
2018	CLE	MiLB	9.35	6.23	1.50	0.00	24.3%	16.2%	8.1%	.323	1.85	.455	62.5%	148	100	3.91

Minor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2015	CLE	A-	2.15	24.1%	51.9%	24.1%	30.8%	3.8%	35.1%	28.1%	36.8%	71	2.54
2016	CLE	A	1.59	18.6%	50.0%	31.4%	14.8%	7.4%	41.7%	24.2%	34.1%	77	2.72
2016	CLE	A+	1.28	19.7%	45.1%	35.2%	25.6%	7.0%	43.9%	19.5%	36.6%	97	3.96
2016	CLE	MiLB	1.48	18.9%	48.4%	32.6%	18.5%	7.3%	42.4%	22.7%	34.9%	83	3.07
2017	CLE	A+	1.32	12.1%	50.0%	37.9%	24.5%	11.3%	35.4%	26.4%	38.2%	98	3.78
2017	CLE	AA	0.92	20.6%	38.0%	41.5%	24.4%	13.4%	41.6%	25.6%	32.8%	110	4.43
2017	CLE	MiLB	1.04	17.8%	41.9%	40.3%	24.4%	12.8%	39.6%	25.9%	34.6%	106	4.22
2018	CLE	R	3.33	18.8%	62.5%	18.8%	0.0%	0.0%	43.8%	12.5%	43.8%	63	2.57
2018	CLE	A+	2.00	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	267	10.28
2018	CLE	MiLB	2.80	13.6%	63.6%	22.7%	20.0%	0.0%	45.5%	18.2%	36.4%	110	4.35

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2015	CLE	A-	2.15	24.1%	51.9%	24.1%	30.8%	3.8%	35.1%	28.1%	36.8%	71	2.54
2016	CLE	A	1.59	18.6%	50.0%	31.4%	14.8%	7.4%	41.7%	24.2%	34.1%	77	2.72
2016	CLE	A+	1.28	19.7%	45.1%	35.2%	25.6%	7.0%	43.9%	19.5%	36.6%	97	3.96
2016	CLE	MiLB	1.48	18.9%	48.4%	32.6%	18.5%	7.3%	42.4%	22.7%	34.9%	83	3.07
2017	CLE	A+	1.32	12.1%	50.0%	37.9%	24.5%	11.3%	35.4%	26.4%	38.2%	98	3.78
2017	CLE	AA	0.92	20.6%	38.0%	41.5%	24.4%	13.4%	41.6%	25.6%	32.8%	110	4.43
2017	CLE	MiLB	1.04	17.8%	41.9%	40.3%	24.4%	12.8%	39.6%	25.9%	34.6%	106	4.22
2018	CLE	R	3.33	18.8%	62.5%	18.8%	0.0%	0.0%	43.8%	12.5%	43.8%	63	2.57
2018	CLE	A+	2.00	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	267	10.28
2018	CLE	MiLB	2.80	13.6%	63.6%	22.7%	20.0%	0.0%	45.5%	18.2%	36.4%	110	4.35

Minor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2015	CLE	A-	56	26	26	8	217	429	646
2016	CLE	A	129	81	48	12	477	977	1454
2016	CLE	A+	55	43	24	11	230	394	624
2016	CLE	MiLB	184	124	72	23	707	1371	2078
2017	CLE	A+	70	53	17	13	235	448	683
2017	CLE	AA	109	119	59	29	572	928	1500
2017	CLE	MiLB	179	172	76	42	807	1376	2183
2018	CLE	R	10	3	3	0	8	46	54
2018	CLE	A+	4	2	0	1	27	20	47
2018	CLE	MiLB	14	5	3	1	35	66	101

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2015	CLE	A-	56	26	26	8	217	429	646
2016	CLE	A	129	81	48	12	477	977	1454
2016	CLE	A+	55	43	24	11	230	394	624
2016	CLE	MiLB	184	124	72	23	707	1371	2078
2017	CLE	A+	70	53	17	13	235	448	683
2017	CLE	AA	109	119	59	29	572	928	1500
2017	CLE	MiLB	179	172	76	42	807	1376	2183
2018	CLE	R	10	3	3	0	8	46	54
2018	CLE	A+	4	2	0	1	27	20	47
2018	CLE	MiLB	14	5	3	1	35	66	101

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.

Minor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2015	CLE	A-	48.6%	73.2%	43.5%	13.0%	17.3%	30.3%
2016	CLE	A	49.7%	76.8%	49.4%	11.6%	17.2%	28.7%
2016	CLE	A+	46.6%	76.3%	47.1%	11.1%	15.5%	26.6%
2016	CLE	MiLB	48.8%	76.6%	48.7%	11.4%	16.7%	28.1%
2017	CLE	A+	50.2%	77.0%	46.7%	11.6%	15.2%	26.8%
2017	CLE	AA	46.1%	80.5%	46.5%	9.0%	15.5%	24.5%
2017	CLE	MiLB	47.4%	79.3%	46.6%	9.8%	15.4%	25.2%
2018	CLE	R	77.8%	38.1%	44.4%	48.1%	7.4%	55.6%
2018	CLE	A+	31.9%	73.3%	40.0%	8.5%	8.5%	17.0%
2018	CLE	MiLB	56.4%	47.4%	43.2%	29.7%	7.9%	37.6%

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2015	CLE	A-	48.6%	73.2%	43.5%	13.0%	17.3%	30.3%
2016	CLE	A	49.7%	76.8%	49.4%	11.6%	17.2%	28.7%
2016	CLE	A+	46.6%	76.3%	47.1%	11.1%	15.5%	26.6%
2016	CLE	MiLB	48.8%	76.6%	48.7%	11.4%	16.7%	28.1%
2017	CLE	A+	50.2%	77.0%	46.7%	11.6%	15.2%	26.8%
2017	CLE	AA	46.1%	80.5%	46.5%	9.0%	15.5%	24.5%
2017	CLE	MiLB	47.4%	79.3%	46.6%	9.8%	15.4%	25.2%
2018	CLE	R	77.8%	38.1%	44.4%	48.1%	7.4%	55.6%
2018	CLE	A+	31.9%	73.3%	40.0%	8.5%	8.5%	17.0%
2018	CLE	MiLB	56.4%	47.4%	43.2%	29.7%	7.9%	37.6%

Minor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2015	CLE	A-	P	16	3	43.0	2	5	1	0
2016	CLE	A	P	20	19	100.1	6	8	1	1
2016	CLE	A+	P	7	7	39.0	5	4	0	1
2017	CLE	A+	P	9	9	47.0	5	1	2	0
2017	CLE	AA	P	17	17	94.2	7	5	2	0
2018	CLE	R	P	3	3	6.2	1	0	0	0
2018	CLE	A+	P	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2015	CLE	A-	P	16	3	43.0	2	5	1	0
2016	CLE	A	P	20	19	100.1	6	8	1	1
2016	CLE	A+	P	7	7	39.0	5	4	0	1
2017	CLE	A+	P	9	9	47.0	5	1	2	0
2017	CLE	AA	P	17	17	94.2	7	5	2	0
2018	CLE	R	P	3	3	6.2	1	0	0	0
2018	CLE	A+	P	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG