Batting

Ludwing Espinoza

Chicago Cubs (A)

2B/SS

Age: 20

Bats/Throws: R/R

5'9" / 170

DOB: 12/10/2005

(20 years, 10 months, 8 days)

2B/SS

Player Dashboard:

Report: 2023 Updated

Org Rk

Ovr Rk

ETA

N/A

2029

Hit

25 / 55

Game Power

20 / 35

Raw Power

20 / 40

Speed

55 / 55

Field

40 / 55

RosterResource

How Acquired:	Amateur FA (VEN) Jan'23
Birthplace:	Venezuela

Dec'27

News

12/20/24

Chicago Cubs Top 37 Prospects

Eric Longenhagen and Travis Ice

7/7/23

Chicago Cubs Top 52 Prospects

Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin

Article Source

All

Show

Rotowire News

Injury Report

Report: 2023 Updated

Org Rk

Ovr Rk

ETA

N/A

2029

Hit

25 / 55

Game Power

20 / 35

Raw Power

20 / 40

Speed

55 / 55

Field

40 / 55

RosterResource

How Acquired:	Amateur FA (VEN) Jan'23
Birthplace:	Venezuela

Dec'27

News

12/20/24

Chicago Cubs Top 37 Prospects

Eric Longenhagen and Travis Ice

7/7/23

Chicago Cubs Top 52 Prospects

Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin

Article Source

All

Show

Rotowire News

Injury Report

Stats

Off

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	G	PA	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB%	K%	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	wRC+	BsR	Off	Def	WAR
2023	CHC	DSL	17	45	183	1	20	17	6	10.4%	26.2%	.114	.275	.196	.306	.310	.313	74
2024	CHC	DSL	18	43	170	1	29	18	8	13.5%	25.9%	.121	.309	.221	.347	.343	.355	95
2025	CHC	CPX	19	49	173	1	25	8	19	10.4%	23.1%	.085	.304	.229	.318	.314	.311	74
2026	CHC	ST	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2026	Steamer	PROJ	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.5%	33.2%	.041	.206	.140	.186	.181	.169	3	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9%	30.7%	.096	.271	.195	.255	.291	.244	54	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2026	CHC	CPX	20	2	9	0	4	0	0	22.2%	11.1%	.286	.667	.571	.667	.857	.675	269
2026	CHC	A	20	18	73	1	8	5	3	12.3%	23.3%	.119	.286	.220	.356	.339	.345	100
2026	CHC	MiLB	20	20	82	1	12	5	3	13.4%	22.0%	.136	.333	.258	.390	.394	.381	119

Season	Team	Level	Age	G	PA	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB%	K%	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	wRC+	BsR	Off	Def	WAR
2023	CHC	DSL	17	45	183	1	20	17	6	10.4%	26.2%	.114	.275	.196	.306	.310	.313	74
2024	CHC	DSL	18	43	170	1	29	18	8	13.5%	25.9%	.121	.309	.221	.347	.343	.355	95
2025	CHC	CPX	19	49	173	1	25	8	19	10.4%	23.1%	.085	.304	.229	.318	.314	.311	74
2026	CHC	ST	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2026	Steamer	PROJ	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.5%	33.2%	.041	.206	.140	.186	.181	.169	3	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9%	30.7%	.096	.271	.195	.255	.291	.244	54	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2026	CHC	CPX	20	2	9	0	4	0	0	22.2%	11.1%	.286	.667	.571	.667	.857	.675	269
2026	CHC	A	20	18	73	1	8	5	3	12.3%	23.3%	.119	.286	.220	.356	.339	.345	100
2026	CHC	MiLB	20	20	82	1	12	5	3	13.4%	22.0%	.136	.333	.258	.390	.394	.381	119

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	G	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SF	GDP	SB	CS	AVG
2023	CHC	DSL	45	158	183	31	18	9	3	1	20	17	19	48	6	0	0	6	4	.196
2024	CHC	DSL	43	140	170	31	20	6	4	1	29	18	23	44	5	2	1	8	3	.221
2025	CHC	CPX	49	153	173	35	26	6	2	1	25	8	18	40	2	0	2	19	6	.229
2026	CHC	ST	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.140
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.195
2026	CHC	CPX	2	7	9	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.571
2026	CHC	A	18	59	73	13	9	2	1	1	8	5	9	17	4	1	1	3	0	.220
2026	CHC	MiLB	20	66	82	17	11	4	1	1	12	5	11	18	4	1	2	3	0	.258

Season	Team	Level	G	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SF	GDP	SB	CS	AVG
2023	CHC	DSL	45	158	183	31	18	9	3	1	20	17	19	48	6	0	0	6	4	.196
2024	CHC	DSL	43	140	170	31	20	6	4	1	29	18	23	44	5	2	1	8	3	.221
2025	CHC	CPX	49	153	173	35	26	6	2	1	25	8	18	40	2	0	2	19	6	.229
2026	CHC	ST	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.140
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.195
2026	CHC	CPX	2	7	9	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.571
2026	CHC	A	18	59	73	13	9	2	1	1	8	5	9	17	4	1	1	3	0	.220
2026	CHC	MiLB	20	66	82	17	11	4	1	1	12	5	11	18	4	1	2	3	0	.258

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	Spd	BABIP	UBR	wSB	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2023	CHC	DSL	10.4%	26.2%	0.40	.196	.306	.310	.616	.114	7.0	.275		-0.9	19	-7.6	.313	74
2024	CHC	DSL	13.5%	25.9%	0.52	.221	.347	.343	.690	.121	8.2	.309		-0.2	23	-1.4	.355	95
2025	CHC	CPX	10.4%	23.1%	0.45	.229	.318	.314	.632	.085	8.4	.304		0.5	18	-7.1	.311	74
2026	CHC	ST	0.0%	100.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.1	.000		0.0	0	-0.3	.000	-100
2026	Steamer	PROJ	4.5%	33.2%	0.14	.140	.186	.181	.368	.041	4.4	.206	0.0	0.0	0	-0.1	.169	3
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	6.9%	30.7%	0.23	.195	.255	.291	.546	.096	5.9	.271		0.0	0	-0.1	.244	54
2026	CHC	CPX	22.2%	11.1%	2.00	.571	.667	.857	1.524	.286	2.6	.667		0.0	4	2.6	.675	269
2026	CHC	A	12.3%	23.3%	0.53	.220	.356	.339	.695	.119	7.8	.286		0.4	10	-0.4	.345	100
2026	CHC	MiLB	13.4%	22.0%	0.61	.258	.390	.394	.784	.136	7.8	.333		0.4	14	2.2	.381	119

Season	Team	Level	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	Spd	BABIP	UBR	wSB	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2023	CHC	DSL	10.4%	26.2%	0.40	.196	.306	.310	.616	.114	7.0	.275		-0.9	19	-7.6	.313	74
2024	CHC	DSL	13.5%	25.9%	0.52	.221	.347	.343	.690	.121	8.2	.309		-0.2	23	-1.4	.355	95
2025	CHC	CPX	10.4%	23.1%	0.45	.229	.318	.314	.632	.085	8.4	.304		0.5	18	-7.1	.311	74
2026	CHC	ST	0.0%	100.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.1	.000		0.0	0	-0.3	.000	-100
2026	Steamer	PROJ	4.5%	33.2%	0.14	.140	.186	.181	.368	.041	4.4	.206	0.0	0.0	0	-0.1	.169	3
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	6.9%	30.7%	0.23	.195	.255	.291	.546	.096	5.9	.271		0.0	0	-0.1	.244	54
2026	CHC	CPX	22.2%	11.1%	2.00	.571	.667	.857	1.524	.286	2.6	.667		0.0	4	2.6	.675	269
2026	CHC	A	12.3%	23.3%	0.53	.220	.356	.339	.695	.119	7.8	.286		0.4	10	-0.4	.345	100
2026	CHC	MiLB	13.4%	22.0%	0.61	.258	.390	.394	.784	.136	7.8	.333		0.4	14	2.2	.381	119

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%
2023	CHC	DSL	1.18	22.4%	42.1%	35.5%	34.2%	2.6%	44.5%	21.8%	33.6%
2024	CHC	DSL	1.33	18.9%	46.3%	34.7%	12.1%	3.0%	51.0%	13.3%	35.7%
2025	CHC	CPX	0.85	16.3%	38.5%	45.2%	23.4%	2.1%	47.7%	24.8%	27.5%
2026	CHC	CPX	0.67	16.7%	33.3%	50.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
2026	CHC	A	2.36	14.0%	60.5%	25.6%	36.4%	9.1%	51.2%	9.3%	39.5%
2026	CHC	MiLB	2.00	14.3%	57.1%	28.6%	35.7%	7.1%	49.0%	12.2%	38.8%

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%
2023	CHC	DSL	1.18	22.4%	42.1%	35.5%	34.2%	2.6%	44.5%	21.8%	33.6%
2024	CHC	DSL	1.33	18.9%	46.3%	34.7%	12.1%	3.0%	51.0%	13.3%	35.7%
2025	CHC	CPX	0.85	16.3%	38.5%	45.2%	23.4%	2.1%	47.7%	24.8%	27.5%
2026	CHC	CPX	0.67	16.7%	33.3%	50.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
2026	CHC	A	2.36	14.0%	60.5%	25.6%	36.4%	9.1%	51.2%	9.3%	39.5%
2026	CHC	MiLB	2.00	14.3%	57.1%	28.6%	35.7%	7.1%	49.0%	12.2%	38.8%

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2023	CHC	DSL	45	38	24	13	117	257	374
2024	CHC	DSL	44	33	18	4	111	230	341
2025	CHC	CPX	40	47	17	11	166	349	515
2026	CHC	ST	0	0	0	0	2	3	5
2026	CHC	CPX	2	3	1	1	18	17	35
2026	CHC	A	26	11	6	4	109	170	279
2026	CHC	MiLB	28	14	7	5	127	187	314

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2023	CHC	DSL	45	38	24	13	117	257	374
2024	CHC	DSL	44	33	18	4	111	230	341
2025	CHC	CPX	40	47	17	11	166	349	515
2026	CHC	ST	0	0	0	0	2	3	5
2026	CHC	CPX	2	3	1	1	18	17	35
2026	CHC	A	26	11	6	4	109	170	279
2026	CHC	MiLB	28	14	7	5	127	187	314

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

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2023	CHC	DSL			65.0%			45.3%		23.0%	35.6%	3.7%	39.3%
2024	CHC	DSL			62.2%			46.2%		22.9%	33.4%	5.3%	38.7%
2025	CHC	CPX			55.5%			71.3%		38.2%	15.9%	12.2%	28.2%
2026	CHC	ST	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	60.0%	17.5
2026	CHC	CPX			40.0%			85.7%		55.6%	5.7%	8.6%	14.3%
2026	CHC	A			47.3%			75.0%		41.1%	11.8%	13.6%	25.4%
2026	CHC	MiLB			46.5%			76.0%		42.7%	11.1%	13.1%	24.2%

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2023	CHC	DSL			65.0%			45.3%		23.0%	35.6%	3.7%	39.3%
2024	CHC	DSL			62.2%			46.2%		22.9%	33.4%	5.3%	38.7%
2025	CHC	CPX			55.5%			71.3%		38.2%	15.9%	12.2%	28.2%
2026	CHC	ST	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	60.0%	17.5
2026	CHC	CPX			40.0%			85.7%		55.6%	5.7%	8.6%	14.3%
2026	CHC	A			47.3%			75.0%		41.1%	11.8%	13.6%	25.4%
2026	CHC	MiLB			46.5%			76.0%		42.7%	11.1%	13.1%	24.2%

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2023	CHC	DSL	2B	14	14	100.2	21	31	3	5
2025	CHC	CPX	2B	17	17	142.1	24	52	2	8
2026	CHC	CPX	2B	1	1	9.0	3	3	0	1
2026	CHC	A	2B	8	8	68.0	8	14	0	1
2025	CHC	CPX	3B	11	11	91.0	12	16	2	1
2026	CHC	A	3B	10	10	82.0	11	18	2	2
2023	CHC	DSL	SS	32	31	228.1	38	64	3	14
2024	CHC	DSL	SS	43	43	322.0	72	99	13	25
2025	CHC	CPX	SS	14	12	100.0	26	19	5	5
2026	CHC	CPX	SS	1	1	6.0	1	2	0	1
2025	CHC	CPX	DH	4	3	0.0	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2023	CHC	DSL	2B	14	14	100.2	21	31	3	5
2025	CHC	CPX	2B	17	17	142.1	24	52	2	8
2026	CHC	CPX	2B	1	1	9.0	3	3	0	1
2026	CHC	A	2B	8	8	68.0	8	14	0	1
2025	CHC	CPX	3B	11	11	91.0	12	16	2	1
2026	CHC	A	3B	10	10	82.0	11	18	2	2
2023	CHC	DSL	SS	32	31	228.1	38	64	3	14
2024	CHC	DSL	SS	43	43	322.0	72	99	13	25
2025	CHC	CPX	SS	14	12	100.0	26	19	5	5
2026	CHC	CPX	SS	1	1	6.0	1	2	0	1
2025	CHC	CPX	DH	4	3	0.0	0	0	0	0

Ludwing Espinoza

Stats

Dashboard

Standard

Advanced

Batted Ball

More Batted Ball

Plate Discipline - Statcast

Fielding

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