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Birth Date4-25-1987
Height6' 0"
Weight190 lbs
Age26 years, 0 months, 25 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
2009
0.42010
3.32011
2.02012
0.12013
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YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2010 WAS 23 28 112 103 16 22 4 1 6 46 9 30 0 0 0 15 0 2 .214 .277 .447 .251 3.2 0.3 0.4
2011 WAS 24 158 658 573 72 135 29 5 21 237 57 166 19 4 5 66 17 6 .236 .323 .414 .265 19.6 11.6 3.3
2012 WAS 25 160 658 594 82 147 37 2 17 239 46 189 13 2 3 56 20 6 .247 .315 .402 .255 12.5 6.0 2.0
2013 WAS 26 37 141 135 10 22 9 0 3 40 3 38 2 1 0 12 1 0 .163 .191 .296 .182 -8.4 0.4 -0.8
Career383156914051803267984756211542334781493814.232.304.400.25226.918.34.8

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2008 VER A- 19 87 .326 .261 .326 .380 .000 .420 98 6.2 2.4 0.8 -0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 POT A+ 133 576 .281 .260 .330 .390 .000 .318 102 12.8 15.9 6.8 9.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 WAS MLB 28 112 .251 .260 .316 .401 .000 .239 100 -1 3.1 0 0.3 1.6 3.2 0.4 3.2 0.4
2010 HAR AA 99 434 .284 .264 .336 .408 .000 .300 100 11.2 11.9 5.6 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 24 108 .272 .271 .331 .421 .000 .338 103 1.4 3.0 1 -1.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 158 658 .265 .253 .309 .393 .000 .292 99 3 11.3 -0.8 11.6 2.7 19.6 3.3 19.6 3.3
2012 WAS MLB 160 658 .255 .253 .309 .400 .000 .333 100 -3.2 11.3 1.2 6.0 -0.3 12.5 2.0 12.5 2.0
2013 WAS MLB 37 141 .182 .246 .303 .387 .249 .200 101 -10.9 3.9 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 -8.4 -0.8 -8.4 -0.8
CareerMLB1569.251.253.309.396.255.296101-14.139.50.418.23.924.84.624.84.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2008 VER A- 87 8 21 2 0 0 4 17 17 2 2 .328 .465 .359 .031 .326 0.0 -0.6 0.0
2009 POT A+ 576 90 125 31 4 18 72 74 129 29 11 .264 .371 .460 .196 .281 0.0 9.0 0.0
2010 WAS MLB 112 16 22 4 1 6 15 9 30 0 2 .214 .277 .447 .233 .251 3.2 0.3 0.4
2010 HAR AA 434 66 101 16 4 18 54 33 94 20 8 .262 .333 .464 .202 .284 0.0 -0.8 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 108 14 28 2 1 4 15 8 22 5 3 .295 .349 .463 .168 .272 0.0 -1.1 0.0
2011 WAS MLB 658 72 135 29 5 21 66 57 166 17 6 .236 .323 .414 .178 .265 19.6 11.6 3.3
2012 WAS MLB 658 82 147 37 2 17 56 46 189 20 6 .247 .315 .402 .155 .255 12.5 6.0 2.0
2013 WAS MLB 141 10 22 9 0 3 12 3 38 1 0 .163 .191 .296 .133 .182 -8.4 0.4 -0.8

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-04-15 2013-04-20 DTD 5 9 Right Hand Contusion Batted Ball - -
2013-01-26 2013-01-26 Off 0 0 Left Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff Played All of Last Season - -
2012-09-17 2012-09-19 DTD 2 0 Left Shoulder Contusion - -
2012-05-23 2012-05-23 DTD 0 0 Right Contusion - -
2011-06-08 2011-06-08 DTD 0 0 Hand Contusion HBP -
2011-05-24 2011-05-24 DTD 0 0 Knee Contusion HBP -
2011-03-16 2011-03-19 Camp 3 0 Right Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2010-11-24 2010-11-24 WIN 0 0 Right Wrist Surgery Hamate 2010-11-24
2010-04-10 2010-04-18 Minors 8 0 Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2006-06-26 - Minors - - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 WAS $
2013 WAS $526,250
2012 WAS $506,000
2011 WAS $415,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$921,000
2011Current$526,250
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,447,250
3 yrTotal$1,447,250

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 33 dScott Boras1 year/$526,250 (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$526,250 (2013). Re-signed by Washington 3/6/13.
  • 1 year/$0.506M (2012). Re-signed by Washington 3/2/12.
  • 1 year/$0.415M (2011). Re-signed by Washington 3/2/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Washington 9/1/10.
  • Drafted by Washington 2008 (3-87) (Long Beach State). Signed 8/11/08, $0.525M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .280 .347 .452 .282
11 vs R (Multi) .230 .305 .391 .248
18 Split (Multi) -.050 -.042 -.061 -.034
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.003 .003 .004 .002
30 vs L (2012) .281 .344 .431 .276
31 vs R (2012) .234 .303 .391 .247
38 Split (2012) -.047 -.041 -.040 -.028
39 LgAvg (2012) -.003 .005 .005 .003

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-06-02 13:00:00Is Danny Espinosa for real and can I win my league with him as my starting 2B all year?
(Brighid from Long Island, NY)
Sure, you can win your league with an empty 2B spot if you play your cards right, but I'd probably sell Espinosa while I can. He's not going to pace 30 HRs the rest of the year and the AVG isn't likely to get a whole lot better. He's not terrible, but you'd probably get more value via trade than keeping him. (Derek Carty)
2011-05-18 13:00:00Are Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa going to hit this year?
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)
Espinosa yet, Desmond no. I think Espinosa is going to be one of those guys who quietly has a very good career. (John Perrotto)
2011-01-03 14:00:00Speaking only in terms of offensive production, better career Danny Espinosa or Jason Kipnis?
(Socialist Joe from Somewhere in NY)
Kipnis. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-10-20 13:00:00Do you think Ian Desmond has the potential that the organization seems to think he has?
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)
The errors trouble me, the lack of selectivity troubles me, but as Christina pointed out in her aforementioned GM for a Day piece, putting Desmond and Danny Espinosa together up the middle seems like a no-brainer, a chance to have some above-average pop at those positions. As she said, they're not going to be Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell (Trammell for the Hall of Fame NOW!) but they don't need to be. (Steven Goldman)
2010-09-13 13:00:00What do you think of the Ian Desmond - Danny Espinosa middle infield combo? It seems to me the Nats will have quite the infield for years to come, no matter who's on first
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)
Meh, they look stopgappy to me. Desmond seems competent enough but he's going to have to get that OBP above league average for me to be at all impressed; .320 with a 4/1 K/BB ratio doesn't cut it. And as I pointed out in last week's NL Hit List, Espinosa's translations for his minor league work come out to a .208 True Average. I think it's dangerous to get too excited about his hot start at the big league level - call it the Taylor Teagarden effect. (Jay Jaffe)


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