2B Efren Espinoza #99
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
02/15/2010
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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2B EFREN ESPINOZA #99 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 60 20
Arm: 20 60 20
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
He possesses great intelligence.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:09/12/1980
Born in:Obregón, SON
Nationality:Mexican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,650,000
Signed Through:2010 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 23rd Pick in Round 2
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Kansas City - MLB 20 13 43 11 1 0 1 4 6 2 0 1 10 1 0 .256 .283 .349 .631 64 61 -0.1
2002 Kansas City - MLB 21 156 544 147 26 3 15 73 68 42 1 6 112 3 5 .270 .320 .412 .732 102 99 2.4
2003 Kansas City - MLB 22 156 570 139 29 9 15 98 59 25 3 6 134 6 0 .244 .276 .405 .682 79 76 1.9
2004 Kansas City - MLB 23 154 599 153 29 7 14 74 65 34 3 5 105 6 2 .255 .296 .397 .694 80 79 1.3
2005 Kansas City - MLB 24 113 413 88 24 9 12 52 47 33 1 1 105 6 1 .213 .272 .402 .674 85 83 1.6
2006 Kansas City - MLB 25 154 548 137 22 4 9 49 61 24 2 3 106 4 1 .250 .282 .354 .637 67 64 0.5
2007 Kansas City - MLB 26 14 43 8 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 .186 .205 .279 .484 44 34 -0.1
2008 Kansas City - MLB 27 95 315 80 21 3 5 39 52 26 4 6 75 1 2 .254 .313 .387 .701 89 88 1.7
2009 Kansas City - MLB 28 143 476 120 31 4 16 75 53 29 2 7 113 2 2 .252 .294 .435 .729 94 92 2.5
Total MLB 998 3551 883 183 41 87 466 412 216 16 35 775 29 13 .249 .292 .397 .689 84 82 11.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 GCL - R 17 54 247 90 19 1 23 86 68 19 2 5 38 6 2 .364 .407 .729 1.135 118 119 1.3
1999 GCL - R 18 54 234 99 18 3 34 89 75 26 3 2 31 13 1 .423 .483 .962 1.445 177 175 3.7
2000 GCL - R 19 37 139 37 5 3 11 39 29 22 0 2 35 4 1 .266 .362 .583 .945 133 126 1.5
2000 Charleston - A 19 38 154 37 2 2 5 18 19 16 0 0 41 1 0 .240 .312 .377 .688 83 83 0.4
2000 Curaçao - WDL 19 68 253 70 11 6 7 29 41 45 2 0 74 2 2 .277 .390 .451 .841 132 134 2.9
2001 Curaçao - WDL 20 74 287 82 12 3 15 47 43 44 2 1 62 3 2 .286 .383 .505 .888 150 144 3.4
2001 Omaha - AAA 20 126 493 108 23 8 14 58 47 35 1 4 147 6 4 .219 .270 .383 .654 95 91 2.8
Total IL 126 493 108 23 8 14 58 47 35 1 4 147 6 4 .219 .270 .383 .654 95 91
Total SAL 38 154 37 2 2 5 18 19 16 0 0 41 1 0 .240 .312 .377 .688 83 83
Total GCL 145 620 226 42 7 68 214 172 67 5 9 104 23 4 .365 .425 .784 1.209 144 142
Total WDL 142 540 152 23 9 22 76 84 89 4 1 136 5 4 .281 .386 .480 .866 141 139
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 GCL - GCL 17 12 57 17 5 0 7 18 11 2 0 0 17 2 0 .298 .322 .754 1.076 101 90 0.2
Total GCL 12 57 17 5 0 7 18 11 2 0 0 17 2 0 .298 .322 .754 1.076 101 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1998 GCL - R 1B 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 -0.4 .710
1998 GCL - R 2B 48 48 73 91 16 167 3 .982 371.0 3.98 +1.4 1.008
1998 GCL - R 3B 16 2 2 13 0 15 0 1.000 51.2 2.61 +0.2 1.046
1998 GCL - R SS 9 4 7 11 0 21 3 .857 39.0 4.15 +0.1 .985
1999 GCL - R 2B 53 53 92 143 28 241 6 .975 412.2 5.13 +5.8 1.108
1999 GCL - R 3B 13 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 26.2 2.02 +0.5 1.137
1999 GCL - R SS 6 1 1 3 0 6 2 .667 16.0 2.25 -0.4 .868
2000 Curaçao - WDL 2B 53 53 76 144 31 226 6 .973 447.0 4.43 +2.8 1.025
2000 Charleston - A 2B 32 32 54 89 27 148 5 .966 258.2 4.98 -0.5 1.029
2000 GCL - R 2B 36 35 79 90 23 170 1 .994 288.0 5.28 +4.3 1.137
2000 Curaçao - WDL 3B 16 14 4 16 1 20 0 1.000 123.2 1.46 +1.9 1.136
2000 Charleston - A 3B 5 4 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 38.0 2.84 +0.9 1.073
2000 Curaçao - WDL SS 5 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.8 1.288
2000 Charleston - A SS 10 2 3 19 2 23 1 .957 44.1 4.47 -0.1 .976
2000 GCL - R SS 10 0 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 17.0 4.76 +0.4 1.577
2001 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.020
2001 Kansas City - MLB 2B 9 7 9 20 5 29 0 1.000 64.0 4.08 -0.3 .999
2001 Omaha - AAA 2B 123 123 198 321 82 532 13 .976 1009.2 4.63 +7.9 1.059
2001 Curaçao - WDL 2B 74 74 132 204 52 348 12 .966 658.2 4.59 +3.7 1.044
2001 Kansas City - MLB 3B 3 2 1 4 0 6 1 .833 20.0 2.25 +0.2 1.048
2001 Omaha - AAA 3B 8 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +0.3 1.059
2001 Curaçao - WDL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.068
2001 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.4 .990
2001 Omaha - AAA SS 25 0 8 12 2 21 1 .952 61.1 2.93 -0.3 .972
2002 Kansas City - MLB 2B 155 153 271 478 123 761 12 .984 1333.2 5.05 +5.6 1.036
2002 Kansas City - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.041
2003 Kansas City - MLB 2B 143 141 263 499 121 768 6 .992 1230.0 5.58 +9.6 1.037
2003 Kansas City - MLB SS 15 13 16 43 7 61 2 .967 117.0 4.54 -0.2 .993
2004 Kansas City - MLB 2B 95 90 177 294 78 475 4 .992 815.1 5.20 +3.6 1.029
2004 Kansas City - MLB 3B 53 53 23 114 8 139 2 .986 463.2 2.66 +4.9 1.055
2004 Kansas City - MLB SS 10 10 10 20 6 30 0 1.000 88.0 3.07 -1.4 .997
2005 Kansas City - MLB 2B 113 111 173 309 58 497 15 .970 990.0 4.38 +8.1 1.026
2006 Kansas City - MLB 2B 145 144 238 443 96 692 11 .984 1270.2 4.82 +6.2 1.024
2006 Kansas City - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Kansas City - MLB SS 10 10 12 26 0 39 1 .974 88.0 3.89 +0.4 .968
2007 Kansas City - MLB 2B 14 14 20 36 4 56 0 1.000 118.0 4.27 +0.9 1.050
2007 Kansas City - MLB 3B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.026
2008 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Kansas City - MLB 2B 93 92 153 250 61 412 9 .978 791.0 4.59 +4.6 1.020
2008 Kansas City - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Kansas City - MLB SS 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 +0.1 .997
2009 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Kansas City - MLB 2B 129 129 233 368 87 609 8 .987 1108.2 4.88 +13.0 1.079
2009 Kansas City - MLB 3B 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 1.050
2009 Kansas City - MLB SS 15 13 24 36 6 61 1 .984 110.0 4.91 +0.5 1.011
TOTAL 1B 4 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 -0.4 .788
TOTAL 2B 1315 1299 2241 3779 892 6131 111 .982 11167.0 4.85 +76.8 1.043
TOTAL 3B 120 75 36 171 10 210 3 .986 765.2 2.43 +9.3 1.065
TOTAL SS 120 55 86 186 27 283 11 .961 619.1 3.95 -0.5 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
11/22/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 23, 59th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
12/22/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization with a signing bonus of $600,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 25 (35).
07/26/1998 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/04/1998 Goes 5-6 against the GCL Orioles, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 25 (35).
07/31/1999 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the GCL Pirates, with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored.
09/23/1999 Wins the 1999 GCL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (35).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
03/29/2001 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
06/04/2001 Hits three home runs against the Durham Bulls, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/17/2001 Was selected to the 2001 International League All-Star Game.
06/29/2001 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
11/20/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $158,000.
12/10/2001 Wins the WDL EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/2002 Wins the WDL EL Batter of the Month Award.
04/04/2002 Named the #92 prospect in the MLB
11/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $162,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
08/16/2003 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/21/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $168,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
08/26/2004 Goes 5-5 against the Texas Rangers, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
11/20/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $280,000.
12/24/2004 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $6,990,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
08/12/2005 Injured (sprained knee),out for 8 weeks.
10/08/2005 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $10,020,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
06/10/2006 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
04/13/2007 Injured (ruptured Achilles tendon),out for 8 months.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
05/18/2008 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/03/2009 Hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/03/2009 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/22/2009 Injured (sprained knee),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/29/2009 Wins the 2009 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2003 9 6
2004 7 8
2005 9 8
Year SH Rank
2003 12 10
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