SS Ricky 'Whistler' Espinoza #34
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS RICKY 'WHISTLER' ESPINOZA #34 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
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 40 45 40 40
Gap 35 35 30 35
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 25 65 50
Turn DP: - 75 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Charitable with his time.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability, Greed
Birthday:09/05/1993
Born in:Grand Prairie, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 28th Pick in Round 9
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
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
2012 Total - 18 21 89 38 11 3 1 23 28 11 2 1 5 13 5 .427 .495 .652 1.147 100 100 1.5
2012 Atlanta (GCL) - R 18 63 219 58 7 0 1 24 25 18 3 1 48 3 0 .265 .328 .311 .638 75 75 0.3
2013 Atlanta (GCL) - R 19 62 266 85 13 1 0 33 36 11 4 1 72 2 0 .320 .355 .376 .731 97 95 1.0
2014 Atlanta (GCL) - R 20 65 243 67 16 3 1 28 29 20 1 3 60 4 2 .276 .330 .379 .708 102 107 1.6
2014 Danville - R+ 20 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 48 38 -0.0
2014 Total - R+ 20 66 247 68 16 3 1 28 29 20 1 3 61 4 2 .275 .328 .377 .705 101 106 1.6
2015 Danville - R+ 21 68 265 69 15 0 1 25 36 34 2 3 51 3 5 .260 .345 .328 .674 97 98 1.7
2016 Abbotsford - A- 22 15 59 19 2 2 0 3 8 8 1 0 12 0 0 .322 .412 .424 .835 132 135 0.6
2016 Rome - A 22 104 361 98 14 1 6 46 45 48 4 4 90 2 2 .271 .360 .366 .725 106 106 2.2
2016 Florida - A+ 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.1
2016 Total - A+ 22 105 365 98 14 1 6 46 45 48 4 4 91 2 2 .268 .356 .362 .718 104 104 2.1
2017 Abbotsford - A- 23 49 178 53 10 1 2 20 14 16 0 3 35 3 1 .298 .350 .399 .749 109 112 1.0
2017 Rome - A 23 17 32 9 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 9 1 0 .281 .361 .375 .736 111 120 0.3
2017 Florida - A+ 23 9 34 12 0 0 1 2 6 5 0 0 6 2 0 .353 .436 .441 .877 170 171 0.4
2017 Total - A+ 23 26 66 21 3 0 1 2 7 8 1 0 15 3 0 .318 .400 .409 .809 142 147 0.7
2018 Rome - A 24 111 388 99 16 1 2 22 44 39 2 0 82 4 6 .255 .326 .317 .643 91 87 1.3
2018 Florida - A+ 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2018 Total - A+ 24 112 388 99 16 1 2 22 44 39 2 0 82 4 6 .255 .326 .317 .643 91 87 1.3
2019 Florida - A+ 25 48 84 15 1 0 0 3 9 14 0 0 23 0 1 .179 .296 .190 .486 56 51 0.1
2019 Mississippi - AA 25 1 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .800 .800 1.000 1.800 410 430 0.2
2020 Mississippi - AA 26 138 463 98 17 5 3 46 40 40 1 2 123 1 1 .212 .275 .289 .564 65 61 -0.5
2021 Mississippi - AA 27 95 300 64 11 0 5 29 30 36 1 1 79 0 1 .213 .299 .300 .599 74 73 -0.0
Total AA 234 768 166 29 5 8 77 71 76 2 3 203 1 2 .216 .287 .298 .586 70 68
Total A+ 59 122 27 1 0 1 5 15 19 0 0 30 2 1 .221 .326 .254 .580 82 78
Total A 232 781 206 33 2 8 68 90 90 7 4 181 7 8 .264 .344 .342 .685 99 97
Total A- 64 237 72 12 3 2 23 22 24 1 3 47 3 1 .304 .366 .405 .771 115 118
Total R+ 69 269 70 15 0 1 25 36 34 2 3 52 3 5 .260 .344 .327 .671 96 97
Total R 190 728 210 36 4 2 85 90 49 8 5 180 9 2 .288 .338 .357 .695 92 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Atlanta (GCL) - R 2B 60 60 102 123 34 230 5 .978 505.1 4.01 -0.5 .997
2012 Atlanta (GCL) - R 3B 6 3 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 28.0 2.57 +0.3 1.115
2013 Atlanta (GCL) - R 2B 21 20 29 40 11 71 2 .972 177.2 3.50 -0.4 1.020
2013 Atlanta (GCL) - R 3B 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.4 1.124
2013 Atlanta (GCL) - R SS 40 40 56 85 14 149 8 .946 361.0 3.52 -1.2 1.001
2014 Atlanta (GCL) - R 2B 23 21 37 66 15 104 1 .990 181.2 5.10 +2.5 1.097
2014 Atlanta (GCL) - R 3B 41 41 16 63 8 84 5 .940 333.2 2.13 +1.2 1.006
2014 Danville - R+ RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 1.012
2015 Danville - R+ 2B 48 45 92 108 21 202 2 .990 410.1 4.39 +5.3 1.102
2015 Danville - R+ 3B 22 22 14 27 3 43 2 .953 185.0 1.99 +0.6 1.072
2015 Danville - R+ SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Florida - A+ 2B 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 .800 8.0 4.50 -0.5 .522
2016 Rome - A 2B 54 51 102 130 32 238 6 .975 457.2 4.56 +3.0 1.065
2016 Rome - A 3B 47 41 15 60 7 81 6 .926 369.0 1.83 -1.2 .974
2016 Abbotsford - A- 3B 15 14 5 22 2 28 1 .964 122.2 1.98 -0.1 1.014
2016 Rome - A SS 3 3 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.2 1.060
2017 Rome - A 2B 6 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 14.2 4.30 +0.2 1.052
2017 Abbotsford - A- 2B 12 6 18 19 8 38 1 .974 71.0 4.69 +0.2 1.014
2017 Rome - A 3B 6 3 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 31.2 2.27 +0.2 1.052
2017 Abbotsford - A- 3B 33 32 17 69 4 91 5 .945 281.0 2.75 -0.1 .983
2017 Florida - A+ SS 9 9 17 27 5 46 2 .957 81.0 4.89 -0.6 .912
2017 Rome - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Abbotsford - A- SS 5 4 1 9 2 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 +0.5 1.090
2018 Rome - A 2B 40 40 71 81 20 154 2 .987 356.0 3.84 +2.1 1.056
2018 Florida - A+ 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.049
2018 Rome - A 3B 59 58 23 107 10 135 5 .963 514.1 2.27 +1.6 1.020
2018 Rome - A SS 9 7 9 16 2 28 3 .893 56.1 3.99 -1.2 .900
2019 Florida - A+ 2B 16 4 11 20 3 31 0 1.000 63.1 4.41 +1.0 1.050
2019 Florida - A+ 3B 24 12 2 32 7 34 0 1.000 154.0 1.99 +1.4 1.059
2019 Mississippi - AA SS 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.2 1.062
2019 Florida - A+ SS 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.066
2020 Mississippi - AA SS 138 137 177 354 79 548 17 .969 1207.1 3.96 -7.1 .958
2021 Mississippi - AA 2B 7 7 10 16 2 26 0 1.000 63.0 3.71 +0.9 1.005
2021 Mississippi - AA 3B 7 5 1 13 0 14 0 1.000 48.0 2.62 -0.1 1.037
2021 Mississippi - AA SS 74 71 100 179 38 293 14 .952 627.0 4.00 -4.6 .923
TOTAL 2B 288 255 478 608 148 1106 20 .982 2308.2 4.23 +13.7 1.051
TOTAL 3B 262 232 98 409 43 531 24 .955 2078.1 2.20 +4.2 1.013
TOTAL SS 281 272 364 682 140 1090 44 .960 2404.2 3.91 -13.5 .954
TOTAL RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 28, 288th overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves, out of high school (Martin; Arlington, TX).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 25 (55).
08/25/2013 Goes 5-7 against the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles, with 2 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 30 (55).
07/27/2014 Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (55).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (55).
04/18/2016 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (50).
04/24/2018 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/2018 Injured (Sore knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/07/2018 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 45 (50).
09/13/2019 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
09/28/2019 Injured (Earache), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (50).
07/17/2020 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (50).
08/20/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
12/14/2021 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
11/07/2022 Retired from professional baseball.
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