P Armando 'Rattlesnake' Esparza #32
Asheville Boomsticks TTWB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
11/13/2035
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P ARMANDO 'RATTLESNAKE' ESPARZA #32 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 20 5-11 0 5.93 123.0 145 28 37 93 1.48 -0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 67 64 69 69
Movement 62 61 63 63
Control 88 87 88 88
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 71
Curveball 52 54
Forkball 80 81
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 98-100 Mph
Stamina 67
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 20
Defense 27
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 27
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 89
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/13/2035 @ DSD Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 11 4 4 3 2 Loss
08/01/2035 WWF Loss, 2-4 X 5.2 9 4 4 3 3 Loss
07/27/2035 @ DCT Loss, 5-7 X 4.0 4 6 6 5 4 Loss
07/21/2035 ICS Loss, 3-8 X 7.2 8 7 7 0 7 Loss
07/16/2035 WAR Loss, 6-11 X 4.1 11 8 8 1 2 Loss
07/07/2035 @ WDC Win, 9-1 X 8.1 5 1 1 0 4 Win
07/01/2035 @ GBS Loss, 6-7 X 6.0 12 5 5 1 7
06/26/2035 @ SCO Win, 6-3 X 7.0 5 3 3 3 5 Win
06/21/2035 NHB Win, 4-1 X 7.0 5 1 1 1 9 Win
06/15/2035 ICS Loss, 1-3 X 2.1 2 0 0 2 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/11/2001
Born in:Guadalupe, ZAC
Nationality:Mexican
Height:6' 5"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,100,000
Signed Through:2038 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:141 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 12th Pick in Round 1
TO THE WALL BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 20 5 11 0 5.93 123.0 145 84 81 28 37 93 0 0.0 0 9 45.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 0 13.98 10.61 6.80 2.71 5.81 1.48 141 -0.7 .316        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 267 91 20 2 14 44 20 47 2 2 7 .341 .399 .588 .987      
vs. RHB 221 54 11 4 14 40 17 46 1 2 2 .244 .303 .520 .823      
TO THE WALL BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 1 3 0 7.81 27.2 37 24 24 10 5 21  
May 4 3 0 2 0 4.84 22.1 22 12 12 7 10 16  
June 5 5 3 1 0 3.00 30.0 26 13 10 4 9 27  
July 5 5 1 3 0 8.01 30.1 40 27 27 7 7 24  
August 2 2 0 2 0 5.68 12.2 20 8 8 0 6 5  
Spring Training 6 2 0 3 0 3.46 13.0 11 5 5 3 0 14  
Last Year 24 20 7 11 0 5.36 131.0 135 82 78 29 44 111  
2 Years Ago 32 32 10 12 0 4.42 191.1 204 102 94 23 44 169  
Career 352 334 110 121 0 4.48 2030.2 2104 1060 1010 297 563 1784  
Home 11 10 2 6 0 6.17 58.1 71 43 40 12 14 45  
Road 10 10 3 5 0 5.71 64.2 74 41 41 16 23 48  
Grass 21 20 5 11 0 5.93 123.0 145 84 81 28 37 93  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 8.22 7.2 8 7 7 4 0 7  
Night 20 19 5 10 0 5.77 115.1 137 77 74 24 37 86  
As Starter 20 20 5 11 0 6.02 119.2 142 83 80 28 37 92  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 0 0 1  
TTWB JUCO 2021 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 10 6 1 0 0.58 78.0 47 8 5 1 8 85 1 10.0 0 10 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 6.46 5.42 9.81 0.92 1.02 0.71 41 3.4 .246        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 111 17 3 0 0 1 6 32 0 0 0 .153 .197 .180 .377      
vs. RHB 162 30 4 1 1 7 2 53 0 1 1 .185 .200 .241 .441      
TTWB JUCO 2021 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 6 6 4 1 0 0.77 46.2 27 6 4 0 6 52  
July 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 7  
Postseason 3 3 1 0 0 0.39 23.1 13 2 1 1 2 28  
Career 10 10 6 1 0 0.58 78.0 47 8 5 1 8 85  
Grass 6 6 4 1 0 0.77 46.2 27 6 4 0 6 52  
Turf 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 7  
Day 3 3 3 0 0 0.00 23.1 13 0 0 0 3 19  
Night 4 4 2 1 0 1.19 30.1 18 6 4 0 4 40  
As Starter 7 7 5 1 0 0.67 53.2 31 6 4 0 7 59  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Central Valley - TTWB 23 17 16 4 5 0 4.30 90.0 98 47 43 11 39 55 0 0 1.52 .297 4.98 0.7 104
2025 Central Valley - TTWB 24 32 32 16 7 0 3.46 210.2 202 88 81 20 59 170 1 0 1.24 .295 3.92 4.7 136
2026 Central Valley - TTWB 25 33 33 15 13 0 4.39 198.2 203 98 97 24 43 196 1 0 1.24 .322 3.89 4.5 107
2027 Central Valley - TTWB 26 33 33 12 11 0 3.77 198.0 187 86 83 28 53 191 1 0 1.21 .298 4.29 3.3 121
2028 Central Valley - TTWB 27 33 33 13 8 0 3.82 202.2 177 92 86 22 68 184 1 0 1.21 .281 4.17 3.4 117
2029 Central Valley - TTWB 28 31 31 9 9 0 5.41 164.2 196 104 99 30 40 138 1 0 1.43 .331 4.87 1.1 79
2030 Central Valley - TTWB 29 30 30 8 8 0 4.17 179.1 185 84 83 27 46 165 0 0 1.29 .310 4.44 2.3 105
2031 Newcastle - TTWB 30 30 30 6 16 0 5.17 175.2 195 103 101 27 48 155 1 0 1.38 .323 4.32 2.0 80
2032 Newcastle - TTWB 31 20 8 3 5 0 5.43 66.1 76 42 40 16 21 64 0 0 1.46 .331 5.31 -0.1 78
2032 Dam Site - TTWB 31 16 16 2 5 0 3.99 99.1 101 48 44 12 21 93 0 0 1.23 .312 3.77 2.0 108
2032 Total - TTWB 31 36 24 5 10 0 4.56 165.2 177 90 84 28 42 157 0 0 1.32 .320 4.39 1.7 92
2033 Dam Site - TTWB 32 32 32 10 12 0 4.42 191.1 204 102 94 23 44 169 1 0 1.30 .319 3.84 3.7 98
2034 Indianapolis - TTWB 33 24 20 7 11 0 5.36 131.0 135 82 78 29 44 111 2 0 1.37 .283 5.55 -0.3 79
2035 Asheville - TTWB 34 21 20 5 11 0 5.93 123.0 145 84 81 28 37 93 0 0 1.48 .316 5.81 -0.7 70
Total TTWB 352 334 110 121 0 4.48 2030.2 2104 1060 1010 297 563 1784 9 0 1.31 .308 4.43 26.5 102
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Delgado - COL 20 10 10 6 1 0 0.58 78.0 47 8 5 1 8 85 1 0 0.71 .246 1.02 3.4 428
2021 Loíza - WL 20 10 3 3 2 1 8.20 18.2 27 18 17 4 18 11 0 0 2.41 .365 7.95 -0.8 45
2022 San Juan - WL 21 9 9 4 2 0 4.39 55.1 54 28 27 8 18 49 0 0 1.30 .299 4.52 0.2 86
2022 Butler - A 21 10 10 7 1 0 1.99 68.0 56 18 15 4 22 47 0 0 1.15 .256 3.69 0.9 187
2022 Ann Arbor - AA 21 14 14 5 4 0 3.78 85.2 88 46 36 6 34 78 1 1 1.42 .324 4.01 1.6 118
2023 Quebradillas - WL 22 9 9 3 4 0 1.77 61.0 44 19 12 1 15 59 1 0 0.97 .261 2.72 1.9 224
2023 Ann Arbor - AA 22 12 12 7 4 0 2.50 82.2 79 27 23 3 15 83 0 0 1.14 .321 2.65 2.8 165
2023 Aberdeen - AAA 22 9 9 4 3 0 4.15 52.0 57 26 24 7 21 42 1 0 1.50 .311 5.01 0.6 115
2024 Quebradillas - WL 23 8 8 5 2 0 2.38 53.0 37 14 14 6 10 59 0 0 0.89 .238 4.29 1.0 200
2024 Fresno - AAA 23 12 12 6 2 0 3.40 82.0 83 33 31 7 15 65 0 0 1.20 .309 3.64 2.0 133
Total TTWBAAA 21 21 10 5 0 3.69 134.0 140 59 55 14 36 107 1 0 1.31 .310 4.17 126.1
Total TTWBAA 26 26 12 8 0 3.15 168.1 167 73 59 9 49 161 1 1 1.28 .322 3.34 141.2
Total TTWBA 10 10 7 1 0 1.99 68.0 56 18 15 4 22 47 0 0 1.15 .256 3.69 186.6
Total TTWBJUCO 10 10 6 1 0 0.58 78.0 47 8 5 1 8 85 1 0 0.71 .246 1.02 428.3
Total TTWBWINTER 36 29 15 10 1 3.35 188.0 162 79 70 19 61 178 1 0 1.19 .279 4.21 158.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Delgado - TTWBJUCO 19 1 1 0 1 0 2.35 7.2 8 3 2 1 0 10 0 0 1.04 .350 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Delgado - TTWBJUCO 20 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.71 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Fresno - TTWBAAA 22 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 8.0 7 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.00 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Quebradillas - TTWBWINTER 23 2 2 2 0 0 1.88 14.1 12 3 3 1 0 14 0 0 0.84 .282 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Fresno - TTWBAAA 23 1 1 0 1 0 18.00 2.0 5 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 .444 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Central Valley - TTWB 24 2 2 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 10 5 5 3 2 4 0 0 1.57 .269 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Central Valley - TTWB 25 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.23 .280 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Central Valley - TTWB 27 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 9.0 2 1 1 0 2 8 0 0 0.44 .100 0.00 0.0 0
2029 Central Valley - TTWB 28 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1.29 .231 0.00 0.0 0
Total TTWB 6 4 1 1 0 2.20 28.2 22 7 7 3 9 19 0 0 1.08 .226 4.45 421.9
Total TTWBAAA 2 2 0 1 0 5.40 10.0 12 6 6 2 2 5 0 0 1.40 .303 5.77 174.6
Total TTWBJUCO 2 2 1 1 0 1.23 14.2 12 3 2 1 1 17 0 0 0.89 .289 1.89 533.9
Total TTWBWINTER 2 2 2 0 0 1.88 14.1 12 3 3 1 0 14 0 0 0.84 .282 3.36 252.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Loíza - WL P 10 3 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 18.2 2.41 +0.0 1.027
2021 Delgado - COL P 10 10 7 9 2 17 1 .941 78.0 1.85 -0.6 .952
2022 Ann Arbor - AA P 14 14 9 8 0 18 1 .944 85.2 1.79 +0.3 1.044
2022 Butler - A P 10 10 7 12 1 19 0 1.000 68.0 2.51 +0.1 1.026
2022 San Juan - WL P 9 9 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 55.1 1.63 -0.2 1.046
2023 Aberdeen - AAA P 9 9 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 52.0 2.08 -0.7 .830
2023 Ann Arbor - AA P 12 12 4 14 0 18 0 1.000 82.2 1.96 -0.3 .972
2023 Quebradillas - WL P 9 9 1 8 0 10 1 .900 61.0 1.33 -0.3 .905
2024 Central Valley - ML P 17 16 6 10 0 16 0 1.000 90.0 1.60 +0.3 1.040
2024 Fresno - AAA P 12 12 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 82.0 1.21 +0.6 1.184
2024 Quebradillas - WL P 8 8 3 4 0 8 1 .875 53.0 1.19 -0.1 .858
2025 Central Valley - ML P 32 32 14 25 2 41 2 .951 210.2 1.67 -0.2 .975
2026 Central Valley - ML P 33 33 19 21 3 41 1 .976 198.2 1.81 -0.6 .965
2027 Central Valley - ML P 33 33 15 31 1 47 1 .979 198.0 2.09 +0.6 1.034
2028 Central Valley - ML P 33 33 13 29 0 44 2 .955 202.2 1.87 -1.2 .920
2029 Central Valley - ML P 31 31 12 23 0 38 3 .921 164.2 1.91 +0.1 1.009
2030 Central Valley - ML P 30 30 12 21 1 35 2 .943 179.1 1.66 +1.1 1.073
2031 Newcastle - ML P 30 30 6 17 3 25 2 .920 175.2 1.18 -0.4 .914
2032 Newcastle - ML P 20 8 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 66.1 1.36 +0.2 1.026
2032 Dam Site - ML P 16 16 6 15 0 21 0 1.000 99.1 1.90 -0.2 .962
2033 Dam Site - ML P 32 32 14 24 1 38 0 1.000 191.1 1.79 +0.2 .982
2034 Indianapolis - ML P 24 20 9 21 2 31 1 .968 131.0 2.06 +0.4 1.021
2035 Asheville - ML P 21 20 4 10 0 15 1 .933 123.0 1.02 -0.6 .858
TOTAL P 455 430 178 333 19 530 19 .964 2667.0 1.72 -1.6 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (60); Movement: 42 (70); Control: 18 (81).
04/25/2021 Was selected to the 2021 TTWB JUCO All-Star Game.
06/01/2021 Released by the Delgado Dolphins.
06/01/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the Oakland Muggers.
06/05/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Muggers organization with a signing bonus of $3,980,000.
06/14/2021 Wins the 2021 TTWBJUCO CSL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
09/13/2021 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Oakland Muggers organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (73); Movement: 43 (68); Control: 25 (81).
04/03/2022 Named the #16 prospect in the TTWB
05/05/2022 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/02/2022 Was selected to the 2022 TTWB Single A All-Star Game.
08/04/2022 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Surprise Surprise with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (73); Movement: 55 (68); Control: 50 (81).
01/13/2023 Won the 2022 TTWB Winter League Round 2 with the San Juan Winners!
07/30/2023 Was traded by the Columbus Chill to the Central Valley Turkey Vultures, along with CL Tim Moore, $439,815, in exchange for SP Adam Berry, 2B Rubén Lucero, SS Walt Manning.
08/04/2023 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (73); Movement: 58 (67); Control: 70 (81).
04/07/2024 Named the #30 prospect in the TTWB
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (73); Movement: 62 (65); Control: 78 (81).
01/10/2025 Won the 2024 TTWB Winter League Round 2 with the Quebradillas Sun Kings!
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 To The Wall Baseball All-Star Game.
11/26/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (73); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 83 (83).
11/23/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,856,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 83 (83).
05/01/2027 Wins the TTWB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/05/2027 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $29,300,000 with the Central Valley Turkey Vultures organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 83 (83).
07/02/2028 Was selected to the 2028 To The Wall Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 83 (83).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 83 (83).
11/06/2030 Was traded by the Central Valley Turkey Vultures to the Newcastle House of Brews, along with a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for 2B Ed Williams, a 3rd draft pick.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 82 (83).
08/16/2031 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (74); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 88 (88).
06/27/2032 Was traded by the Newcastle House of Brews to the Dam Site Drifters, along with $2,000,000, in exchange for SP Mark Clark, SP Geoffrey Hodges, a 2nd draft pick.
07/17/2032 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000,000 with the Dam Site Drifters organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (73); Movement: 67 (68); Control: 86 (86).
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (73); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 84 (84).
03/12/2034 Was traded by the Dam Site Drifters to the Indianapolis Indians, along with SS Fernando Durón, CL Bob Nash, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for CL Mark Cameron, a 2nd draft pick.
10/29/2034 Was traded by the Indianapolis Indians to the Asheville Boomsticks, along with SP David O'Heydon, in exchange for SP Tommy Long.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (71); Movement: 62 (63); Control: 87 (87).
06/17/2035 Injured on 06/15/2035, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
08/03/2035 Injured on 08/01/2035, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 33 3
2027 33 3
2028 33 4
Year W Rank
2025 16 4
2026 15 6
2028 13 10
Year L Rank
2026 13 6
2031 16 2
Year Win. % Rank
2025 .696 3
2028 .619 7
Year K Rank
2026 196 9
Year WP Rank
2025 12 2
2033 8 9
Year ERA Rank
2025 3.46 4
2028 3.82 6
Year BABIP Rank
2028 .283 5
Year WHIP Rank
2025 1.24 8
2026 1.24 9
2027 1.21 9
2028 1.21 8
Year K/BB Rank
2026 4.56 6
2027 3.60 10
2029 3.45 10
2030 3.59 7
2033 3.84 8
Year RA/9 Rank
2025 11.45 8
2026 11.55 10
2028 11.32 8
Year HR/9 Rank
2025 0.85 8
2028 0.98 10
Year H/9 Rank
2025 8.63 9
2028 7.86 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2026 1.95 6
2029 2.19 9
2030 2.31 10
2033 2.07 8
Year K/9 Rank
2026 8.88 10
Year QS Rank
2025 22 3
2026 19 6
2028 18 6
Year QSP Rank
2025 .688 3
2026 .576 7
2028 .545 9
Year CG Rank
2026 1 10
Year SHO Rank
2027 0 10
Year WAR Rank
2025 4.3 6
2026 4.4 7
2033 3.7 10
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