Santiago Espinal
29-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.248
HR
2
RBI
25
R
30
SB
2
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Espinal is one of those players who is much more useful to a real baseball manager than he is to a fantasy manager. Espinal offers John Schneider someone who can play three positions on the infield as well as a high-contact hitter for situational hitting opportunities as they are presented. Those things are not valued as much in fantasy where Espinal's lack of power and speed limit his production to what he can do with batting average. Life was good in 2021 when he was a surprising .311 hitter but that has faded each of the past two seasons as the BABIP luck dragons have stopped fighting for him and are now working against him. The dual position eligibility is helpful on AL-Only draft days in the end game, but there is no fantasy upside hiding in the weeds here. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
#601
ADP
Fighting for roster spot
Espinal went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old infielder is batting only .200 (4-for-20) this spring, but that masks a strong performance at the plate that also includes a 5:2 BB:K. Unfortunately for Espinal, one of his main competitors for a utility spot, Ernie Clement, has been on fire in camp, going 10-for-25 with two homers and zero strikeouts. Given the defensive flexibility already provided by Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Cavan Biggio and Davis Schneider, there probably isn't room for two more bench infielders on the 26-man roster, so Espinal will likely have to begin his season at Triple-A Buffalo and wait for injuries to open up a spot for him in the majors.
The 29-year-old infielder is batting only .200 (4-for-20) this spring, but that masks a strong performance at the plate that also includes a 5:2 BB:K. Unfortunately for Espinal, one of his main competitors for a utility spot, Ernie Clement, has been on fire in camp, going 10-for-25 with two homers and zero strikeouts. Given the defensive flexibility already provided by Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Cavan Biggio and Davis Schneider, there probably isn't room for two more bench infielders on the 26-man roster, so Espinal will likely have to begin his season at Triple-A Buffalo and wait for injuries to open up a spot for him in the majors.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+4%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .760 | 343 | 4 | 38 | .298 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .671 | 648 | 7 | 55 | .260 | ||||
2023vs Left | .657 | 116 | 1 | 16 | .252 | ||||
2023vs Right | .633 | 138 | 1 | 9 | .244 | ||||
2022vs Left | .826 | 128 | 3 | 15 | .301 | ||||
2022vs Right | .646 | 363 | 4 | 36 | .256 | ||||
2021vs Left | .796 | 99 | 0 | 7 | .348 | ||||
2021vs Right | .771 | 147 | 2 | 10 | .285 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+11%
OPS at Home
2023
+5%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .735 | 514 | 6 | 51 | .292 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .665 | 477 | 5 | 42 | .252 | ||||
2023Home | .658 | 145 | 1 | 16 | .263 | ||||
2023Away | .625 | 109 | 1 | 9 | .227 | ||||
2022Home | .737 | 232 | 3 | 26 | .298 | ||||
2022Away | .651 | 259 | 4 | 25 | .238 | ||||
2021Home | .812 | 137 | 2 | 9 | .312 | ||||
2021Away | .740 | 109 | 0 | 8 | .309 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Santiago Espinal compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.50BB Rate
7.1%K Rate
14.2%BABIP
.285ISO
.087AVG
.248OBP
.310SLG
.335OPS
.644wOBA
.288Exit Velocity
87.0 mphHard Hit Rate
25.6%Barrels/PA
0.8%Expected BA
.256Expected SLG
.336Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/secGround Ball %
43.5%Line Drive %
22.3%Fly Ball %
34.2%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Espinal was projected to be a utility player for Toronto, but the club had to pull the plug on the Cavan Biggio project and Espinal rewarded the club's investment into him with strong defense and timely hitting around its more well-known thumpers. Espinal did not do any one thing well from a fantasy perspective, but the batting average did not hurt, the six steals helped, and 50+ runs and RBI's for a player that could play three spots in season and was an end-game selection in AL-only formats was nice to have. He only has multi-eligbility in leagues where 10 games is enough to qualify, but is likely to once again have in-season flexibility even if he is hitting 9th in this talented lineup with little offensive upside.
More Fantasy News
Agrees to terms
Espinal agreed to a one-year, $2.725 million deal with the Blue Jays on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Hits bench Sunday
Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
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Returns to bench
Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
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Nabs fourth straight start
Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
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Activated from injured list
Espinal (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
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