2024 Stats
AVG
.266
HR
9
RBI
42
R
30
SB
9
Rest-of-Season 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
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Getting call at third base
Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's contest against the Astros.
ANALYSIS
Espinal has started two straight and five of the last eight games at third base, as it's looking like he has leapfrogged Noelvi Marte on the depth chart at the position. The 29-year-old Espinal is slashing .398/.436/.580 since the All-Star break and should continue to receive regular reps while he's swinging a hot bat.
Espinal has started two straight and five of the last eight games at third base, as it's looking like he has leapfrogged Noelvi Marte on the depth chart at the position. The 29-year-old Espinal is slashing .398/.436/.580 since the All-Star break and should continue to receive regular reps while he's swinging a hot bat.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+38%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .783 | 365 | 10 | 55 | .283 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .637 | 700 | 8 | 63 | .252 | ||||
2024vs Left | .862 | 121 | 6 | 24 | .295 | ||||
2024vs Right | .623 | 199 | 3 | 18 | .249 | ||||
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 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS at Home
2024
+18%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .724 | 557 | 10 | 67 | .283 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .644 | 508 | 8 | 51 | .239 | ||||
2024Home | .762 | 180 | 6 | 25 | .280 | ||||
2024Away | .644 | 140 | 3 | 17 | .248 | ||||
2023Home | .658 | 145 | 1 | 16 | .263 | ||||
2023Away | .625 | 109 | 1 | 9 | .227 | ||||
2022Home | .737 | 232 | 3 | 26 | .298 | ||||
2022Away | .651 | 259 | 4 | 25 | .238 | ||||
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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
0.51BB Rate
6.3%K Rate
12.2%BABIP
.276ISO
.131AVG
.266OBP
.313SLG
.397OPS
.710wOBA
.312Exit Velocity
86.3 mphHard Hit Rate
22.8%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.268Expected SLG
.367Sprint Speed
23.1 ft/secGround Ball %
39.2%Line Drive %
25.1%Fly Ball %
35.7%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.
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Two RBI, stolen base in win
Espinal went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win against the Astros.
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In Monday's lineup
Espinal (shin) will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Astros.
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Game-winning knock in extras
Espinal (shin) entered as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-1 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Brewers.
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On bench again Sunday
Espinal (shin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
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Pinch hits Saturday
Espinal (shin) entered Saturday's game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1 in a 5-4 loss to Milwaukee.
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Could end up on IL
Espinal is being evaluated and could be placed on the injured list, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.
ANALYSIS
Espinal exited Saturday's loss to the Orioles in the eighth inning after injuring his hamstring, and he could be set for an extended absence. Otto Lopez was added to the taxi squad Sunday, and he would likely replace Espinal on the active roster if Espinal ends up on the IL.
Espinal exited Saturday's loss to the Orioles in the eighth inning after injuring his hamstring, and he could be set for an extended absence. Otto Lopez was added to the taxi squad Sunday, and he would likely replace Espinal on the active roster if Espinal ends up on the IL.