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Paolo Espino
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 212LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 10, #311, Cleveland Indians | The Pendleton School
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 0 9 4.84 42 19 0 113.1 92 1.37
2023 0 0 24.75 3 0 0 4 3 4.25
2024 0 1 8.31 3 1 0 8.2 3 2.19
6 Seasons 5 15 5.12 97 42 1 265.2 217 1.38
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 42 0-9 4.84 113.1 92 1.37
2023 3 0-0 24.75 4 3 4.25
2024 3 0-1 8.31 8.2 3 2.19
6 Seasons 97 5-15 5.12 265.2 217 1.38
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-7NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA10.07NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.342NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo88.2NOT QUALIFIED2Avg Exit Velocity90.5NOT QUALIFIEDChase %22.4NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %12.7NOT QUALIFIEDK %6.8NOT QUALIFIEDBB %11.4NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %17.1NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %45.7NOT QUALIFIEDGB %28.6NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.6NOT QUALIFIED62
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE47°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"18.1 INCHES BREAK0.2 INCHES DROPAVG14.2 INCHES TAIL2.6 INCHES RISEAVG15.0 INCHES BREAK17.0 INCHES DROPAVG4.6 INCHES TAIL18.1 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam33%88.294.7Curve32%70.680.3Change23%83.486.1Sweeper12%75.682.3SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2017 30 438 76 10 13.2 9.2 86.8 112.5 14.6 31.6 .271 .570 .365 .391 .442 30.3 18.3 9.2 6.00 7.04
2020 33 110 18 3 16.7 11.1 87.3 106.1 16.0 50.0 .355 .625 .367 .437 .578 33.3 25.9 7.4 4.50 9.24
2021 34 1735 337 39 11.6 8.6 89.6 112.2 17.4 39.8 .270 .482 .319 .336 .403 43.3 20.2 5.5 4.27 4.86
2022 35 1873 369 29 7.9 6.0 89.3 113.5 14.4 36.3 .271 .469 .350 .336 .395 41.2 18.9 4.9 4.84 4.78
2023 36 101 22 2 9.1 7.1 93.7 108.7 17.0 59.1 .513 .714 .582 .527 .576 45.5 10.7 10.7 24.75 15.78
2024 37 158 35 6 17.1 13.6 90.5 112.0 20.4 37.1 .342 .657 .512 .453 .450 45.7 6.8 11.4 8.31 10.07
Player 4415 857 89 10.4 7.7 89.3 113.5 15.9 38.2 .281 .499 .352 .353 .413 41.2 18.9 6.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Espino relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(32.9%) ,
Curveball
(31.6%) ,
Changeup
(23.4%) ,
Sweeper
(12.0%) ,

Four Seamer52 Pitches (32.9%)
Curveball50 Pitches (31.6%)
Changeup37 Pitches (23.4%)
Sweeper19 Pitches (12%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuPaolo Espino Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerCurveballChangeupSweeperSliderSinker2017201820192020202120222023202401020304050
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Four Seamer 52 18 34 32.9 88.2 17 13 6 3 0 2 1 0 13 .462 .433 1.000 .961 .625 .610 96.1 25 2198 6.6 4.8 0.0
2024 Curveball 50 30 20 31.6 70.6 14 12 5 2 1 0 2 3 9 .417 .305 1.000 .619 .609 .436 84.4 18 2979 6.5 25.0 13.6
2024 Changeup 37 8 29 23.4 83.4 9 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .125 .306 .250 .411 .139 .283 90.9 6 1386 6.5 0.0 0.0
2024 Sweeper 19 19 0 12.0 75.6 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 .500 .233 .750 .275 .534 .223 85.0 45 2767 6.5 18.2 0.0
2023 Sweeper 37 35 2 36.6 76.8 11 10 6 6 0 0 0 1 10 .600 .480 .600 .575 .481 .418 89.4 25 2847 6.6 22.2 20.0
2023 Four Seamer 36 26 10 35.6 88.8 12 9 7 4 2 0 1 1 8 .778 .684 1.333 1.066 .842 .735 100.4 18 2257 6.7 0.0 12.5
2023 Curveball 24 7 17 23.8 71.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .112 .000 .139 .000 .102 85.9 -10 3034 6.6 14.3 25.0
2023 Changeup 4 1 3 4.0 83.4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 .920 1.000 1.243 .883 .932 106.0 12 1460 6.5 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2017 40.8 59.2 26.3 21.1 11.8 35.5 39.5 25.0 17.1 18.4 5.3 18.4 21.1 19.7
2020 44.4 55.6 22.2 27.8 5.6 38.9 27.8 33.3 27.8 16.7 0.0 11.1 11.1 33.3
2021 37.7 62.3 29.1 24.0 9.2 36.2 39.8 24.0 17.8 14.5 5.3 18.4 25.2 18.7
2022 40.4 59.6 32.0 22.8 4.9 41.7 35.2 23.0 21.7 13.8 4.9 20.1 21.4 18.2
2023 22.7 77.3 18.2 59.1 0.0 31.8 63.6 4.5 4.5 18.2 0.0 27.3 45.5 4.5
2024 28.6 71.4 34.3 25.7 11.4 48.6 22.9 28.6 20.0 5.7 2.9 28.6 17.1 25.7
Player 38.5 61.5 29.9 24.3 7.4 39.0 37.5 23.6 19.4 14.4 4.8 19.6 23.1 18.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2017 5.3 27.6 27.6 22.4 1.3 13.2 9.2
2020 5.6 16.7 11.1 50.0 0.0 16.7 11.1
2021 5.9 24.9 28.2 24.3 5.0 11.6 8.6
2022 5.1 26.6 26.0 24.7 9.8 7.9 6.0
2023 0.0 13.6 18.2 54.5 4.5 9.1 7.1
2024 0.0 25.7 28.6 17.1 11.4 17.1 13.6
Player 5.1 25.4 26.6 25.3 6.9 10.4 7.7
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuPaolo Espino Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSweeperFour SeamerChangeupCurveballSliderSinker20172018201920202021202220232024-10-50510

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sweeper TOR R 19 75.6 48.6 2.9 18.1GLV 2.3 -0.2 1.8 18.1GLV 3.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 52 88.2 17.1 2.3 4.6ARM -2.9 18.1 2.4 4.6ARM -3.0
2024 Changeup TOR R 37 83.4 36.8 2.2 14.2ARM 0.3 2.6 2.3 14.2ARM 0.0
2024 Curveball TOR R 50 70.6 73.5 5.8 15.0GLV 1.4 -17.0 7.0 15.0GLV 5.6
2023 Changeup WSH R 4 83.4 34.2 -0.6 13.9ARM -0.1 5.2 0.2 13.9ARM -0.5
2023 Curveball WSH R 24 71.0 73.1 5.9 13.5GLV -0.5 -17.4 7.5 13.5GLV 4.6
2023 Sweeper WSH R 37 76.8 48.3 2.5 19.2GLV 2.9 -1.2 2.6 19.2GLV 5.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 36 88.8 16.0 3.0 2.3ARM -5.1 18.8 3.0 2.3ARM -5.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -6.8 -4 52 32.9 17 .462 1.000 .629 4.8 0.0 0.0 .433 .961 .613 61.5
2024 Curveball -8.6 -4 50 31.6 14 .417 1.000 .604 25.0 21.4 13.6 .305 .619 .436 33.3
2024 Changeup 3.2 1 37 23.4 9 .125 .250 .139 0.0 0.0 0.0 .306 .411 .283 44.4
2024 Sweeper -3.8 -1 19 12.0 4 .500 .750 .538 18.2 0.0 0.0 .233 .275 .223 25.0
2023 Sweeper -4.8 -2 37 36.6 11 .600 .600 .491 22.2 9.1 20.0 .480 .575 .418 30.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -15.5 -6 36 35.6 12 .778 1.333 .850 0.0 8.3 12.5 .684 1.066 .736 75.0
2023 Curveball 2.9 1 24 23.8 4 .000 .000 .000 14.3 25.0 25.0 .112 .139 .102 0.0
2023 Changeup -9.1 0 4 4.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .920 1.243 .932 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2024 Changeup 37 83.4 95 15.1 2:00 3:00 -60
2024 Curveball 50 70.6 100 26.7 7:15 7:15 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 52 88.2 91 18.0 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sweeper 19 75.6 73 19.7 8:15 8:45 -30
2023 Curveball 24 71.0 99 26.0 7:15 7:00 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 36 88.8 91 18.2 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Sweeper 37 76.8 70 20.8 8:15 8:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLCHANGEUPSWEEPERCURVEBALLPaolo EspinoObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

20202021202220232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE52°2020 ARM ANGLE55°2021 ARM ANGLE52°2022 ARM ANGLE49°2023 ARM ANGLE47°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2017 109 433 -5 3 -4 -3 -8
2020 27 110 -2 0 -1 0 -2
2021 453 1,735 -2 20 -10 -6 2
2022 487 1,873 -2 7 -14 -6 -15
2023 28 101 -4 -1 -1 0 -7
2024 44 158 -4 -2 -1 -1 -7
Player 1,148 4,410 -18 27 -30 -18 -38
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2017 438 42.3 62.8 89.6 26.0 58.5 43.9 56.9 42.0 19.6 5.1 77.3
2020 110 49.1 74.1 67.5 19.6 81.8 40.0 59.3 46.4 27.5 6.4 85.7
2021 1,735 50.5 62.9 86.2 29.0 61.8 44.6 60.0 46.1 20.3 7.6 73.3
2022 1,873 49.8 63.9 85.2 26.2 62.2 44.0 58.7 45.0 21.4 6.7 75.4
2023 101 44.6 64.4 93.1 19.6 72.7 50.5 39.3 39.6 12.5 10.9 81.8
2024 158 46.2 71.2 90.4 22.4 78.9 43.7 56.8 44.9 12.7 6.3 80.0
Player 4,415 49.1 63.9 85.8 26.8 62.7 44.3 58.5 45.0 20.4 7.0 75.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2017 6 15 94 65
2020 13 22 80
2021 22 15 9 9 54 7 5 32 16 26 89 10 60 5 47 95 71
2022 15 10 5 5 47 23 38 28 22 23 89 17 15 2 49 97 68
2024 2 37 94 62
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2017 23.2 7 5.9 1 3 2 4 57.1
2020 20.5 1 1.4 0 1 1 1 100.0
2021 23.2 19 19.0 0 5 15 9 47.4
2022 23.4 24 22.5 2 9 21 7 29.2
2023 19.7 1 1.3 0 1 2 0 0.0
2024 22.6 3 3.2 0 3 1 2 66.7
Player 23.1 55 53.3 2 22 42 23 41.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2017 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
2020 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1
2021 19 21 20 18 21 18 21 20 14 12 17 21 19 17 20 20 13 16 21 21 20 18 27 21 16 14 23 23 21 19 19
2022 24 17 20 19 25 26 28 17 16 16 22 24 24 25 26 26 23 19 22 24 26 22 29 24 18 17 23 26 27 25 19
2023 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1
2024 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Player 55 47 51 50 59 56 62 47 41 39 51 62 53 51 58 58 47 46 54 58 56 52 73 57 44 42 59 62 58 57 49
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
2024
Fastball Velocity 90.2 -1.2 89.0 -0.5 88.5 0.3 88.8 -0.6 88.2
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 1.0 83.7 -0.1 83.6 -0.2 83.4 0.0 83.4
Breaking Velocity 73.5 0.2 73.7 0.5 74.2 0.3 74.5 -2.5 72.0
Exit Velocity 87.3 2.3 89.6 -0.3 89.3 4.4 93.7 -3.2 90.5
Launch Angle 16.0 1.4 17.4 -3.0 14.4 2.6 17.0 3.4 20.4
Barrel % 16.7 -5.1 11.6 -3.7 7.9 1.2 9.1 8.0 17.1
Hard Hit % 33.3 10.0 43.3 -2.1 41.2 4.3 45.5 0.2 45.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 -10.2 39.8 -3.5 36.3 22.8 59.1 -22.0 37.1
xBA .355 -0.085 .270 0.001 .271 0.242 .513 -0.171 .342
BA .320 -0.064 .256 0.031 .287 0.296 .583 -0.205 .378
xwOBA .437 -0.101 .336 0.000 .336 0.191 .527 -0.074 .453
wOBA .367 -0.048 .319 0.031 .350 0.232 .582 -0.070 .512
xSLG .625 -0.143 .482 -0.013 .469 0.245 .714 -0.057 .657
SLG .480 -0.020 .460 0.033 .493 0.299 .792 0.019 .811
K% 25.9 -5.7 20.2 -1.3 18.9 -8.2 10.7 -3.9 6.8
BB% 7.4 -1.9 5.5 -0.6 4.9 5.8 10.7 0.7 11.4
Swing % 46.4 -0.3 46.1 -1.1 45.0 -5.4 39.6 5.3 44.9
Whiff% 27.5 -7.2 20.3 1.1 21.4 -8.9 12.5 0.2 12.7
In Zone % 49.1 1.4 50.5 -0.7 49.8 -5.2 44.6 1.6 46.2
Out of Zone % 50.9 -1.4 49.5 0.7 50.2 5.2 55.4 -1.6 53.8
Out of Zone Swing % 19.6 9.4 29.0 -2.8 26.2 -6.6 19.6 2.8 22.4
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 -5.8 27.5 -2.7 24.8 -17.7 7.1 22.4 29.5
First Pitch Strike % 59.3 0.7 60.0 -1.3 58.7 -19.4 39.3 17.5 56.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2017 Shifts 109 .365 60 10 16.7 49 21 42.9
2020 Shifts 27 .367 17 7 41.2 10 5 50.0
2021 Shifts 451 .319 223 76 34.1 228 166 72.8
2022 Shifts 483 .349 261 41 15.7 222 164 73.9
2023 Shades 28 .582 18 0 0.0 10 0 0.0
2024 Shades 44 .512 20 6 30.0 24 14 58.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2017 136 15.2 43.4% 0.7% 93 22.8 0.0% 6.5%
2020 20 16.8 15.0% 0.0% 29 22.4 0.0% 6.9%
2021 574 16.4 32.6% 1.2% 262 23.8 0.0% 8.4%
2022 628 16.6 27.1% 0.6% 300 23.8 0.0% 11.7%
2023 16 13.9 62.5% 0.0% 37 17.6 2.7% 0.0%
2024 39 15.2 43.6% 0.0% 29 17.7 3.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Paolo Espino - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSweeperAll Pitches70 MPH75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed