Anderson Espinoza

P | B/T: R/R | 6' 0" 160 | Age: 21
Caracas, Venezuela

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	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2016	1	3	4.73	8	7	0	32.1	28	1.42
Career Minors	6	13	3.35	40	39	0	166.2	165	1.23

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2016	8	1-3	4.73	32.1	28	1.42
Career Minors	40	6-13	3.35	166.2	165	1.23

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Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2015	3 Teams		Minors	0	2	1.23	15	15	58.1	41	14	8	0	14	65	0.94
2015	DSL Red Sox2	DSL	ROK	0	0	1.20	4	4	15.0	13	6	2	0	3	21	1.07
2015	Greenville Drive	SAL	A(Full)	0	1	8.10	1	1	3.1	4	3	3	0	2	4	1.80
2015	GCL Red Sox	GCL	ROK	0	1	0.68	10	10	40.0	24	5	3	0	9	40	0.83
2016	2 Teams		Minors	6	11	4.49	25	24	108.1	115	56	54	3	35	100	1.38
2016	Greenville Drive	SAL	A(Full)	5	8	4.38	17	17	76.0	77	39	37	2	27	72	1.37
2016	Fort Wayne TinCaps	MID	A(Full)	1	3	4.73	8	7	32.1	38	17	17	1	8	28	1.42
			A(Full)	6	12	4.59	26	25	111.2	119	59	57	3	37	104	1.40
			ROK	0	1	0.82	14	14	55.0	37	11	5	0	12	61	0.89
Career Minors				6	13	3.35	40	39	166.2	156	70	62	3	49	165	1.23

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Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2015	3 Teams		Minors	P	15	15	58.1	13	1	11	1	1	.923
2015	Greenville Drive	SAL	A(Full)	P	1	1	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	DSL Red Sox2	DSL	ROK	P	4	4	15.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000
2015	GCL Red Sox	GCL	ROK	P	10	10	40.0	8	1	6	1	1	.875
2016	2 Teams		Minors	P	25	24	108.1	21	3	16	2	0	.905
2016	Greenville Drive	SAL	A(Full)	P	17	17	76.0	14	2	11	1	0	.929
2016	Fort Wayne TinCaps	MID	A(Full)	P	8	7	32.1	7	1	5	1	0	.857
			A(Full)	P	26	25	111.2	21	3	16	2	0	.905
			ROK	P	14	14	55.0	13	1	11	1	1	.923
Career Minors				P	40	39	166.2	34	4	27	3	1	.912

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Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45

Espinoza was signed by Boston for $1.8 million during the 2014-15 international signing period, a record for a Venezuelan prospect, doubling the amount that Francisco Rodriguez received in 1998. His immediate success against full-season competition caught the Padres' attention, and they acquired him for Drew Pomeranz during the 2016 All-Star break. But Espinoza's 2017 season was over before it began, as he opened the year on the disabled list with right forearm tightness before undergoing Tommy John surgery in August. He had worked his way back and seemed poised to return in earnest early in the 2019 season before it was announced that he underwent a second Tommy John surgery in April.

Though he may be small in stature, there's nothing diminutive about Espinoza's stuff when healthy. His smooth delivery and lightning-quick arm produce a heater that can touch triple digits, though he typically works in the 94-95 mph range with late movement. Espinoza's curveball shows plus potential but lacks consistency at times in 2016, while his changeup, thrown with fastball-like arm action as well as considerable sink, gives him a true chance for three plus pitches. Beyond the stuff, Espinoza repeats his mechanics well and demonstrates advanced control and command for a hurler his age.

With Espinoza's second TJ surgery comes yet another setback in his once promising career. He'll still be 22 when he returns in 2020, but he also hasn't thrown a competitive pitch since '16, and has never pitched above the Class A level. On top of that, the right-hander will forever face questions about his durability, and it's only to fair to wonder whether he might be ticketed for a bullpen role upon his return.

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Team	Date	Transaction
	09/30/2019	San Diego Padres recalled RHP Anderson Espinoza from Lake Elsinore Storm.
	09/29/2019	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from Padres Extended Spring Training.
	03/30/2019	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to Padres Extended Spring Training from Lake Elsinore Storm.
	03/08/2019	San Diego Padres optioned RHP Anderson Espinoza to Lake Elsinore Storm.
	11/20/2018	San Diego Padres selected the contract of Anderson Espinoza from Lake Elsinore Storm.
	09/26/2018	Lake Elsinore Storm activated RHP Anderson Espinoza from the 60-day disabled list.
	04/05/2018	Lake Elsinore Storm placed RHP Anderson Espinoza on the 60-day disabled list.
	09/26/2017	Lake Elsinore Storm activated RHP Anderson Espinoza from the 7-day disabled list.
	04/06/2017	Lake Elsinore Storm placed RHP Anderson Espinoza on the 7-day disabled list.
	03/31/2017	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from Fort Wayne TinCaps.
	07/15/2016	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps.
	07/14/2016	San Diego Padres traded LHP Drew Pomeranz to Boston Red Sox for RHP Anderson Espinoza.
	09/05/2015	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to Greenville Drive from GCL Red Sox.
	06/23/2015	RHP Anderson Espinoza assigned to GCL Red Sox from DSL Red Sox2.
	08/15/2014	Boston Red Sox signed free agent Anderson Espinoza.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	vs Left	4.58	17.2	77	20	9	9	1	6	16	1.47
Greenville Drive	Class A	vs Left	4.73	32.1	127	24	17	17	1	11	35	1.08
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	vs Right	4.91	14.2	65	18	8	8	0	2	12	1.36
Greenville Drive	Class A	vs Right	4.12	43.2	195	53	22	20	1	16	37	1.58

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Greenville Drive	Class A	April	1	2	4.50	5	5	22.0	92	18	12	11	0	8	24	1.18
Greenville Drive	Class A	May	3	2	2.38	5	5	22.2	90	18	6	6	0	9	25	1.19
Greenville Drive	Class A	June	0	2	5.09	4	4	17.2	77	21	11	10	0	5	10	1.47
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	July	0	1	4.26	3	3	12.2	55	14	6	6	0	6	8	1.58
Greenville Drive	Class A	July	1	2	6.59	3	3	13.2	63	20	10	10	2	5	13	1.83
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	August	1	2	5.03	5	4	19.2	87	24	11	11	1	2	20	1.32
Greenville Drive	Class A	First Half	4	5	4.06	13	13	57.2	240	54	28	26	0	21	57	1.30
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Second Half	1	3	4.73	8	7	32.1	142	38	17	17	1	8	28	1.42
Greenville Drive	Class A	Second Half	1	3	5.40	4	4	18.1	82	23	11	11	2	6	15	1.58
Greenville Drive	Class A	Pre All-Star	4	5	4.06	13	13	57.2	240	54	28	26	0	21	57	1.30
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Post All-Star	1	3	4.73	8	7	32.1	142	38	17	17	1	8	28	1.42
Greenville Drive	Class A	Post All-Star	1	3	5.40	4	4	18.1	82	23	11	11	2	6	15	1.58

Base Runner Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Bases Empty	0.00	16.1	75	20	0	0	0	5	15	1.53
Greenville Drive	Class A	Bases Empty	0.44	40.2	180	44	2	2	2	13	38	1.40
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Bases Loaded	54.00	0.2	4	1	4	4	0	1	0	3.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Bases Loaded	32.40	3.1	15	1	12	12	0	4	5	1.50
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runner at 1st	0.00	6.1	24	7	0	0	0	0	5	1.11
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runner at 1st	1.65	16.1	59	17	3	3	0	1	15	1.10
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	18.00	1.0	7	3	2	2	0	1	2	4.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1.93	4.2	22	3	1	1	0	6	4	1.93
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	4.50	2.0	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	67.50	0.2	3	0	5	5	0	1	0	1.50
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runner at 2nd	6.00	3.0	14	2	2	2	1	1	1	1.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runner at 2nd	18.00	4.0	22	11	9	8	0	1	3	3.00
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	36.00	1.0	5	2	4	4	0	0	1	2.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	13.50	1.1	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Runner at 3rd	18.00	2.0	9	3	4	4	0	0	2	1.50
Greenville Drive	Class A	Runner at 3rd	7.20	5.0	17	1	5	4	0	1	5	0.40
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Scoring Position	15.83	9.2	43	11	17	17	1	3	8	1.45
Greenville Drive	Class A	Scoring Position	15.16	19.0	83	16	34	32	0	13	19	1.53

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Home Games	1	2	3.92	5	4	0	20.2	87	22	9	9	0	4	20	1.26
Greenville Drive	Class A	Home Games	3	5	3.17	11	11	0	48.1	200	45	18	17	2	18	51	1.30
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Away Games	0	1	6.17	3	3	0	11.2	55	16	8	8	1	4	8	1.71
Greenville Drive	Class A	Away Games	2	3	6.51	6	6	0	27.2	122	32	21	20	0	9	21	1.48
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Day Games	0	1	5.40	2	2	0	6.2	30	9	4	4	0	2	6	1.65
Greenville Drive	Class A	Day Games	2	3	5.06	5	5	0	21.1	91	18	12	12	0	10	17	1.31
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Night Games	1	2	4.56	6	5	0	25.2	112	29	13	13	1	6	22	1.36
Greenville Drive	Class A	Night Games	3	5	4.12	12	12	0	54.2	231	59	27	25	2	17	55	1.39
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Leading Off			0.00				7.0	33	10	0	0	0	2	7	1.71
Greenville Drive	Class A	Leading Off			0.00				17.0	80	21	0	0	0	7	15	1.65
Greenville Drive	Class A	Late / Close			-.--				0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	No Outs	3.27	11.0	51	17	4	4	1	2	10	1.73
Greenville Drive	Class A	No Outs	2.30	27.1	119	32	8	7	0	11	21	1.57
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	One Out	4.76	11.1	43	8	6	6	0	3	8	0.97
Greenville Drive	Class A	One Out	4.68	25.0	108	25	14	13	1	11	31	1.44
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Two Outs	6.30	10.0	48	13	7	7	0	3	10	1.60
Greenville Drive	Class A	Two Outs	6.46	23.2	95	20	17	17	1	5	20	1.06

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Team	L	Type	ERA	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	First Inning	2.57	7.0	27	8	2	2	0	0	3	1.14
Greenville Drive	Class A	First Inning	1.59	17.0	65	15	4	3	0	4	17	1.12
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Second Inning	6.75	6.2	35	11	5	5	0	3	5	2.10
Greenville Drive	Class A	Second Inning	4.86	16.2	80	22	9	9	1	11	18	1.98
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Third Inning	6.00	6.0	26	6	4	4	0	2	5	1.33
Greenville Drive	Class A	Third Inning	3.94	16.0	66	17	7	7	0	5	9	1.38
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Fourth Inning	3.00	6.0	24	5	2	2	1	1	7	1.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Fourth Inning	4.91	14.2	58	8	8	8	0	4	15	0.82
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Fifth Inning	5.79	4.2	21	6	3	3	0	2	5	1.71
Greenville Drive	Class A	Fifth Inning	6.75	10.2	47	12	9	8	1	3	12	1.41
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Sixth Inning	9.00	1.0	6	2	1	1	0	0	1	2.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Sixth Inning	18.00	1.0	6	3	2	2	0	0	1	3.00
Fort Wayne TinCaps	Class A	Seventh Inning	0.00	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Greenville Drive	Class A	Seventh Inning	-.--	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2016-04-08	Greenville Drive	Asheville Tourists	0	0	0.00	1	1	5.0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.40
2016-04-13	Greenville Drive	West Virginia Power	0	1	2.70	1	1	5.0	6	4	3	0	0	5	0.80
2016-04-18	Hickory Crawdads	Greenville Drive	1	0	2.40	1	1	5.0	3	1	1	0	2	7	0.87
2016-04-23	Greenville Drive	Columbia Fireflies	0	0	2.45	1	1	3.1	3	1	1	0	3	4	1.04
2016-04-30	Lakewood BlueClaws	Greenville Drive	0	1	4.50	1	1	3.2	4	6	6	0	3	4	1.18
April			1	2	4.50	5	5	22.0	18	12	11	0	8	24	1.18
2016-05-05	Greenville Drive	Augusta GreenJackets	1	0	4.00	1	1	5.0	5	1	1	0	1	11	1.19
2016-05-10	Greenville Drive	Columbia Fireflies	0	1	4.40	1	1	1.2	3	2	2	0	3	3	1.33
2016-05-19	Greenville Drive	Lexington Legends	0	1	4.54	1	1	5.0	7	3	3	0	1	4	1.37
2016-05-25	Asheville Tourists	Greenville Drive	1	0	3.86	1	1	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1.21
2016-05-30	Greenville Drive	Charleston RiverDogs	1	0	3.43	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	4	4	1.19
May			3	2	2.38	5	5	22.2	18	6	6	0	9	25	1.19
2016-06-04	Asheville Tourists	Greenville Drive	0	0	3.70	1	1	4.0	8	4	3	0	2	1	1.29
2016-06-11	Greenville Drive	Augusta GreenJackets	0	0	3.35	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	0	4	1.23
2016-06-17	Hagerstown Suns	Greenville Drive	0	1	4.06	1	1	4.0	7	6	6	0	2	3	1.30
2016-06-25	Greenville Drive	Lakewood BlueClaws	0	1	3.90	1	1	4.2	3	1	1	0	1	2	1.27
June			0	2	5.09	4	4	17.2	21	11	10	0	5	10	1.47
2016-07-01	Greenville Drive	Asheville Tourists	0	1	3.95	1	1	3.2	6	2	2	1	3	3	1.33
2016-07-06	Rome Braves	Greenville Drive	0	1	4.18	1	1	5.0	8	4	4	0	0	3	1.35
2016-07-12	Greenville Drive	Greensboro Grasshoppers	1	0	4.38	1	1	5.0	6	4	4	1	2	7	1.37
2016-07-20	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Fort Wayne TinCaps	0	0	4.67	1	1	3.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	1.43
2016-07-25	Beloit Snappers	Fort Wayne TinCaps	0	1	4.63	1	1	4.2	4	2	2	0	2	3	1.42
2016-07-31	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Lansing Lugnuts	0	0	4.36	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.40
July			1	3	5.47	6	6	26.1	34	16	16	2	11	21	1.71
2016-08-11	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Bowling Green Hot Rods	0	1	4.42	1	1	5.0	6	3	3	0	0	4	1.39
2016-08-16	Dayton Dragons	Fort Wayne TinCaps	0	0	4.42	1	1	4.0	5	2	2	1	0	4	1.38
2016-08-21	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Lake County Captains	0	1	4.71	1	1	1.2	6	4	4	0	0	2	1.42
2016-08-26	Fort Wayne TinCaps	West Michigan Whitecaps	0	0	4.57	1	1	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	4	1.40
2016-08-31	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Great Lakes Loons	1	0	4.49	1	0	4.0	3	1	1	0	1	6	1.38
August			1	2	5.03	5	4	19.2	24	11	11	1	2	20	1.32

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