P Colin Esser #23
Palm Springs Heat (HLW) AAA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/17/2025
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P COLIN ESSER #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
40 1 6-3 5 1.77 71.1 51 5 25 49 1.07 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 50 50 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 45 45
Curveball 25 30
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 25
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/2025 ORO Loss, 6-8 2.1 2 1 1 0 2
09/03/2025 QFQ Win, 4-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
08/25/2025 @ WP Loss, 0-4 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
08/15/2025 @ NR Win, 9-3 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
08/08/2025 @ AAZ Win, 9-1 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 Save
08/06/2025 ORO Win, 7-2 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 Save
08/02/2025 QUE Win, 6-5 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
07/26/2025 HIC Loss, 0-5 2.1 3 2 2 3 2
07/24/2025 @ WB Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Win
07/14/2025 @ DEN Win, 4-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
He is a natural-born leader and has a high baseball IQ. He is popular in the clubhouse.
Birthday:03/21/1998
Born in:Breckenridge, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:None, 12 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 12 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 20th Pick in Round 3
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 40 1 6 3 5 1.77 71.1 51 15 14 5 25 49 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 3 62.5 39 16 9.84 6.43 6.18 3.15 3.40 1.07 94 0.6 .219        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 130 25 4 0 4 11 12 23 2 0 1 .192 .262 .315 .577      
vs. RHB 132 26 4 0 1 4 13 26 0 0 1 .197 .274 .250 .524      
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 7 1 1 0 0 2.30 15.2 16 4 4 1 3 10  
May 12 0 2 1 2 0.82 22.0 16 3 2 1 5 12  
June 9 0 0 1 1 2.84 12.2 7 4 4 1 5 12  
July 6 0 2 1 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 2 7 7  
August 5 0 0 0 2 0.79 11.1 5 1 1 0 5 8  
September 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 2  
Last Year 4 4 2 1 0 2.77 26.0 21 8 8 0 6 29  
2 Years Ago 30 30 14 8 0 2.58 184.2 141 56 53 19 49 161  
Career 157 117 60 28 5 2.46 739.1 557 213 202 58 180 627  
Home 22 0 3 0 3 1.57 34.1 25 6 6 3 8 26  
Road 18 1 3 3 2 1.95 37.0 26 9 8 2 17 23  
Grass 16 1 3 3 1 2.16 33.1 25 9 8 2 17 23  
Turf 24 0 3 0 4 1.42 38.0 26 6 6 3 8 26  
Day 9 0 0 0 1 1.93 14.0 11 3 3 1 6 9  
Night 31 1 6 3 4 1.73 57.1 40 12 11 4 19 40  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 3.52 7.2 8 3 3 1 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 39 0 5 3 5 1.55 63.2 43 12 11 4 24 45  
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 San Francisco - ABA 26 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 0 1.83 .357 5.58 -0.1 70
Total ABA 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 0 1.83 .357 5.58 -0.1 70
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+
2013 Buffalo HS - HS 15 9 9 3 2 0 3.60 40.0 48 20 16 2 14 48 0 0 1.55 .411 4.42 1.3 176
2014 Jesuit High School - HS 16 10 10 2 4 0 1.99 45.1 45 13 10 0 7 60 0 0 1.15 .378 1.02 2.9 257
2015 Jesuit High School - HS 17 10 10 2 3 0 3.00 48.0 40 17 16 2 16 58 0 0 1.17 .309 2.36 2.0 155
2016 Jesuit High School - HS 18 10 10 6 1 0 1.76 51.0 29 13 10 4 18 67 0 0 0.92 .227 2.53 2.1 268
2016 Buffalo - R 18 12 12 3 4 0 5.25 58.1 59 37 34 14 19 41 0 0 1.34 .262 5.48 0.8 107
2017 Buffalo - R 19 11 11 4 6 0 4.02 53.2 45 25 24 8 11 48 0 0 1.04 .259 3.17 1.6 114
2017 Bangor - A 19 15 15 2 6 0 5.62 72.0 79 46 45 10 32 48 0 0 1.54 .305 4.88 0.3 73
2018 Bangor - A 20 27 27 11 7 0 2.44 155.0 118 46 42 12 26 139 0 0 0.93 .253 2.58 4.6 153
2019 Augusta - AA 21 28 28 10 8 0 2.80 148.0 120 50 46 14 29 125 0 0 1.01 .260 3.03 3.2 131
2020 Orono - AAA 22 28 28 12 5 0 2.57 150.1 120 48 43 7 39 138 0 0 1.06 .272 2.32 4.2 127
2021 (ME) Ocala - DL 23 9 9 4 3 0 2.94 52.0 41 19 17 1 14 42 0 0 1.06 .268 1.61 2.9 162
2021 Orono - AAA 23 27 26 13 6 0 2.34 146.0 114 39 38 10 27 116 0 0 0.97 .248 2.66 3.9 154
2022 Orono - AAA 24 28 28 13 5 0 2.57 161.0 110 47 46 17 34 134 0 0 0.89 .211 3.32 3.0 143
2023 Orono - AAA 25 30 30 14 8 0 2.58 184.2 141 56 53 19 49 161 0 0 1.03 .248 3.27 3.9 148
2024 London - AA 26 14 13 4 7 0 3.57 80.2 90 35 32 7 29 70 0 0 1.48 .332 3.69 2.2 140
2024 Montreal - AAA 26 4 4 2 1 0 2.77 26.0 21 8 8 0 6 29 0 0 1.04 .318 1.68 1.3 145
2025 Palm Springs - AAA 27 40 1 6 3 5 1.77 71.1 51 15 14 5 25 49 0 0 1.07 .219 3.40 0.6 210
Total AAA 157 117 60 28 5 2.46 739.1 557 213 202 58 180 627 0 0 1.00 .244 2.93 147.2
Total AA 42 41 14 15 0 3.07 228.2 210 85 78 21 58 195 0 0 1.17 .288 3.26 134.4
Total A 42 42 13 13 0 3.45 227.0 197 92 87 22 58 187 0 0 1.12 .271 3.31 113.9
Total AHS 39 39 13 10 0 2.54 184.1 162 63 52 8 55 233 0 0 1.18 .332 2.53 204.1
Total AR 23 23 7 10 0 4.66 112.0 104 62 58 22 30 89 0 0 1.20 .260 4.37 109.8
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+
2025 Palm Springs - AAA 27 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.86 .286 1.19 0.1 96
Total AAA 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.86 .286 1.19 96.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (ME) Ocala - DL P 9 9 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 52.0 0.35 -0.1 .924
2024 San Francisco - ABA P 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 -0.0 1.025
2025 Palm Springs - AAA P 39 1 7 3 1 12 2 .833 71.1 1.26 -1.6 .614
TOTAL P 50 11 7 8 1 17 2 .882 131.0 1.03 -1.8 .774
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Buffalo HS Fire Ants.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 40 (75).
04/20/2014 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 40 (80).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 45 (80).
05/01/2016 Wins the AHS Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/07/2016 Released by the Jesuit High School Tigers.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 68th overall pick) by the Maine Pines.
06/18/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Maine Pines organization with a signing bonus of $25,000.
07/30/2016 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/07/2016 Named the #96 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 20 (65); Control: 45 (65).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 25 (55); Control: 30 (45).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 35 (55); Control: 40 (45).
10/04/2019 Wins the 2019 ABA Double A World Series with the Augusta Capitols!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (55).
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (ME) Ocala Acorns.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
10/16/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA Development League World Series with the Orono Oaks!
11/22/2023 Became a free agent.
12/07/2023 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Francisco Fire organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
04/19/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Halifax while with San Francisco.
05/16/2024 Released by the Halifax Heathens.
05/30/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization.
11/22/2024 Became a minor league free agent.
12/30/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
06/15/2025 Was selected to the 2025 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR/9 Rank
2021 0.17 3
Year WAR Rank
2021 2.9 10
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