RF Chris Epstein #25
Fountain Hills 23ers ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/06/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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RF CHRIS EPSTEIN #25 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 207 65 19 1 2 27 15 45 .314 .364 .444 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 55
Errors: - 35 65
Arm: 25 30 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/2023 PHI Loss, 3-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/2023 SDF Loss, 6-8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/02/2023 SDF Loss, 3-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/2023 SDF Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2023 HLW Win, 4-0 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/29/2023 HLW Loss, 3-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/27/2023 @ SF Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/2023 @ SF Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/2023 @ SF Loss, 3-4 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/24/2023 NYN Loss, 7-11 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Epstein is clearly a team leader.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/20/1998
Born in:Euclid, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 12 Days
Service This Yr:68 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 69 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 54 207 65 19 1 2 27 18 15 45 .314 .364 .444 .809 .338 .130 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 225 2 3 0 4 0 1 92 22 2 0 100.0 33.7 6.19 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 22 5 1 0 12 8 3 17 1 0 0 .306 .329 .403 .732
Versus Right   135 43 14 0 2 15 10 12 28 0 0 2 .319 .383 .467 .849
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   23 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .217 .250 .217 .467
March   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   77 26 7 1 1 13 9 7 18 0 0 1 .338 .400 .494 .894
May   59 20 7 0 0 7 5 3 13 1 0 1 .339 .375 .458 .833
August   50 17 5 0 1 6 3 4 10 0 0 0 .340 .389 .500 .889
September   19 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Spring Training   98 25 5 0 1 13 7 6 24 0 0 0 .255 .298 .337 .635
Last Year   476 129 28 1 16 63 55 30 108 1 0 4 .271 .319 .435 .754
2 Years Ago   175 35 10 1 1 7 15 9 29 1 0 3 .200 .250 .286 .536
Career   956 251 60 3 23 111 96 59 217 3 0 10 .263 .311 .404 .715
Home   144 47 12 0 2 21 13 9 32 0 0 1 .326 .370 .451 .822
Road   63 18 7 1 0 6 5 6 13 1 0 1 .286 .352 .429 .781
Grass   207 65 19 1 2 27 18 15 45 1 0 2 .314 .364 .444 .809
Day   91 37 10 0 1 13 10 11 19 0 0 1 .407 .476 .549 1.025
Night   116 28 9 1 1 14 8 4 26 1 0 1 .241 .270 .362 .633
As Starter   206 65 19 1 2 27 18 15 44 1 0 2 .316 .366 .447 .813
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   42 21 3 0 1 5 5 5 8 0 0 0 .500 .553 .643 1.196
Inning 1-3   77 17 9 1 1 9 5 3 20 0 0 1 .221 .259 .403 .662
Inning 4-6   67 20 5 0 0 11 8 6 14 0 0 1 .299 .365 .373 .738
Inning 7-9   59 26 5 0 1 7 5 6 11 1 0 0 .441 .485 .576 1.061
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   64 21 5 0 2 5 7 6 15 0 0 1 .328 .394 .500 .894
1 Outs   76 19 4 1 0 10 7 4 14 1 0 1 .250 .293 .329 .622
2 Outs   67 25 10 0 0 12 4 5 16 0 0 0 .373 .417 .522 .939
Scoring Position   52 16 5 1 0 22 6 5 10 1 0 0 .308 .362 .442 .804
Bases Empty   118 37 10 0 2 2 11 9 26 0 0 2 .314 .372 .449 .821
Runner on 1st   37 12 4 0 0 3 1 1 9 0 0 0 .324 .342 .432 .775
Runner on 2nd   26 7 2 0 0 7 1 2 6 0 0 0 .269 .321 .346 .668
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 4 3 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .538 .896
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 0 1 0 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .556 .833 1.389
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   101 29 9 1 0 12 9 6 45 0 0 1 .287 .333 .396 .729
First Pitch   23 6 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .261 .308 .435 .742
Count 0-1   24 6 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .280 .333 .613
Count 0-2   21 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 1-0   19 7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .368 .400 .474 .874
Count 1-1   18 9 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .611 1.111
Count 1-2   35 10 4 0 0 3 3 0 16 0 0 1 .286 .306 .400 .706
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   13 5 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .846 1.231
Count 2-2   27 10 5 0 0 6 2 0 10 0 0 0 .370 .370 .556 .926
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   18 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 9 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Behind in Count   80 22 6 1 0 10 6 0 26 0 0 2 .275 .293 .375 .668
Ahead in Count   41 15 5 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 .366 .458 .561 1.019
Batting 2nd   44 11 4 0 1 2 3 4 10 0 0 0 .250 .312 .409 .722
Batting 3rd   35 14 5 0 0 6 3 0 6 0 0 0 .400 .400 .543 .943
Batting 4th   113 36 9 0 1 17 11 10 26 1 0 2 .319 .381 .425 .806
Batting 5th   15 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .312 .467 .779
Low Leverage   68 20 9 0 0 2 3 6 14 0 0 0 .294 .351 .426 .778
Medium Leverage   102 27 6 1 1 14 6 4 26 1 0 2 .265 .303 .373 .675
High Leverage   37 18 4 0 1 11 9 5 5 0 0 0 .486 .548 .676 1.223
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 239 59 10 2 10 28 30 16 57 .247 .294 .431 .725 .318 .184 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 255 0 0 0 8 0 0 103 22 3 1 75.0 28.1 4.02 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 12 2 0 3 9 6 4 18 0 0 0 .200 .250 .383 .633
Versus Right   179 47 8 2 7 19 24 12 39 0 0 0 .263 .309 .447 .756
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   37 8 1 0 3 7 3 2 11 0 0 0 .216 .256 .486 .743
June   60 12 1 1 2 6 5 3 16 0 0 0 .200 .238 .350 .588
July   104 31 7 1 4 13 17 8 16 0 0 0 .298 .348 .500 .848
August   38 8 1 0 1 2 5 3 14 0 0 0 .211 .268 .316 .584
2 Years Ago   251 65 12 0 12 47 35 24 41 1 0 2 .259 .327 .450 .778
Career   631 166 26 2 35 104 91 52 130 2 0 4 .263 .322 .477 .799
Home   134 34 4 2 6 16 18 9 29 0 0 0 .254 .301 .448 .748
Road   105 25 6 0 4 12 12 7 28 0 0 0 .238 .286 .410 .695
Grass   223 54 9 2 9 25 26 12 57 0 0 0 .242 .281 .422 .702
Turf   16 5 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 .312 .450 .562 1.012
Day   93 20 3 0 5 12 14 7 19 0 0 0 .215 .270 .409 .679
Night   146 39 7 2 5 16 16 9 38 0 0 0 .267 .310 .445 .755
As Starter   236 59 10 2 10 28 30 16 56 0 0 0 .250 .298 .436 .734
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Montreal - ABA 22 27 98 22 3 0 4 14 8 5 1 0 35 0 0 .224 .269 .378 .647 80 79 -0.3
2021 Cleveland - ABA 23 49 175 35 10 1 1 7 15 9 3 1 29 0 0 .200 .250 .286 .536 57 52 -0.3
2022 Cleveland - ABA 24 125 476 129 28 1 16 63 55 30 4 1 108 1 0 .271 .319 .435 .754 108 105 1.2
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA 25 54 207 65 19 1 2 27 18 15 2 1 45 2 0 .314 .364 .444 .809 110 108 0.6
Total ABA 255 956 251 60 3 23 111 96 59 10 3 217 3 0 .263 .311 .404 .715 96 93 1.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Chattanooga State Community College - JUCO 20 48 198 83 14 1 13 46 46 19 1 0 31 0 1 .419 .472 .697 1.169 162 171 2.3
2018 (PIT) Torreon - DL 20 33 109 31 4 0 8 20 17 11 3 0 13 0 0 .284 .366 .541 .907 117 115 0.5
2018 Sacramento - R 20 31 110 36 5 0 11 28 25 7 2 2 24 0 1 .327 .372 .673 1.045 171 170 1.5
2019 (PIT) Torreon - DL 21 35 147 47 8 1 10 30 26 10 3 2 24 0 1 .320 .370 .592 .962 123 122 0.9
2019 Myrtle Beach - AA 21 109 441 125 28 2 21 64 58 30 6 1 122 0 0 .283 .337 .499 .836 137 141 4.3
2020 Cornwall - AA 22 71 268 75 15 1 12 33 35 28 3 2 58 0 0 .280 .352 .478 .830 139 144 2.3
2020 Quebec - AAA 22 35 141 42 4 0 13 29 26 12 2 1 32 0 0 .298 .359 .603 .962 175 178 2.3
2021 Quebec - AAA 23 71 251 65 12 0 12 47 35 24 2 1 41 0 0 .259 .327 .450 .778 123 118 1.7
2023 Quebec - AAA 25 65 239 59 10 2 10 28 30 16 0 0 57 3 1 .247 .294 .431 .725 103 105 0.6
Total AAA 171 631 166 26 2 35 104 91 52 4 2 130 3 1 .263 .322 .477 .799 127 127
Total AA 180 709 200 43 3 33 97 93 58 9 3 180 0 0 .282 .343 .491 .834 138 142
Total AR 31 110 36 5 0 11 28 25 7 2 2 24 0 1 .327 .372 .673 1.045 171 170
Total AJUCO 48 198 83 14 1 13 46 46 19 1 0 31 0 1 .419 .472 .697 1.169 162 171
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Montreal - ABA RF 25 24 50 2 1 52 0 1.000 210.0 2.23 -3.6 .930
2021 Cleveland - ABA LF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 84.0 1.93 -0.8 .921
2021 Cleveland - ABA RF 37 35 57 1 0 59 1 .983 312.1 1.67 +0.9 .994
2022 Cleveland - ABA LF 4 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 35.1 2.80 +0.1 1.062
2022 Cleveland - ABA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
2022 Cleveland - ABA RF 115 108 165 6 0 175 4 .977 979.2 1.57 +0.6 .998
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA 1B 2 2 12 1 2 13 0 1.000 19.0 6.16 -0.1 1.003
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA LF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -0.0 .974
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA RF 47 46 81 5 0 87 1 .989 417.0 1.86 +0.5 1.017
2023 Quebec - AAA RF 40 39 74 0 0 75 1 .987 306.2 2.17 +2.3 1.029
TOTAL 1B 2 2 12 1 2 13 0 1.000 19.0 6.16 -0.1 1.003
TOTAL LF 18 17 35 0 0 36 1 .972 146.1 2.15 -0.7 .973
TOTAL CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
TOTAL RF 264 252 427 14 1 448 7 .984 2225.2 1.78 +0.6 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Chattanooga State Community College Tigers.
03/04/2018 Goes 5-6 against the Navarro College Bulldogs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 4 R.
03/24/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/05/2018 Wins the 2018 AJUCO SL2 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
06/07/2018 Released by the Chattanooga State Community College Tigers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 77th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Phantoms.
08/13/2018 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/09/2018 Hits three home runs against the Terra Linda Chargers, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (PIT) Torreon Alligators.
12/29/2018 Goes 5-5 against the (SD) Guadalupe Cubs, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 30 (45).
05/13/2019 Wins the AA W-AA Player of the Week Award.
06/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
06/11/2019 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 2-3 weeks.
07/22/2019 Wins the AA W-AA Player of the Week Award.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (PIT) Torreon Alligators.
12/29/2019 Goes 6-8 against the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
09/16/2020 Hits three home runs against the Glendale Muskies, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
08/16/2021 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
07/06/2022 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days.
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): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/2023 Injured (Strained Quadriceps),out for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2019 2 10
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