P Ivan Esparza #20
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/22/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P IVAN ESPARZA #20 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 7 1-4 0 4.76 73.2 71 9 21 64 1.25 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 45 45 50 45
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Changeup 35 35
Sinker 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 35
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/14/2025 PHO Loss, 2-4 4.0 2 1 1 1 5
07/08/2025 @ CHS Loss, 0-2 X 6.1 3 2 2 5 3 Loss
07/03/2025 @ HLW Loss, 3-17 X 4.1 7 5 5 1 1 Loss
06/27/2025 SF Win, 4-3 X 7.0 4 3 3 3 8
06/22/2025 DET Win, 6-5 X 7.1 5 2 2 2 7
06/16/2025 DBST Loss, 4-7 X 3.1 9 7 7 2 2 Loss
06/11/2025 NYN Win, 12-2 X 9.0 5 2 2 0 8 Win
06/04/2025 @ DD Loss, 3-10 X 0.2 7 7 7 2 0 Loss
05/30/2025 @ TOR Loss, 3-6 3.0 4 1 1 0 5
05/25/2025 ME Loss, 4-8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Been called humdrum.
Birthday:09/28/2000
Born in:Vega Alta, ARE
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 96 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 18th Pick in Round 3
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 7 1 4 0 4.76 73.2 71 40 39 9 21 64 1 14.3 0 4 57.1
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 17 9 11.85 8.67 7.82 2.57 4.47 1.25 106 0.4 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 120 26 2 0 4 19 15 29 1 0 2 .217 .312 .333 .645      
vs. RHB 170 45 6 1 5 21 6 35 0 2 3 .265 .302 .400 .702      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 2 1 1 1 1 5  
April 6 0 0 0 0 6.75 9.1 13 7 7 2 1 6  
May 10 0 0 0 0 1.21 22.1 16 4 3 1 4 24  
June 5 5 1 2 0 6.91 27.1 30 21 21 3 9 25  
July 3 2 0 2 0 4.91 14.2 12 8 8 3 7 9  
Spring Training 10 0 0 1 2 14.09 7.2 13 14 12 3 7 7  
Last Year 29 0 0 3 1 4.10 52.2 42 27 24 9 20 57  
2 Years Ago 25 0 2 0 1 4.53 51.2 54 26 26 7 17 35  
Career 78 7 3 7 2 4.50 178.0 167 93 89 25 58 156  
Home 13 4 1 1 0 3.28 46.2 35 18 17 4 12 45  
Road 11 3 0 3 0 7.33 27.0 36 22 22 5 9 19  
Grass 24 7 1 4 0 4.76 73.2 71 40 39 9 21 64  
Day 8 2 0 1 0 3.71 26.2 26 12 11 3 6 19  
Night 16 5 1 3 0 5.36 47.0 45 28 28 6 15 45  
As Starter 7 7 1 4 0 6.63 38.0 40 28 28 5 15 29  
As Reliever / Substitution 17 0 0 0 0 2.78 35.2 31 12 11 4 6 35  
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+
2023 Austin - ABA 22 25 0 2 0 1 4.53 51.2 54 26 26 7 17 35 0 0 1.37 .299 5.52 -0.2 107
2024 Austin - ABA 23 29 0 0 3 1 4.10 52.2 42 27 24 9 20 57 0 0 1.18 .254 5.10 -0.2 108
2025 Austin - ABA 24 24 7 1 4 0 4.76 73.2 71 40 39 9 21 64 1 0 1.25 .284 4.47 0.4 89
Total ABA 78 7 3 7 2 4.50 178.0 167 93 89 25 58 156 1 0 1.26 .281 4.96 -0.0 99
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+
2015 Clayton Valley Charter High School - HS 14 13 0 1 2 7 3.29 13.2 18 7 5 0 5 15 0 0 1.68 .400 2.11 0.8 137
2016 Clayton Valley Charter High School - HS 15 8 8 1 3 0 3.47 36.1 32 16 14 1 12 31 0 0 1.21 .301 2.71 1.3 132
2017 Clayton Valley Charter High School - HS 16 10 10 0 4 0 5.62 56.0 70 37 35 3 16 37 0 0 1.54 .358 3.86 1.5 91
2018 Clayton Valley Charter High School - HS 17 10 10 4 2 0 2.91 46.1 49 16 15 0 13 37 0 0 1.34 .333 3.11 1.8 184
2019 Clayton Valley Charter High School - HS 18 10 10 2 1 0 2.50 50.1 46 17 14 5 18 38 0 0 1.27 .289 4.56 1.1 210
2020 Northwestern - NCAA 19 12 12 2 5 0 3.84 65.2 74 31 28 4 6 46 0 0 1.22 .323 3.32 1.9 120
2021 Northwestern - NCAA 20 8 8 2 1 0 0.23 38.1 27 1 1 0 9 30 0 0 0.94 .248 1.84 1.7 1737
2022 Northwestern - NCAA 21 11 11 2 2 0 2.55 49.1 37 17 14 1 18 48 0 0 1.11 .277 2.52 1.9 174
2022 Tiverton - R 21 2 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.80 .182 1.02 0.3 999
2022 Laredo - AAA 21 13 13 1 7 0 4.78 75.1 77 41 40 2 25 57 0 0 1.35 .314 2.70 2.1 79
2023 Laredo - AAA 22 4 4 3 0 0 1.23 29.1 24 7 4 2 5 30 0 0 0.99 .286 2.52 0.9 302
Total AAA 17 17 4 7 0 3.78 104.2 101 48 44 4 30 87 0 0 1.25 .307 2.65 99.6
Total AHS 51 38 8 12 7 3.69 202.2 215 93 83 9 64 158 0 0 1.38 .330 3.54 136.6
Total ACOL 31 31 6 8 0 2.52 153.1 138 49 43 5 33 124 0 0 1.12 .292 2.69 184.4
Total AR 2 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.80 .182 1.02 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Austin - ABA P 24 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 51.2 0.52 +1.0 1.989
2024 Austin - ABA P 29 0 4 4 0 9 1 .889 52.2 1.37 -1.1 .683
2025 Austin - ABA P 24 7 5 6 0 12 1 .917 73.2 1.34 -1.1 .870
TOTAL P 77 7 11 11 0 24 2 .917 178.0 1.11 -1.3 .870
PLAYER HISTORY
01/22/2015 Joined the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (35); Movement: 35 (65); Control: 25 (55).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (35); Movement: 30 (60); Control: 25 (50).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (35); Movement: 35 (60); Control: 30 (55).
04/01/2018 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA High School All-Star Game.
04/28/2018 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (35); Movement: 35 (60); Control: 30 (60).
03/31/2019 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/15/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA High School All-Star Game.
05/05/2019 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/07/2019 Released by the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles.
06/07/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 116th overall pick) by the Sandusky Seagulls.
08/06/2019 Failed to sign with the Sandusky Seagulls and joined the Northwestern Wildcats.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (40); Movement: 45 (60); Control: 30 (60).
05/04/2020 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
12/02/2020 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Northwestern Wildcats development complex.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (55).
04/04/2021 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/15/2021 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 5 months.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (55).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (55).
04/15/2022 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/07/2022 Released by the Northwestern Wildcats.
06/07/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 18, 68th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
06/17/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Austin Desperados organization with a signing bonus of $5,425.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (50).
01/21/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Austin Desperados development complex.
08/06/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/13/2023 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/23/2023 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (50).
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
04/25/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
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