The Angels have announced that infielder Danny Espinosa has been released. He’ll hit the open market for the first time with the Halos set to pay the remainder of his $5.425MM salary.
Clearly, no other organizations were so motivated to add Espinosa that they struck a deal to get him while he was in limbo after being designated for assignment. And that’s not surprising, given the anemic .162/.237/.276 batting line he carries through 254 plate appearances on the year.
But Espinosa could still hold appeal. He has historically rated as a quality baserunner and up-the-middle defender. And while he’ll never hit for much average or reach base at a healthy clip, the bat has shown much more life in the recent past. The switch-hitter drove 24 home runs with a .169 isolated slugging mark last year, after all.
What a disappointment!!!
Anyone shocked by this doesn’t understand baseball.
Yeah, he should be back on track though… It is just a matter of the right opportunity and the right time…
he a had a chance to play everyday in his hometown. Pretty good opportunity, just couldn’t get it going
A lifetime NLer goes to the AL, OPS drops .170 points. Heard this one before…..
Espinosa wasn’t anything special in the NL either
Danny Espinosa has also never really been any good though
You act like the difference between the NL and the AL is like the difference between the east and west in the NBA…. wake up dude. They’re way closer than you think
Small sample size with Espinosa to draw that conclusion man. I mean he’s had half season stretches like this before in the NL.
Good luck Danny the chemistry wasn’t there with the Angels
Too bad. I wanted them to get him for a while but it was too late by the time he did. He’s obviously burning my burning out early. But that’s the risk when you’re a low average, high walk hitter with pop. Have a down year and they can’t even hit their weight. Especially in a ballpark like the Big A.
Good fit for NY, they could test him at first, with the short porch, he could look like what he look like in WSH
he was never really all that special in Washington. yeah, he is good defensively, and has some pop in his bat, but if I’m the Yankees I would keep looking for a better replacement.
The new Red Sox 3B!
Nooooo please dont
But this would have to be a minor league deal and only if headley starts to struggle, which he hasn’t since his one bad month that he has every year which this year was in May. Espinosa would have to be like a Ji Man Choi, or he could be another Ronald torreyes for the yanks
Good fit for NY? Yankees do not need a .167 hitter. The least of our problems is the need for a utility infielder. Where would he play? Girardi already screws around with the lineup too much!! The last thing he needs is another piece to give him more options!
And for what it’s worth he has played 5 games at first base in his career.
Drove Home Runs?
jeff todd is an idiot!
LOL what?
Quick, where’s a stat guy to come up with crazy stats to justify his awful line and claim he’s actually good!
Actually, I think stat guys have been the ones warning about sustainability when Espinosa ends a year with twenty bombs.
Yep, I recall a fair bit of analysis outlining how those home runs were thinly papering over serious issues at the plate.
Especially going to an environment like the Big A. That’s one of the worst places to go for a hitter like Espinosa.
Quick, someone find an rbi lover who will throw at another guy’s head because he flipped a bat.
I thought he might be a decent add for the Halos, good defender to go with Simba up the middle with some pop and base running value. However watching his approach at the plate I saw a guy who swung hard every pitch and made absolutely no adjustments to his swing in two stroke counts. For someone playing at the highest level it’s confounding that his approach has not evolved at this stage of his career. For his sake hopefully being released will motivate him to make changes to improve.
he’s going to hit .289 next year to prove the writer wrong. man, you media people are so judgmental.