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Angels Release Danny Espinosa

By Jeff Todd | July 20, 2017 at 9:19pm CDT

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.

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  1. billwood23

    4 years ago

    What a disappointment!!!

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    • thekid9

      4 years ago

      Anyone shocked by this doesn’t understand baseball.

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  2. julyn82001

    4 years ago

    Yeah, he should be back on track though… It is just a matter of the right opportunity and the right time…

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    • halos101

      4 years ago

      he a had a chance to play everyday in his hometown. Pretty good opportunity, just couldn’t get it going

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  3. Just Another Fan

    4 years ago

    A lifetime NLer goes to the AL, OPS drops .170 points. Heard this one before…..

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    • dodgerfan711

      4 years ago

      Espinosa wasn’t anything special in the NL either

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    • JDGoat

      4 years ago

      Danny Espinosa has also never really been any good though

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    • Sirsleepit

      4 years ago

      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

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    • tbonenats

      4 years ago

      Small sample size with Espinosa to draw that conclusion man. I mean he’s had half season stretches like this before in the NL.

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  4. Angelfanforlife19

    4 years ago

    Good luck Danny the chemistry wasn’t there with the Angels

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  5. RyÅn W Krol

    4 years ago

    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.

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  6. Howard-NY13

    4 years ago

    Good fit for NY, they could test him at first, with the short porch, he could look like what he look like in WSH

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    • bastros88

      4 years ago

      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.

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    • T-Dawg

      4 years ago

      The new Red Sox 3B!

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      • downeysoft42

        4 years ago

        Nooooo please dont

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  7. Howard-NY13

    4 years ago

    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

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    • seckert15

      4 years ago

      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!

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      • seckert15

        4 years ago

        And for what it’s worth he has played 5 games at first base in his career.

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  8. ErnestoRumors

    4 years ago

    Drove Home Runs?
    jeff todd is an idiot!

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    • Jeff Todd

      4 years ago

      LOL what?

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  9. ReverieDays

    4 years ago

    Quick, where’s a stat guy to come up with crazy stats to justify his awful line and claim he’s actually good!

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    • Jeff Todd

      4 years ago

      Actually, I think stat guys have been the ones warning about sustainability when Espinosa ends a year with twenty bombs.

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      • Cam

        4 years ago

        Yep, I recall a fair bit of analysis outlining how those home runs were thinly papering over serious issues at the plate.

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      • RyÅn W Krol

        4 years ago

        Especially going to an environment like the Big A. That’s one of the worst places to go for a hitter like Espinosa.

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    • JDGoat

      4 years ago

      Quick, someone find an rbi lover who will throw at another guy’s head because he flipped a bat.

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  10. chamerhammer

    4 years ago

    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.

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  11. slide

    4 years ago

    he’s going to hit .289 next year to prove the writer wrong. man, you media people are so judgmental.

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