Leonel EspinozaSS
South Bend Cubs
Age 23
R/R
5'10" / 165 lbs
A+
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
peak 0.7 · 2030
wRC+†53
AVG/OBP/SLG.202 / .259 / .290
PA320
HR5
SB15
K%31
BB%6
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
45→45
PWR
30→30
SPD
55→55
EYE
40↘30
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2030
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2030
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2035
First FA Year 2036
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2030 | Pre-Arb | $0.9M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2031 | Pre-Arb | $0.9M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2032 | Pre-Arb | $0.9M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2033 | Arb-1 | $0.4M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.1M |
| 2034 | Arb-2 | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2035 | Arb-3 | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $0.5M | $5M | +$4M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | ROK | DSL Cubs Blue | 204 | 181 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 9 | 11 | 3 | .144 | .236 | .221 | .457 | .077 | .197 | 30 | 6 | .199 | 11 | -21 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -1.2 |
| 2023 | 20 | ROK | 2 teams | 200 | 182 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 6 | .214 | .281 | .280 | .562 | .066 | .309 | 29 | 6 | .255 | 53 | -11 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | 2 teams | 284 | 250 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 93 | 12 | 10 | 4 | .196 | .290 | .308 | .598 | .112 | .294 | 33 | 7 | .267 | 62 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -0.1 |
| 2025 | 22 | A | 3 teams | 517 | 487 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 155 | 4 | 33 | 10 | .216 | .255 | .283 | .539 | .068 | .300 | 30 | 4 | .237 | 40 | -35 | +3 | +0 | +6 | +15 | -1.3 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 45 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .158 | .289 | .342 | .631 | .184 | .263 | 40 | 11 | .254 | 53 | -2 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +1 | 0.0 |
| ROS | 23 | MLB | CHC | 275 | 251 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 87 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .199 | .264 | .295 | .559 | .096 | .283 | 32 | 6 | .254 | 53 | -15 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -0.3 |
| TOT | 23 | MLB | CHC | 320 | 289 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 105 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .194 | .267 | .301 | .568 | .107 | .283 | 33 | 7 | .254 | 53 | -17 | +2 | +0 | +3 | +9 | -0.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 10% | CHC | 487 | 442 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 133 | 9 | 16 | 3 | .206 | .275 | .308 | .582 | .102 | .274 | 27 | 7 | .267 | 63 | -20 | +2 | +0 | +5 | +14 | 0.1 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 25% | CHC | 514 | 464 | 99 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 138 | 9 | 16 | 3 | .213 | .283 | .328 | .610 | .114 | .276 | 27 | 7 | .275 | 69 | -18 | +2 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.4 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 43% | CHC | 530 | 477 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 141 | 9 | 16 | 3 | .214 | .286 | .331 | .617 | .117 | .278 | 27 | 7 | .280 | 72 | -17 | +2 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.6 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB 58% | CHC | 535 | 481 | 104 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 142 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .216 | .289 | .335 | .623 | .119 | .278 | 27 | 7 | .281 | 73 | -16 | +2 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.7 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB 68% | CHC | 533 | 479 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 143 | 9 | 13 | 2 | .213 | .286 | .330 | .616 | .117 | .278 | 27 | 8 | .280 | 72 | -17 | +2 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 0.5 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB 86% | CHC | 526 | 472 | 100 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 143 | 9 | 12 | 2 | .212 | .286 | .324 | .610 | .112 | .277 | 27 | 8 | .278 | 71 | -17 | +2 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 0.3 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB 92% | CHC | 516 | 463 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 142 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .210 | .284 | .322 | .606 | .112 | .275 | 28 | 8 | .274 | 68 | -19 | +2 | -2 | +6 | +15 | 0.1 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB | CHC | 503 | 452 | 94 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 140 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .208 | .281 | .316 | .597 | .108 | .274 | 28 | 8 | .271 | 65 | -20 | +2 | -3 | +5 | +14 | -0.1 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | CHC | 485 | 437 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 138 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .204 | .278 | .307 | .585 | .103 | .272 | 28 | 8 | .266 | 62 | -21 | +1 | -4 | +5 | +14 | -0.4 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | CHC | 456 | 412 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 133 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .194 | .267 | .286 | .554 | .092 | .271 | 29 | 7 | .261 | 58 | -22 | +1 | -4 | +5 | +13 | -0.7 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | CHC | 410 | 369 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 123 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .195 | .270 | .287 | .558 | .092 | .269 | 30 | 8 | .255 | 53 | -22 | +1 | -5 | +4 | +12 | -1.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 6975 | 6299 | 1299 | 212 | 40 | 119 | 491 | 1971 | 129 | 203 | 42 | .206 | .277 | .309 | .587 | .103 | .278 | 28 | 7 | .266 | 62 | -302 | +24 | -20 | +75 | +198 | -2.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 587 | 121 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 184 | 12 | 19 | 4 | .206 | .278 | .310 | .588 | .104 | .278 | 28 | 7 | .266 | 62 | -28 | +2 | -2 | +7 | +18 | -0.2 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | ROK | DSL Cubs Blue | 204 | 173 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 3 | .225 | .340 | .405 | .745 | .179 | .252 | 21 | 10 | .336 | 115 | +4 | +1 | — | — | +6 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 52 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .128 | .196 | .149 | .345 | .021 | .188 | 29 | 4 | .167 | -14 | -7 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.5 |
| 2023 | 20 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 148 | 129 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 5 | .364 | .446 | .512 | .958 | .147 | .446 | 18 | 10 | .427 | 185 | +14 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 257 | 215 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 10 | 4 | .260 | .379 | .428 | .807 | .167 | .340 | 23 | 12 | .363 | 136 | +10 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 21 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 27 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .407 | .364 | .771 | .091 | .353 | 19 | 15 | .358 | 132 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 22 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 89 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .244 | .295 | .256 | .552 | .012 | .282 | 13 | 7 | .255 | 53 | -5 | +2 | — | — | +3 | -0.0 |
| 2025 | 22 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 408 | 370 | 100 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 90 | 4 | 21 | 8 | .270 | .333 | .370 | .704 | .100 | .339 | 22 | 8 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +1 | — | — | +12 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 22 | INTL | Leones del Caracas | 20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .316 | .350 | .368 | .718 | .053 | .429 | 25 | 5 | .325 | 107 | +0 | -0 | — | — | +1 | 0.0 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Leonel Espinoza (OGILVIE) | 23 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 30 | .202/.259/.290 | .088 | .285 | 5 | 9 | 31% | 6% | 51 | -0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Blake Rambusch 2023 · A |
23 | 47 | 37→30 | 52→60 | 42 | .219/.287/.296 | .076 | .318 | 4 | 13 | 30% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .226/.311/.291 | .065 | .315 | 3 | 28 | 26% | 9% | 72 | -0.2 | .233/.319/.287 | .055 | .311 | 2 | 37 | 23% | 9% | 71 | -0.1 |
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✕Johnni Turbo 2012 · A |
23 | 45→49 | 38→40 | 55 | 35 | .213/.250/.292 | .078 | .308 | 5 | 16 | 31% | 4% | 46 | -2.0 | .233/.266/.321 | .088 | .297 | 6 | 17 | 23% | 4% | 59 | -1.1 | .238/.275/.302 | .064 | .295 | 3 | 18 | 19% | 4% | 56 | -0.4 |
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✕Cutter Dykstra 2012 · A |
23 | 45→55 | 37→40 | 51→55 | 41 | .212/.268/.283 | .070 | .299 | 5 | 16 | 29% | 6% | 51 | -1.7 | .228/.289/.311 | .083 | .308 | 6 | 16 | 26% | 7% | 68 | -0.5 | .236/.303/.323 | .087 | .313 | 6 | 16 | 25% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 |
|
✕Najee Gaskins 2022 · A |
24 | 46 | 39→30 | 52→50 | 39 | .215/.273/.302 | .086 | .316 | 6 | 14 | 32% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .212/.282/.289 | .077 | .360 | 4 | 9 | 39% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .208/.293/.267 | .059 | .377 | 2 | 10 | 41% | 7% | 58 | -0.5 |
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✕Ronaldo Urdaneta 2021 · A |
22 | 44 | 39→40 | 53→60 | 40 | .210/.265/.300 | .090 | .306 | 6 | 14 | 32% | 6% | 54 | -1.4 | .187/.266/.264 | .077 | .308 | 6 | 22 | 38% | 8% | 47 | -1.9 | .145/.239/.202 | .057 | .243 | 5 | 33 | 39% | 9% | 19 | -1.1 |
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✕Mikey Edie 2019 · A |
22 | 47 | 35→30 | 51→50 | 35 | .214/.264/.277 | .063 | .323 | 2 | 15 | 33% | 4% | 48 | -1.9 | .207/.258/.278 | .071 | .287 | 4 | 8 | 28% | 4% | 46 | -2.0 | .193/.240/.251 | .058 | .266 | 3 | 7 | 27% | 3% | 27 | -1.7 |
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✕Cody Koback 2013 · A |
23 | 46→47 | 38→30 | 51→50 | 36 | .219/.268/.296 | .077 | .310 | 6 | 13 | 30% | 4% | 55 | -1.4 | .217/.267/.278 | .061 | .288 | 3 | 12 | 24% | 5% | 50 | -1.8 | .214/.265/.255 | .042 | .277 | 0 | 12 | 21% | 4% | 40 | -1.9 |
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✕Francisco Martinez 2014 · AA |
23 | 47→49 | 38→40 | 51→55 | 39 | .222/.262/.298 | .076 | .304 | 5 | 17 | 28% | 5% | 52 | -1.6 | .214/.247/.294 | .080 | .295 | 6 | 19 | 28% | 4% | 44 | -2.1 | .211/.236/.294 | .083 | .285 | 6 | 20 | 28% | 3% | 36 | -1.9 |
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✕Adam Hall 2022 · A |
23 | 46→48 | 38→40 | 56→60 | 37 | .212/.278/.288 | .076 | .325 | 5 | 22 | 34% | 5% | 58 | -1.2 | .214/.287/.281 | .067 | .338 | 3 | 23 | 35% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .218/.296/.266 | .048 | .353 | 1 | 33 | 35% | 6% | 57 | -0.5 |
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✕Corey Joyce 2022 · AA |
23 | 41 | 39→45 | 53→50 | 39 | .193/.262/.274 | .080 | .300 | 7 | 13 | 36% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .208/.307/.328 | .120 | .294 | 12 | 12 | 31% | 10% | 82 | +0.5 | .212/.315/.318 | .105 | .301 | 9 | 14 | 29% | 10% | 80 | +0.2 |
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✕Jacob Young 2022 · A |
23 | 43→53 | 38→40 | 57→60 | 43 | .206/.257/.288 | .083 | .264 | 5 | 20 | 24% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .238/.299/.313 | .075 | .302 | 4 | 31 | 21% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .248/.310/.323 | .074 | .311 | 3 | 36 | 20% | 6% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕Ray-Patrick Didder 2018 · A |
23 | 42→46 | 38→45 | 52→60 | 39 | .200/.276/.278 | .078 | .288 | 5 | 18 | 30% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .187/.267/.264 | .077 | .298 | 6 | 23 | 36% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .195/.280/.308 | .112 | .279 | 12 | 28 | 32% | 8% | 62 | -0.6 |
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✕Andrew Sohn 2016 · A |
23 | 45 | 38→30 | 52→55 | 41 | .216/.269/.295 | .078 | .278 | 6 | 17 | 24% | 5% | 55 | -1.4 | .203/.274/.280 | .077 | .276 | 6 | 16 | 27% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .170/.262/.222 | .052 | .238 | 5 | 18 | 28% | 9% | 32 | -1.4 |
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✕Jose Cordova 2023 · A |
23 | 44 | 36→40 | 49→50 | 38 | .205/.258/.274 | .069 | .299 | 3 | 8 | 31% | 5% | 45 | -2.1 | .213/.269/.289 | .076 | .307 | 4 | 9 | 30% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .224/.290/.312 | .088 | .305 | 6 | 10 | 27% | 8% | 65 | -0.4 |
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✕Delvin Pérez 2022 · AA |
23 | 46→47 | 36→30 | 52→55 | 37 | .215/.260/.277 | .062 | .305 | 4 | 19 | 30% | 4% | 46 | -2.0 | .203/.263/.287 | .084 | .303 | 8 | 25 | 33% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .187/.252/.257 | .071 | .272 | 7 | 29 | 32% | 7% | 36 | -1.5 |
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✕Stephen Alemais 2018 · A |
23 | 44→54 | 40 | 46→50 | 41 | .214/.261/.308 | .095 | .280 | 7 | 11 | 26% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .235/.286/.307 | .072 | .301 | 4 | 14 | 22% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .253/.308/.311 | .059 | .317 | 1 | 16 | 19% | 7% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Mike Martin 2017 · A |
24 | 45 | 36→30 | 51→55 | 44 | .210/.279/.272 | .062 | .287 | 4 | 14 | 27% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .230/.281/.300 | .070 | .287 | 4 | 18 | 20% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .245/.291/.304 | .059 | .296 | 2 | 27 | 17% | 5% | 63 | -0.4 |
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✕Noel Cuevas 2015 · AA |
23 | 45→50 | 42→45 | 54→55 | 40 | .219/.262/.326 | .107 | .279 | 9 | 17 | 25% | 5% | 60 | -1.0 | .233/.267/.328 | .095 | .304 | 7 | 18 | 25% | 4% | 62 | -0.9 | .249/.283/.353 | .103 | .310 | 8 | 12 | 22% | 3% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Dru Baker 2022 · A |
22 | 45→55 | 38→40 | 55→60 | 41 | .214/.268/.296 | .082 | .300 | 4 | 13 | 29% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .238/.294/.344 | .106 | .336 | 10 | 29 | 30% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .245/.298/.334 | .089 | .343 | 8 | 39 | 29% | 6% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Anthony Jimenez 2019 · A |
23 | 47→44 | 41→45 | 50→55 | 34 | .224/.265/.328 | .103 | .332 | 8 | 17 | 34% | 4% | 62 | -0.9 | .206/.259/.305 | .099 | .308 | 8 | 14 | 34% | 5% | 54 | -1.4 | .166/.231/.257 | .092 | .251 | 6 | 18 | 34% | 5% | 27 | -1.2 |