Christopher EspinolaOF
Lynchburg Hillcats
Age 22
L/L
5'7" / 165 lbs
A
K +5%HR +5%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 0.5 · 2030
wRC+†70
AVG/OBP/SLG.206 / .286 / .318
PA171
HR3
K%28
BB%9
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
25→25
PWR
25→25
SPD
50→50
EYE
54↗60
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2031
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2031
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2036
First FA Year 2037
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.3M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $4M | -$0.1M | ||
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 | 17 | ROK | DSL Indians Blue | 138 | 126 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .190 | .255 | .254 | .509 | .063 | .256 | 26 | 7 | .229 | 33 | -10 | -1 | +0 | -1 | +4 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 18 | ROK | DSL CLE Red | 164 | 151 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .252 | .302 | .384 | .687 | .132 | .324 | 24 | 5 | .293 | 82 | -3 | +2 | +0 | -1 | +5 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 19 | ROK | ACL Guardians | 162 | 142 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .155 | .245 | .225 | .471 | .070 | .263 | 40 | 10 | .223 | 29 | -13 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -0.8 |
| 2024 | 20 | ROK | ACL Guardians | 114 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .146 | .228 | .214 | .442 | .068 | .250 | 40 | 9 | .202 | 13 | -11 | -0 | +0 | -1 | +3 | -0.9 |
| 2025 | 21 | A | Lynchburg Hillcats | 183 | 159 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .138 | .239 | .201 | .440 | .063 | .183 | 25 | 10 | .204 | 14 | -18 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -1.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 22 | MLB | CLE | 171 | 152 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .211 | .290 | .322 | .612 | .112 | .279 | 28 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -6 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -0.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 23 | MLB 11% | CLE | 240 | 213 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .216 | .298 | .338 | .636 | .122 | .281 | 27 | 9 | .288 | 79 | -6 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +7 | 0.0 |
| 2028 | 24 | MLB 26% | CLE | 338 | 299 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .224 | .307 | .361 | .669 | .137 | .282 | 26 | 9 | .295 | 84 | -6 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 25 | MLB 43% | CLE | 394 | 349 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 102 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .221 | .304 | .352 | .657 | .132 | .283 | 26 | 10 | .299 | 87 | -6 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 26 | MLB 58% | CLE | 430 | 380 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 111 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .224 | .309 | .363 | .672 | .139 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .302 | 89 | -5 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +12 | 0.5 |
| 2031 | 27 | MLB 76% | CLE | 445 | 393 | 88 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 116 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .224 | .310 | .361 | .671 | .137 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .302 | 89 | -5 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +13 | 0.5 |
| 2032 | 28 | MLB 84% | CLE | 451 | 398 | 88 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 118 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .221 | .308 | .357 | .665 | .136 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .301 | 88 | -6 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +13 | 0.5 |
| 2033 | 29 | MLB 90% | CLE | 447 | 394 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 118 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .218 | .306 | .353 | .659 | .135 | .283 | 26 | 10 | .299 | 87 | -7 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +13 | 0.3 |
| 2034 | 30 | MLB | CLE | 441 | 388 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 118 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .216 | .306 | .345 | .651 | .129 | .281 | 27 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -8 | +1 | -2 | -3 | +12 | 0.1 |
| 2035 | 31 | MLB | CLE | 429 | 379 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 117 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .214 | .300 | .343 | .643 | .129 | .280 | 27 | 10 | .292 | 81 | -9 | +1 | -3 | -3 | +12 | -0.1 |
| 2036 | 32 | MLB | CLE | 412 | 364 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 114 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .209 | .296 | .332 | .628 | .124 | .278 | 28 | 10 | .287 | 78 | -10 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +12 | -0.4 |
| 2037 | 33 | MLB | CLE | 384 | 339 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 109 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .206 | .294 | .327 | .621 | .121 | .277 | 28 | 10 | .282 | 74 | -11 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +11 | -0.6 |
| 2038 | 34 | MLB | CLE | 340 | 300 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 99 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .288 | .310 | .598 | .110 | .275 | 29 | 10 | .275 | 69 | -12 | +1 | -5 | -2 | +10 | -0.9 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5683 | 5029 | 1061 | 199 | 32 | 118 | 547 | 1556 | 61 | 115 | 21 | .211 | .296 | .334 | .630 | .123 | .278 | 27 | 10 | .285 | 76 | -153 | +15 | -20 | -34 | +161 | -3.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 575 | 121 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 63 | 178 | 7 | 13 | 2 | .210 | .296 | .332 | .628 | .122 | .278 | 27 | 10 | .285 | 76 | -17 | +2 | -2 | -4 | +18 | -0.3 | ||
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 | 17 | ROK | DSL Indians Blue | 138 | 119 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .252 | .350 | .328 | .678 | .076 | .322 | 21 | 12 | .313 | 98 | -0 | -1 | — | — | +4 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 18 | ROK | DSL CLE Red | 164 | 146 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .336 | .401 | .521 | .922 | .185 | .393 | 17 | 9 | .401 | 165 | +12 | +2 | — | — | +5 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 19 | ROK | ACL Guardians | 162 | 130 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .254 | .390 | .392 | .782 | .138 | .353 | 28 | 17 | .352 | 127 | +5 | +1 | — | — | +5 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 20 | ROK | ACL Guardians | 114 | 97 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .216 | .333 | .330 | .663 | .113 | .297 | 27 | 14 | .308 | 94 | -1 | -0 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 21 | A | Lynchburg Hillcats | 183 | 149 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .168 | .311 | .242 | .553 | .074 | .202 | 17 | 15 | .265 | 61 | -8 | +1 | — | — | +5 | -0.1 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Christopher Espinola (OGILVIE) | 22 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 60 | .206/.286/.318 | .112 | .279 | 3 | 3 | 28% | 9% | 70 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Kier Meredith 2022 · A |
22 | 43 | 37→30 | 51→60 | 45 | .202/.271/.271 | .070 | .286 | 4 | 11 | 29% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .211/.307/.281 | .070 | .293 | 4 | 26 | 27% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .229/.340/.278 | .049 | .305 | 3 | 35 | 22% | 10% | 80 | +0.1 |
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✕Cole Roederer 2022 · A |
22 | 40→33 | 41→45 | 50 | 44 | .196/.269/.293 | .097 | .285 | 8 | 12 | 32% | 8% | 56 | -1.3 | .202/.266/.324 | .122 | .299 | 13 | 11 | 35% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .179/.252/.298 | .118 | .265 | 14 | 11 | 36% | 8% | 49 | -1.0 |
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✕Iverson Leonardo 2023 · A |
21 | 37 | 44→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .188/.259/.305 | .117 | .281 | 12 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .194/.278/.291 | .097 | .346 | 7 | 8 | 42% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .146/.273/.221 | .075 | .359 | 3 | 4 | 52% | 12% | 39 | -0.5 |
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✕Jake Thomas 2016 · A |
23 | 44 | 39→30 | 49→50 | 47 | .211/.289/.295 | .084 | .283 | 7 | 8 | 26% | 8% | 65 | -0.7 | .207/.290/.274 | .067 | .301 | 3 | 8 | 29% | 10% | 59 | -1.1 | .202/.298/.259 | .057 | .302 | 1 | 8 | 29% | 11% | 56 | -0.6 |
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✕David Martin 2023 · A |
22 | 45 | 39→30 | 49→30 | 42 | .213/.285/.304 | .091 | .300 | 6 | 7 | 29% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .223/.305/.293 | .070 | .278 | 5 | 4 | 20% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .243/.334/.302 | .059 | .291 | 5 | 1 | 16% | 10% | 83 | +0.3 |
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✕Mike Papi 2015 · A |
22 | 39→47 | 41→45 | 50→45 | 50 | .193/.270/.290 | .097 | .251 | 9 | 7 | 26% | 9% | 56 | -1.3 | .198/.278/.306 | .108 | .280 | 9 | 6 | 30% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .211/.294/.337 | .126 | .280 | 14 | 4 | 28% | 10% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕Anthony Seigler 2021 · A |
22 | 42→39 | 37→45 | 49→55 | 47 | .199/.274/.271 | .072 | .273 | 5 | 6 | 27% | 9% | 52 | -1.6 | .192/.285/.299 | .107 | .271 | 9 | 9 | 30% | 11% | 65 | -0.7 | .200/.299/.321 | .122 | .247 | 12 | 27 | 23% | 12% | 74 | -0.1 |
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✕Nick Maton 2019 · A |
22 | 41 | 43→50 | 47→45 | 40 | .205/.254/.316 | .111 | .280 | 10 | 6 | 30% | 6% | 54 | -1.4 | .206/.270/.307 | .101 | .282 | 9 | 8 | 28% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .214/.305/.368 | .154 | .264 | 18 | 4 | 25% | 10% | 88 | +0.6 |
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✕Conner Capel 2019 · A |
22 | 41→45 | 44→45 | 47→55 | 44 | .208/.266/.330 | .122 | .270 | 11 | 11 | 27% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .210/.262/.328 | .118 | .279 | 12 | 11 | 28% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .216/.288/.339 | .123 | .271 | 13 | 19 | 24% | 8% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Nelson B Alvarez 2018 · A |
22 | 40 | 37→40 | 46→40 | 49 | .192/.274/.264 | .073 | .264 | 5 | 5 | 27% | 9% | 51 | -1.7 | .177/.261/.243 | .066 | .249 | 4 | 6 | 28% | 10% | 40 | -2.4 | .073/.187/.105 | .032 | .093 | 4 | 2 | 26% | 12% | -25 | -1.3 |
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✕Alexander Campos 2022 · A |
22 | 43 | 42→40 | 46→45 | 48 | .209/.289/.317 | .108 | .281 | 9 | 6 | 28% | 9% | 70 | -0.3 | .221/.304/.311 | .090 | .312 | 8 | 6 | 29% | 9% | 75 | -0.0 | .236/.329/.308 | .072 | .330 | 7 | 6 | 28% | 11% | 83 | +0.2 |
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✕Juan Silva 2013 · A |
22 | 45→47 | 42→45 | 48→55 | 46 | .215/.287/.318 | .103 | .305 | 9 | 12 | 30% | 9% | 69 | -0.4 | .227/.304/.329 | .102 | .305 | 8 | 23 | 26% | 10% | 79 | +0.3 | .224/.305/.319 | .095 | .293 | 7 | 29 | 24% | 10% | 74 | -0.1 |
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✕Anderson Gomes 2007 · A |
22 | 41→38 | 43→45 | 47→50 | 39 | .205/.252/.313 | .108 | .275 | 10 | 9 | 29% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .220/.270/.333 | .113 | .292 | 11 | 7 | 27% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .223/.275/.335 | .112 | .290 | 12 | 5 | 26% | 6% | 67 | -0.2 |
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✕River Town 2022 · A |
23 | 44→38 | 37→40 | 53→50 | 43 | .207/.282/.284 | .077 | .293 | 3 | 12 | 28% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .211/.296/.319 | .108 | .266 | 10 | 15 | 23% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .206/.299/.306 | .100 | .254 | 9 | 15 | 21% | 9% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕LeVon Washington 2013 · A |
22 | 46 | 38→45 | 47→50 | 46 | .211/.286/.290 | .079 | .315 | 5 | 11 | 32% | 9% | 62 | -0.9 | .243/.313/.354 | .111 | .344 | 8 | 12 | 29% | 9% | 89 | +1.0 | .246/.314/.364 | .118 | .341 | 8 | 12 | 28% | 8% | 89 | +0.4 |
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✕Ashton McGee 2021 · A |
22 | 41 | 39→50 | 50→40 | 41 | .194/.258/.283 | .089 | .288 | 5 | 5 | 33% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .206/.290/.322 | .116 | .364 | 11 | 3 | 42% | 10% | 72 | -0.2 | .191/.284/.307 | .117 | .346 | 12 | 2 | 44% | 11% | 63 | -0.4 |
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✕Daury Arias 2023 · A |
21 | 40→38 | 43→40 | 46→45 | 50 | .198/.284/.309 | .111 | .250 | 11 | 8 | 24% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .184/.265/.269 | .085 | .268 | 7 | 9 | 31% | 9% | 49 | -1.8 | .162/.246/.233 | .072 | .243 | 6 | 9 | 33% | 9% | 28 | -1.7 |
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✕Jace Jung 2023 · A |
22 | 45→42 | 39→55 | 50→40 | 50 | .212/.293/.305 | .093 | .295 | 6 | 8 | 28% | 10% | 69 | -0.4 | .219/.303/.384 | .165 | .289 | 20 | 4 | 29% | 10% | 94 | +1.3 | .212/.303/.382 | .169 | .274 | 21 | 3 | 29% | 11% | 91 | +1.0 |
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✕Jason Denham 2008 · A |
22 | 42→43 | 38→40 | 51→55 | 43 | .203/.259/.275 | .072 | .276 | 6 | 16 | 28% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .221/.279/.314 | .093 | .282 | 9 | 18 | 24% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .227/.292/.316 | .089 | .272 | 11 | 27 | 20% | 8% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Kai Murphy 2023 · A |
22 | 45→41 | 39→40 | 52→50 | 44 | .216/.274/.305 | .089 | .298 | 6 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 60 | -1.0 | .211/.273/.299 | .088 | .305 | 7 | 10 | 31% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .205/.274/.280 | .075 | .288 | 6 | 9 | 29% | 7% | 51 | -1.1 |