Jose Espada Pitcher

     
    Born: February 22, 1997
Ponce, PR
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 5th round, 2015 by TOR
How Acquired: Rule 5 Draft, Minor league Phase (Dec. 2019)
High School: Jose Collazo Colon (PR)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor 

Signed with Milwaukee (Am. Ass'n) (Feb. 2022)
Physical Description: Skinny, athletic frame. On the small side, does not have the build to sustain much additional weight.

Mechanics: Throws from a high-three-quarters to over-the-top arm slot. Starts in the middle of the rubber. Jerky delivery with effort. High leg kick with lots of moving parts. Atypical arm path. Stab behind and long arm action forward. Some deception in delivery and will try to disrupt hitters' timing by varying the length of his windup and time to the plate.

Fastball: 90-92 mph. Does not throw often compared to cutter and changeup. Throws strikes, potential for average control. Potential below-average offering.

Cutter: 87-89 mph. Short, horizontal break. Throws often. Advanced feel. Command needs refinement. Potential average offering.

Changeup: 86-88 mph. Throws with deceptive arm speed. Shows late fade and sink on occasion. Has shown the ability to miss bats in the low minors. Lack of separation from fastball/cutter is a concern, as more advanced hitters can sit on similar velocity band. Potential average offering.

Career Notes: Selected by the Red Sox in the Minor League Phase of the 2019 Rule 5 Draft. Originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2015 Draft out of Puerto Rico.

Summation: Potential organizational relief arm. Lack of a plus pitch limits ceiling. Cutter/changeup combination is intriguing, but lack of a useable fastball is a concern against more advanced hitters.

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2015 GCL Blue Jays GCL Rk Tor 18 0 2 0.000 3.41 10 7 0 34.0 25 15 13 3 8 31 0.96 3.88 8.13
  2016 Bluefield App Rk Tor 19 3 4 0.429 4.92 12 10 1 53.0 54 34 29 6 12 32 1.25 2.67 5.43
  2017 Vancouver Nwst A- Tor 20 1 3 0.250 5.14 13 10 0 49.0 46 31 28 5 15 51 1.24 3.40 9.37
  2018 Vancouver Nwst A- Tor 21 3 7 0.300 4.88 13 13 0 59.0 50 36 32 5 26 70 1.29 2.69 10.68
  2019 GCL Blue Jays GCL Rk Tor 22 0 0 --- 0.00 4 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0.75 2.00 9.00
  2019 Lansing Midw A Tor 22 0 0 --- 4.70 6 0 0 7.2 7 5 4 2 1 9 1.04 9.00 10.57
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Greenville HAE A+ Bos 24 2 0 1.000 3.09 28 2 0 43.2 32 17 15 9 16 53 1.10 3.31 10.90
  2022 Milewukee AmAs Indy ---  25 2 1 0.667 3.61 8 8 0 42.1 42 18 17 6 16 55 1.37 3.44 11.69
  2022 Fort Wayne Midw A+ SD 25 1 3 0.250 4.05 11 7 0 40.0 30 22 18 7 18 58 1.20 3.22 13.05
  2023 San Antonio Tex AA SD 26 3 2 0.600 2.81 26 7 0 64.0 47 26 20 5 33 85 1.25 2.58 11.95
  2023 El Paso PCL AAA SD 26 0 0 --- 2.79 9 2 0 19.1 17 8 6 2 11 25 1.45 2.27 11.64
  2023 San Diego NL MLB SD 26 0 0 --- 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.00 1.00 18.00
  2024 Yakult Swallows Jap Fgn --- 27 0 2 0.000 3.33 43 0 3 46.0 36 17 17 3 23 43 1.28 1.87 8.4
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: Ess-PAH-dah
First Pro Contract:
June 15, 2015 by Matt O'Brien (TOR)
Signing Bonus: $330,000
MiLB Debut: June 26, 2015 (GCL Blue Jays)
MLB Debut: September 24, 2023 (SD)
     
  Awards
Northwest League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, 2017)
Northwest League Pitcher of the Week (July 23-29, 2018)
SoxProspects.com Awards
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