Paolo Espino

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 211lb (178cm, 95kg)

Born: January 10, 1987 in Panama, Panama pa

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL).

High School: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: May 19, 2017 (Age 30-129d, 21,377th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2022 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2022): 1.075 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: The MAS+ Agency

Full Name: Paolo Alesandro Espino

Nicknames: Poli

Pronunciation: \POW-loh\

Twitter: @PaoloEspino10

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SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

1.0

2.1

ERA

4.20

4.44

81.1

221.0

180

WHIP

1.291

1.271

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2007	20	CLE-min	A	4	5	.444	3.66	33	13	2	0	0	0	108.1	95	53	44	20	31	0	116	5	0	5	452			1.163	7.9	1.7	2.6	9.6	3.74	LCO SALL
2008	21	CLE-min	A,A+	2	2	.500	5.54	26	6	4	0	0	1	66.2	74	44	41	9	23	0	68	6	0	3	298			1.455	10.0	1.2	3.1	9.2	2.96	LCO,KIN SALL,CARL
2009	22	CLE-min	A+,A,AA	11	8	.579	3.01	28	23	3	0	0	1	134.2	110	53	45	11	36	0	117	11	0	3	552			1.084	7.4	0.7	2.4	7.8	3.25	KIN,LCO,AKR CARL,SALL,EL
2010	23	CLE-min	AA,AAA	12	7	.632	4.47	28	22	1	0	0	0	143.0	138	75	71	20	47	0	124	9	1	8	618			1.294	8.7	1.3	3.0	7.8	2.64	AKR,CLB EL,IL
2011	24	CLE-min	AA,AAA	8	1	.889	2.77	34	10	7	0	0	1	120.1	101	38	37	11	25	1	119	4	0	6	484			1.047	7.6	0.8	1.9	8.9	4.76	AKR,CLB EL,IL
2012	25	CLE-min	AA,AAA	7	4	.636	3.29	24	22	0	0	0	0	123.0	126	50	45	9	38	1	111	5	0	4	516			1.333	9.2	0.7	2.8	8.1	2.92	AKR,CLB EL,IL
2013	26	CLE-min	AA,AAA	6	11	.353	4.72	32	21	2	0	0	0	141.0	156	82	74	16	44	2	141	8	2	1	622			1.418	10.0	1.0	2.8	9.0	3.20	AKR,CLB EL,IL
2014	27	WSN-min	AA,AAA	6	5	.545	3.84	25	17	3	0	0	0	119.2	100	53	51	12	24	0	116	11	0	1	490			1.036	7.5	0.9	1.8	8.7	4.83	HRB,SYR EL,IL
2015	28	WSN-min	AAA,AA	8	9	.471	3.47	28	26	0	1	0	0	155.2	151	65	60	16	30	0	120	4	0	2	630			1.163	8.7	0.9	1.7	6.9	4.00	SYR,HRB IL,EL
2016	29	WSN-min	AAA	8	11	.421	3.30	26	24	1	1	0	0	152.2	146	60	56	13	29	0	133	6	0	4	631			1.146	8.6	0.8	1.7	7.8	4.59	SYR IL
2017	30	MIL-TEX-min	AAA	5	2	.714	4.46	17	14	0	0	0	0	78.2	87	41	39	12	15	1	77	1	0	1	331			1.297	10.0	1.4	1.7	8.8	5.13	CSP,RRK PCL
2017	30	TOT	MLB	0	0		6.00	12	2	7	0	0	0	24.0	23	17	16	7	10	0	20	3	0	0	109	77	6.91	1.375	8.6	2.6	3.8	7.5	2.00
2017	30	MIL	NL	0	0		6.11	6	2	3	0	0	0	17.2	17	13	12	5	8	0	13	3	0	0	82	73	7.23	1.415	8.7	2.5	4.1	6.6	1.63
2017	30	TEX	AL	0	0		5.68	6	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	6	4	4	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	27	89	6.00	1.263	8.5	2.8	2.8	9.9	3.50

2018	31	MIL-TEX-min	AAA	4	5	.444	5.85	22	10	2	0	0	0	60.0	72	42	39	9	26	1	58	3	0	1	273			1.633	10.8	1.4	3.9	8.7	2.23	CSP,RRK PCL
2019	32	WSN-min	AAA,Rk	8	4	.667	5.59	19	17	0	0	0	0	96.2	101	63	60	15	25	0	102	5	0	1	413			1.303	9.4	1.4	2.3	9.5	4.08	FRE,NAT PCL,GULF
2020	33	WSN	NL	0	0		4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	8	3	3	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	27	104	4.02	1.667	12.0	1.5	3.0	10.5	3.50
2021	34	WSN	NL	5	5	.500	4.27	35	19	11	0	0	1	109.2	108	53	52	19	25	2	92	1	0	1	455	94	4.46	1.213	8.9	1.6	2.1	7.6	3.68
2022	35	WSN	NL	0	5	.000	4.20	32	12	17	1	0	0	81.1	90	40	38	16	15	0	61	2	0	1	345	93	4.80	1.291	10.0	1.8	1.7	6.8	4.07
4 Yrs				5	10	.333	4.44	81	34	36	1	0	1	221.0	229	113	109	43	52	2	180	6	0	2	936	91	4.84	1.271	9.3	1.8	2.1	7.3	3.46
162 Game Avg.				3	6	.333	4.44	48	20	21	1	0	1	131	135	67	64	25	31	1	106	4	0	1	553	91	4.84	1.271	9.3	1.8	2.1	7.3	3.46

WSN (3 yrs)				5	10	.333	4.25	69	32	29	1	0	1	197.0	206	96	93	36	42	2	160	3	0	2	827	94	4.58	1.259	9.4	1.6	1.9	7.3	3.81
TEX (1 yr)				0	0		5.68	6	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	6	4	4	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	27	89	6.00	1.263	8.5	2.8	2.8	9.9	3.50
MIL (1 yr)				0	0		6.11	6	2	3	0	0	0	17.2	17	13	12	5	8	0	13	3	0	0	82	73	7.23	1.415	8.7	2.5	4.1	6.6	1.63

NL (4 yrs)				5	10	.333	4.40	75	34	32	1	0	1	214.2	223	109	105	41	50	2	173	6	0	2	909	91	4.80	1.272	9.3	1.7	2.1	7.3	3.46
AL (1 yr)				0	0		5.68	6	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	6	4	4	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	27	89	6.00	1.263	8.5	2.8	2.8	9.9	3.50

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