Joe Espada
Josue Espada
Born: August 30, 1975
Santurce, PR
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 2 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 1 (1998 Rule V Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Mobile
N/A
Career: 1996-2005
Major League Statistics
Joe Espada compiled a career batting average of .286 with 24 home runs and 287 RBI in his 779-game career with the Southern Oregon Timberjacks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Visalia Oaks, Huntsville Stars, Midland RockHounds, Vancouver Canadians, Sacramento River Cats, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Calgary Cannons, Omaha Royals, Palm Beach Cardinals, Frisco RoughRiders, Memphis Redbirds, Pensacola Pelicans and Montgomery Biscuits. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2005 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 23 | 89 | 74 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .270 | .393 | .297 | .691 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NORW | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | 15 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .222 | .300 | .296 | .596 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 118 | 536 | 445 | 90 | 122 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 72 | 69 | .274 | .384 | .324 | .707 | 144 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 51 | 198 | 161 | 29 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | .255 | .373 | .329 | .702 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 6 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .308 | .379 | .346 | .725 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 113 | 504 | 435 | 85 | 147 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 62 | 51 | .338 | .420 | .423 | .843 | 184 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 23 | 112 | 98 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | .265 | .357 | .337 | .694 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 40 | 176 | 145 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 23 | .234 | .358 | .283 | .641 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 79 | 339 | 290 | 61 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 49 | .300 | .387 | .414 | .801 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 7 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .259 | .375 | .444 | .819 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 74 | 255 | 223 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 26 | .224 | .289 | .278 | .567 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 8 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .269 | .269 | .538 | .808 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 13 | 44 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .220 | .273 | .220 | .492 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 47 | 200 | 178 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 13 | .236 | .317 | .275 | .592 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 27 | 109 | 98 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .265 | .333 | .296 | .629 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | 71 | 304 | 271 | 53 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 25 | .336 | .382 | .410 | .791 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | 64 | 284 | 246 | 52 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 25 | .333 | .400 | .443 | .843 | 109 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 779 | 3298 | 2838 | 484 | 811 | 108 | 13 | 24 | 287 | 172 | 73 | 362 | 365 | .286 | .371 | .358 | .730 | 1017 | 58 | 36 | 41 | 21 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | SS | 23 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 8 | .926 | 3.261 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NORW | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | SS | 15 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 6 | .960 | 3.200 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | SS | 117 | 196 | 346 | 32 | 50 | .944 | 4.632 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | SS | 46 | 57 | 116 | 9 | 23 | .951 | 3.761 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | SS | 85 | 127 | 222 | 31 | 45 | .918 | 4.106 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 2B | 6 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .968 | 5.000 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 2B | 25 | 49 | 60 | 4 | 13 | .965 | 4.360 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 2B | 37 | 73 | 89 | 8 | 15 | .953 | 4.378 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 2B | 12 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 6 | .983 | 4.750 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | SS | 10 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 5 | .951 | 3.900 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | SS | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.714 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | SS | 68 | 101 | 188 | 8 | 38 | .973 | 4.250 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 2B | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.600 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 3B | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 4.667 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 2B | 61 | 109 | 150 | 6 | 46 | .977 | 4.246 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | SS | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 3.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | SS | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.714 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | SS | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | SS | 46 | 81 | 145 | 13 | 28 | .946 | 4.913 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 2B | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | SS | 70 | 96 | 211 | 12 | 51 | .962 | 4.386 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 2B | 25 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 12 | .984 | 4.800 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | SS | 62 | 99 | 195 | 8 | 38 | .974 | 4.742 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Pensacola Pelicans | 1B | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 9.000 |
| Totals | 752 | 1204 | 2038 | 150 | 399 | .956 | 4.311 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | OAK | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | OAK | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | OAK | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | ||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | FLO | April 5, 2001 | August 5, 2001 |
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | August 9, 2001 | August 15, 2001 |
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 4, 2002 | September 1, 2002 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 2003 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Central League | Pensacola Pelicans | May 6, 2004 | August 1, 2004 | |
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | August 5, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | Ind | Central League | Pensacola Pelicans |
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