The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms with free-agent infielder Danny Espinosa. Espinosa has been bouncing around and was most recently with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He could be a good stabilizing force for the left side of the Phillies infield, who currently have J.P. Crawford on the disabled list for a minimum of four weeks with a broken hand and a slumping Maikel Franco. Scott Kingery has been a decent substitute at shortstop, but the Phillies will need more depth to keep up with the Nationals and Braves. Espinosa will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in the next couple of days. He can be ignored in fantasy for now.
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league shortstop Danny Espinosa has been released. Espinosa was signed to a minor league deal May 6 as possible depth after Corey Seager went down with Tommy John surgery. Espinosa has now been released by two minor league teams this year, as he started out in the Blue Jays system. It will remain to be seen if he will get another opportunity.
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Danny Espinosa has been released after failing to make the MLB roster out of spring training. Espinosa was hitting .232/.271/.286 at Triple-A this season, but it was not enough for the Jays to keep him around. Espinosa will look to find a fit elsewhere, but he belongs on the waiver wire in every league.
The Toronto Blue Jays have released infielder Danny Espinosa. Espinosa failed to make the big club out of spring training, and instead started the year off at Triple-A. However, he struggled extensively at that level and as such, was given his walking papers. The 31-year-old slashed a poor .232/.271/.286 with zero home runs, five runs scored, and two RBI in 60 plate appearances , and didnt seem to be showing any signs of improvement. Hell likely sign a minor league deal elsewhere. Once ranging from a fairly useful to very useful fantasy player as a Washington National in 2011-2012 and again in 2015-2016, Espinosas days of fantasy relevance seem to be over for good.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed free-agent second baseman Danny Espinosa to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on Saturday. Espinosa appeared in 12 spring games for the Yankees but was released on March 12. The 30-year-old had his best years with the Nationals from 2010 to 2016, but he's hit just .221/.297/.378 with 98 home runs and 316 RBI in 3,267 major league games. He'll strictly be middle infield depth for Toronto and isn't fantasy relevant.
Signed during the offseason to battle for one of the New York Yankees voided infield spots, second basemanDanny Espinosa has been released by the club. The 30-year-olds chances of earning one of those spots gradually slimmed with the rises of Miguel Andujar and Tyler Wade, alongside the acquisitions of Brandon Drury and Neil Walker. In Spring Training with the club, he had 25 plate appearances, recording four hits, including a home run, to go with four RBI. While his defense could be his best trait, there simply wasnt room on the roster for him. This is the fourth time Espinosa has been released by a club in the past year.
Free-agent second baseman Danny Espinosa signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, according to Mark Feinsand on Twitter. Espinosa will be a non-roster invitee at camp and will compete for the second base job this spring. He is coming off of a 2017 season where he had a .523 OPS in 295 plate appearances between the Angels, Mariners and Rays, but he has had a lot of successes in the past. Espinosa hit 24 home runs for the Nationals in 2016 and had 38 home runs and 37 stolen bases for Washington between 2010 and 2011. Infielders Gleyber Torres and Ronald Torreyes will fight with Espinosa for the second base job in spring training.
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Danny Espinosa was outrighted to the minors Saturday. Espinosa had a rough season in 2017, and that's putting it lightly. He hit just .173 with six homers and 31 games in 93 games combined with the Angels, Mariners and Rays after hitting a career-high 24 homers in 2016 with the Nationals. Espinosa is unlikely to make a comeback to fantasy relevance next year, wherever he lands.
Seattle Mariners second baseman Danny Espinosa was placed on waivers Sunday and infielder Taylor Motter was called up from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move. Espinosa has hit an embarrassing .164/.237/.279 with the M's and Angels this year and has no fantasy relevance. Motter hasn't been much better at .204/.272/.355 with seven homers and 23 RBI, and he'll provide depth as a utility infielder/outfielder. He can also be ignored in fantasy.
Days after designating him for assignment, the Angels have requested unconditional release waivers on second baseman Danny Espinosa, intending to grant him his unconditional release. Espinosa was signed in the offseason to shore up the second base position for the Angels, but his bat never came to life as he finished his Angels career hitting .162 with six home runs and 29 RBI. His track record as a good fielder and power hitter will likely help him catch on to another team, but his fantasy value is next to nothing, unless he somehow finds himself a starting role somewhere, which seems almost impossible.
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