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Alvaro Espinoza
	Alvaro Alberto Espinoza


	Born: February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela
	51 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 6'0"	Wt: 170

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Notes:
- Signed by the Houston Astros as an Amateur Free Agent in 1978
- High School: Valencia (Valencia, VE)

Defensive Regression Analysis

Shortstop

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1984	MIN	AL	22.4	SS		1	2.0		0.0	2.1	0.0		-0.3	-0.3
1985	MIN	AL	23.4	SS		31	188.0		0.4	2.3	0.4		3.7	3.7
1986	MIN	AL	24.4	SS		18	64.3		0.2	2.8	0.2		-2.0	-2.0
1988	NYA	AL	26.4	SS		1	2.0		0.0	4.2	0.0		0.1	0.1
1989	NYA	AL	27.4	SS		146	1223.3		11.6	9.5	11.6		2.6	2.6
1990	NYA	AL	28.4	SS		150	1208.3		10.5	8.7	10.5		20.3	20.3
1991	NYA	AL	29.4	SS		147	1197.0		14.4	12.0	14.4		8.6	8.6
1993	CLE	AL	31.4	SS		35	147.3		0.8	5.5	0.8		-1.9	-1.9
1994	CLE	AL	32.4	SS		36	290.0		0.9	3.1	0.9		4.6	4.6
1995	CLE	AL	33.4	SS		19	114.0		-0.2	-1.6	-0.2		-1.7	-1.7
1996	CLE	AL	34.4	SS		16	96.0		-0.1	-1.6	-0.1		-1.7	-1.7
1996	NYN	NL	34.4	SS		7	30.3		-0.0	-1.6	-0.0		1.2	1.2
1997	SEA	AL	35.4	SS		17	118.7		0.0	0.1	0.0		-1.8	-1.8
12	5			SS		624	4681.3		38.4	8.2	38.4		31.6	31.6

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Third Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1991	NYA	AL	29.4	3B		2	17.0		-0.1	-6.1	-0.1		-0.4	-0.4
1993	CLE	AL	31.4	3B		99	519.0		-3.9	-7.5	-3.9		-4.5	-4.5
1994	CLE	AL	32.4	3B		37	154.3		-1.2	-7.6	-1.2		-1.5	-1.5
1995	CLE	AL	33.4	3B		22	142.3		-1.2	-8.4	-1.2		-0.5	-0.5
1996	CLE	AL	34.4	3B		20	72.0		-0.6	-8.4	-0.6		-1.2	-1.2
1996	NYN	NL	34.4	3B		38	263.3		-2.2	-8.4	-2.2		-1.7	-1.7
1997	SEA	AL	35.4	3B		1	2.0		-0.0	-6.7	-0.0		-0.2	-0.2
6	4			3B		219	1170.0		-9.2	-7.9	-9.2		-10.0	-10.0

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Second Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1986	MIN	AL	24.4	2B		19	85.0		-1.0	-11.9	-1.0		-3.9	-3.9
1988	NYA	AL	26.4	2B		2	10.0		-0.1	-11.9	-0.1		-1.2	-1.2
1993	CLE	AL	31.4	2B		2	13.7		0.2	13.5	0.2		-0.8	-0.8
1994	CLE	AL	32.4	2B		20	122.0		2.0	16.0	2.0		7.3	7.3
1995	CLE	AL	33.4	2B		22	102.0		1.8	17.3	1.8		1.2	1.2
1996	CLE	AL	34.4	2B		5	20.3		0.4	17.3	0.4		1.8	1.8
1996	NYN	NL	34.4	2B		2	5.0		0.1	17.3	0.1		-0.4	-0.4
1997	SEA	AL	35.4	2B		14	60.0		1.1	18.7	1.1		2.8	2.8
7	5			2B		86	418.0		4.3	10.4	4.3		6.8	6.8

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

First Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1994	CLE	AL	32.4	1B		3	6.0		-0.0	-4.6	-0.0		-1.1	-1.1
1995	CLE	AL	33.4	1B		2	7.0		-0.0	-5.3	-0.0		-0.0	-0.0
1996	CLE	AL	34.4	1B		18	104.3		-0.5	-5.3	-0.5		-0.9	-0.9
1996	NYN	NL	34.4	1B		1	1.0		-0.0	-5.3	-0.0		-0.2	-0.2
3	2			1B		24	118.3		-0.6	-5.2	-0.6		-2.2	-2.2

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Designated Hitter

Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G
1995	CLE	AL	33.4	DH		3
1996	CLE	AL	34.4	DH		1
2	1			DH		4

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James