P Colin Esser #29
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/26/2024
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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P COLIN ESSER #29 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 1 0-1 0 5.87 7.2 11 1 3 3 1.83 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 50 50 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 50 50
Curveball 25 35
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 45
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 30
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/06/2024 @ DD Win, 13-5 2.1 2 2 2 3 0
04/02/2024 HH Loss, 0-4 X 5.1 9 3 3 0 3 Loss
03/24/2024 @ OAK Loss, 3-4 X 5.0 5 3 1 3 2
03/18/2024 @ HLW Win, 5-4 X 5.0 6 4 4 0 1
03/14/2024 CIN Loss, 0-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/11/2024 @ CAR Loss, 4-5 X 4.0 1 1 1 2 3
03/07/2024 HLW Loss, 3-4 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 Loss
03/03/2024 @ VAC Win, 4-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/02/2024 @ CIN Win, 7-3 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
02/29/2024 @ OAK Win, 2-1 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
He is clearly a team leader and has never missed a Wordle. Esser is held in high regard by everyone.
Birthday:03/21/1998
Born in:Breckenridge, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$47,200
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:None, 12 Days
Service This Yr:12 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 12 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 20th Pick in Round 3
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 0 16.43 12.91 3.52 3.52 5.81 1.83 131 -0.0 .357        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727      
vs. RHB 21 7 2 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .417 .667 1.083      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3  
Spring Training 10 3 1 1 0 4.15 26.0 21 14 12 3 6 16  
Career 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 5.06 5.1 9 3 3 1 0 3  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 2 2 2 0 3 0  
Grass 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3  
Night 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 5.06 5.1 9 3 3 1 0 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 2 2 2 0 3 0  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 San Francisco - ABA 26 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 0 1.83 .357 5.81 -0.0 76
Total ABA 2 1 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 0 1.83 .357 5.81 -0.0 76
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Buffalo HS - HS 15 9 9 3 2 0 3.60 40.0 48 20 16 2 14 48 0 0 1.55 .411 4.42 1.3 176
2014 Jesuit High School - HS 16 10 10 2 4 0 1.99 45.1 45 13 10 0 7 60 0 0 1.15 .378 1.02 2.9 257
2015 Jesuit High School - HS 17 10 10 2 3 0 3.00 48.0 40 17 16 2 16 58 0 0 1.17 .309 2.36 2.0 155
2016 Jesuit High School - HS 18 10 10 6 1 0 1.76 51.0 29 13 10 4 18 67 0 0 0.92 .227 2.53 2.1 268
2016 Buffalo - R 18 12 12 3 4 0 5.25 58.1 59 37 34 14 19 41 0 0 1.34 .262 5.48 0.8 107
2017 Buffalo - R 19 11 11 4 6 0 4.02 53.2 45 25 24 8 11 48 0 0 1.04 .259 3.17 1.6 114
2017 Bangor - A 19 15 15 2 6 0 5.62 72.0 79 46 45 10 32 48 0 0 1.54 .305 4.88 0.3 73
2018 Bangor - A 20 27 27 11 7 0 2.44 155.0 118 46 42 12 26 139 0 0 0.93 .253 2.58 4.6 153
2019 Augusta - AA 21 28 28 10 8 0 2.80 148.0 120 50 46 14 29 125 0 0 1.01 .260 3.03 3.2 131
2020 Orono - AAA 22 28 28 12 5 0 2.57 150.1 120 48 43 7 39 138 0 0 1.06 .272 2.32 4.2 127
2021 (ME) Ocala - DL 23 9 9 4 3 0 2.94 52.0 41 19 17 1 14 42 0 0 1.06 .268 1.61 2.9 162
2021 Orono - AAA 23 27 26 13 6 0 2.34 146.0 114 39 38 10 27 116 0 0 0.97 .248 2.66 3.9 154
2022 Orono - AAA 24 28 28 13 5 0 2.57 161.0 110 47 46 17 34 134 0 0 0.89 .211 3.32 3.0 143
2023 Orono - AAA 25 30 30 14 8 0 2.58 184.2 141 56 53 19 49 161 0 0 1.03 .248 3.27 3.9 148
Total AAA 113 112 52 24 0 2.52 642.0 485 190 180 53 149 549 0 0 0.99 .245 2.92 142.6
Total AA 28 28 10 8 0 2.80 148.0 120 50 46 14 29 125 0 0 1.01 .260 3.03 131.4
Total A 42 42 13 13 0 3.45 227.0 197 92 87 22 58 187 0 0 1.12 .271 3.31 113.9
Total AHS 39 39 13 10 0 2.54 184.1 162 63 52 8 55 233 0 0 1.18 .332 2.53 204.1
Total AR 23 23 7 10 0 4.66 112.0 104 62 58 22 30 89 0 0 1.20 .260 4.37 109.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (ME) Ocala - DL P 9 9 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 52.0 0.35 -0.1 .924
2024 San Francisco - ABA P 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 -0.1 1.008
TOTAL P 11 10 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 59.2 0.75 -0.2 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Buffalo HS Fire Ants.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 40 (75).
04/20/2014 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 40 (80).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 45 (80).
05/01/2016 Wins the AHS Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/07/2016 Released by the Jesuit High School Tigers.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 68th overall pick) by the Maine Pines.
06/18/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Maine Pines organization with a signing bonus of $25,000.
07/30/2016 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/07/2016 Named the #96 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 20 (65); Control: 45 (65).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 25 (55); Control: 30 (45).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 35 (55); Control: 40 (45).
10/04/2019 Wins the 2019 ABA Double A World Series with the Augusta Capitols!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (55).
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (ME) Ocala Acorns.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
10/16/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA Development League World Series with the Orono Oaks!
11/22/2023 Became a free agent.
12/07/2023 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Francisco Fire organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
04/19/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Halifax while with San Francisco.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR/9 Rank
2021 0.17 3
Year WAR Rank
2021 2.9 10
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