Age: 17
Born: March 9, 1998
Caracas, VZ
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: International
free agent (July 2014)
Signing Bonus: $1,800,000
#1 international pitching prospect in 2014 (#4 overall) per BA
Pitched 4 games in the DSL before being promoted to GCL http://news.soxprospects.com/2015/06/anderson-espinoza-to-be-promoted-to-gcl.html
steveofbradenton on Soxprospects gave a scouting report on his 6/30/15 start:
Well Anderson Espinoza did not disappoint folks. He is very poised and slightly bigger than I thought he was. I think you'll be able to see from the pictures he may be somewhat heavier than the 160 (170?) they had him down for. I guess MacDonalds (or the Waffle House) is working wonders.
According to an Arizona Diamondback scout he hit a high of 97 in the 2nd and 3rd, but was primarily between 94 and 96 with his 4-seamer. He threw his curve and change-up with a lot of confidence. His curve was about 78 to 79. The change was around 84.
There was only one ball that was struck well off him and it was a solid single to right by a right handed hitter who just went with the pitch. His mechanics, to me, look free and easy and easily repeated. He looks damn confident and has reasons to feel that way. Physically he, I hate saying this, looked like Pedro. I believe he can easily put on another solid 10 pounds. He seemed to be pretty athletic when getting over to first a couple of times and fielding his position once.
Enjoy the photos. I can be too optimistic at times, but he looks like the real deal to me.
Link with pictures of his start: http://forum.soxprospects.com/thread/2821/gameday-thread-anderson-espinoza-closes
And here he is with Pedro: