Gregory Soto
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 234LBS | Age: 29
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 11 3.28 64 0 30 60.1 60 1.38
2023 3 4 4.62 69 0 3 60.1 65 1.14
2024 3 5 4.42 66 0 2 53 65 1.57
6 Seasons 14 29 4.27 321 7 55 318 340 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 64 2-11 3.28 60.1 60 1.38
2023 69 3-4 4.62 60.1 65 1.14
2024 66 3-5 4.42 53 65 1.57
6 Seasons 321 14-29 4.27 318 340 1.44
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 24 1110 198 20 10.1 7.2 91.1 115.1 8.4 30.8 .290 .499 .372 .374 .408 43.9 16.3 12.0 5.78 6.49
2020 25 394 54 3 5.6 3.1 91.3 111.9 2.0 27.8 .203 .307 .281 .293 .337 35.2 29.6 13.3 4.30 3.60
2021 26 1131 159 11 6.9 4.0 89.1 111.9 11.1 26.4 .198 .329 .285 .293 .336 35.8 27.5 14.5 3.39 3.60
2022 27 1102 162 10 6.2 3.8 91.4 111.0 7.7 34.0 .222 .346 .302 .313 .336 43.2 22.8 12.9 3.28 4.08
2023 28 966 161 9 5.6 3.6 87.4 112.9 8.4 28.6 .199 .306 .274 .260 .300 34.8 26.0 8.8 4.62 2.79
2024 29 960 144 11 7.6 4.5 88.6 110.9 6.2 34.7 .236 .372 .340 .322 .384 43.8 26.6 11.1 4.42 4.37
Player 5663 878 64 7.3 4.5 89.7 115.1 8.0 30.6 .228 .368 .312 .312 .353 40.1 24.2 12.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Soto relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(45.6%) ,
Slider
(33.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.2%) ,
Sweeper
(7.9%) ,
Cutter
(0.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 49.0 25.8 22.2 3.0 29.3 40.9 29.8 3.0 34.8 19.7 25.8 6.1 10.1 7.2
2020 53.7 20.4 25.9 0.0 37.0 29.6 33.3 1.9 40.7 16.7 27.8 5.6 5.6 3.1
2021 45.9 25.8 20.1 8.2 33.3 32.7 34.0 5.0 37.7 29.6 17.6 3.1 6.9 4.0
2022 48.8 22.2 23.5 5.6 28.4 43.2 28.4 3.1 37.0 27.2 19.8 6.8 6.2 3.8
2023 52.2 26.1 17.4 4.3 33.5 36.6 29.8 5.6 40.4 25.5 19.3 3.7 5.6 3.6
2024 51.4 19.4 24.3 4.9 32.6 35.4 31.9 6.3 42.4 14.6 24.3 4.9 7.6 4.5
Player 49.7 23.8 21.8 4.8 31.7 37.5 30.9 4.3 38.4 22.9 21.9 5.0 7.3 4.5
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Slider BAL L 315 86.2 35.1 0.1 2.1GLV -2.5 1.7 -0.1 2.1GLV -3.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 116 97.9 15.9 -3.0 11.3ARM 3.5 12.7 -2.9 11.3ARM 3.1
2024 Sweeper BAL L 76 83.9 35.7 -1.9 12.5GLV -0.9 3.4 -2.4 12.5GLV -1.6
2024 Cutter BAL L 7 91.8 24.8 -1.5 5.2ARM -7.1 7.7 0.5 5.2ARM -7.3
2024 Sinker BAL L 434 97.4 20.6 0.0 17.1ARM 2.0 8.3 -0.2 17.1ARM 1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 169 98.8 13.9 -1.4 10.9ARM 2.4 14.2 -1.1 10.9ARM 3.0
2023 Sinker PHI L 418 98.1 18.9 -0.8 17.4ARM 2.1 9.7 -1.4 17.4ARM 2.4
2023 Slider PHI L 377 87.9 31.9 -1.2 1.9GLV -2.2 3.5 -1.7 1.9GLV -3.3
2023 Changeup PHI L 2 92.2 24.4 -3.6 16.8ARM 1.5 8.0 -1.7 16.8ARM 2.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 1.2 5 438 45.6 105 .286 .385 .333 14.9 11.4 14.3 .271 .428 .351 48.1
2024 Slider -1.1 -3 322 33.5 87 .221 .364 .297 49.4 41.4 31.6 .187 .321 .268 38.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -4 117 12.2 31 .333 .381 .440 34.7 32.3 18.2 .253 .327 .395 45.5
2024 Sweeper -3.4 -3 76 7.9 18 .353 .647 .439 33.3 38.9 21.2 .252 .361 .290 30.0
2024 Cutter 0.0 0 7 0.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker 1.6 7 418 43.3 107 .209 .275 .295 21.9 15.0 20.0 .223 .305 .291 31.6
2023 Slider 0.7 3 377 39.0 100 .160 .362 .248 49.0 37.0 24.3 .165 .289 .215 32.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -4 169 17.5 43 .333 .410 .362 26.6 27.9 16.4 .226 .351 .288 48.1
2023 Changeup 0.1 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 115 97.9 89 16.9 10:30 10:30 0
2024 Sinker 429 97.4 91 19.4 10:30 9:45 45
2024 Slider 311 86.2 17 3.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 Sweeper 72 83.9 35 13.2 3:15 2:45 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 165 98.8 93 17.8 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 398 98.1 93 20.2 10:30 9:45 45
2023 Slider 374 87.9 23 4.0 12:15 1:30 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 275 1,110 10 -7 -7 -4 -8
2020 98 394 5 4 -3 -3 2
2021 274 1,131 9 12 -6 -7 8
2022 262 1,102 14 4 -10 -9 -1
2023 266 1,025 16 -2 -5 -4 5
2024 244 971 4 -2 -2 -5 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 1,110 52.0 67.2 84.8 23.3 62.9 42.6 55.6 46.1 19.9 8.6 82.1
2020 394 49.0 58.5 79.6 21.4 48.8 39.6 51.0 39.6 28.8 5.3 71.4
2021 1,131 51.5 63.4 77.8 25.9 43.7 40.0 59.1 45.2 31.3 7.8 80.7
2022 1,102 49.2 68.3 80.3 26.4 57.4 41.5 56.9 47.0 25.9 8.2 87.8
2023 966 52.9 63.8 74.8 30.5 43.9 41.9 66.4 48.1 34.2 8.2 69.6
2024 960 48.6 64.9 81.5 30.2 41.6 38.8 59.1 47.1 31.0 8.1 74.4
Player 5,663 50.7 65.1 79.9 26.7 49.5 40.9 58.7 46.2 28.3 8.0 78.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 4 6 9 16 3 42 8 3 4 8 9 10 3 81 70 94
2020 68 82 89 86 41 74 66 6 59 79 11 65 8 96 84 88
2021 72 90 87 76 42 76 62 41 71 77 2 81 28 98 86 85
2022 38 69 73 72 11 78 70 1 13 49 2 54 17 98 84 79
2023 96 93 94 88 93 83 83 82 78 71 44 94 71 96 79 72
2024 30 55 61 65 6 77 52 56 11 76 14 86 67 94 63 60
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.9 9 10.4 -1 3 12 3 33.3
2020 24.4 2 2.0 0 1 1 1 50.0
2021 24.8 7 7.7 -1 5 4 4 57.1
2022 22.5 2 2.3 0 4 2 1 50.0
2023 25.0 6 4.6 1 3 6 1 16.7
2024 23.3 4 5.4 -1 2 8 0 0.0
Player 23.8 30 32.3 -2 18 33 10 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 9 12 8 8 11 8 12 9 9 5 7 10 15 9 8 11 7 6 11 12 14 15 15 17 9 8 8 13 18 10 6
2020 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
2021 7 9 8 7 8 9 10 7 7 5 8 11 5 6 8 8 5 7 8 9 6 9 10 7 5 7 10 9 7 8 8
2022 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 2
2023 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 4 3 2 4 5 5 4 7 7 6 3 7 5 6 4 8 6 4 2 3 5 8 4 2
2024 4 3 6 4 4 5 7 3 4 2 6 8 6 4 6 3 5 3 6 7 4 6 9 7 5 7 5 8 6 7 6
Player 30 33 29 28 29 30 41 26 26 16 28 40 37 28 33 35 27 22 37 36 35 38 50 41 26 26 31 38 44 33 26
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.4 97.3 1.9 98.2 0.9 98.4 0.2 98.3 -0.1 97.4 -0.9
Offspeed Velocity 88.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91.8 0.0 92.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.9 87.7 2.8 88.3 0.6 89.3 1.0 87.9 -1.4 85.8 -2.1
Exit Velocity 91.1 91.3 0.2 89.1 -2.2 91.4 2.3 87.4 -4.0 88.6 1.2
Launch Angle 8.4 2.0 -6.4 11.1 9.1 7.7 -3.4 8.4 0.7 6.2 -2.2
Barrel % 10.1 5.6 -4.5 6.9 1.3 6.2 -0.7 5.6 -0.6 7.6 2.0
Hard Hit % 43.9 35.2 -8.7 35.8 0.6 43.2 7.4 34.8 -8.4 43.8 9.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.8 27.8 -3.0 26.4 -1.4 34.0 7.6 28.6 -5.4 34.7 6.1
xBA .290 .203 -0.087 .198 -0.005 .222 0.024 .199 -0.023 .236 0.037
BA .308 .193 -0.115 .198 0.005 .225 0.027 .210 -0.015 .272 0.062
xwOBA .374 .293 -0.081 .293 0.000 .313 0.020 .260 -0.053 .322 0.062
wOBA .372 .281 -0.091 .285 0.004 .302 0.017 .274 -0.028 .340 0.066
xSLG .499 .307 -0.192 .329 0.022 .346 0.017 .306 -0.040 .372 0.066
SLG .496 .289 -0.207 .319 0.030 .317 -0.002 .335 0.018 .398 0.063
K% 16.3 29.6 13.3 27.5 -2.1 22.8 -4.7 26.0 3.2 26.6 0.6
BB% 12.0 13.3 1.3 14.5 1.2 12.9 -1.6 8.8 -4.1 11.1 2.3
Swing % 46.1 39.6 -6.5 45.2 5.6 47.0 1.8 48.1 1.1 47.1 -1.0
Whiff% 19.9 28.8 8.9 31.3 2.5 25.9 -5.4 34.2 8.3 31.0 -3.2
In Zone % 52.0 49.0 -3.0 51.5 2.5 49.2 -2.3 52.9 3.7 48.6 -4.3
Out of Zone % 48.0 51.0 3.0 48.5 -2.5 50.8 2.3 47.1 -3.7 51.4 4.3
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 21.4 -1.9 25.9 4.5 26.4 0.5 30.5 4.1 30.2 -0.3
First Pitch Swing % 24.4 20.4 -4.0 29.6 9.2 30.9 1.3 26.8 -4.1 30.6 3.8
First Pitch Strike % 55.6 51.0 -4.6 59.1 8.1 56.9 -2.2 66.4 9.5 59.1 -7.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 275 .372 199 13 6.5 76 37 48.7
2020 Shifts 98 .281 71 22 31.0 27 13 48.1
2021 Shifts 274 .285 192 32 16.7 82 39 47.6
2022 Shifts 262 .302 199 31 15.6 63 27 42.9
2023 Shades 250 .274 162 6 3.7 88 8 9.1
2024 Shades 238 .332 143 7 4.9 95 14 14.7
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 277 16.9 24.5% 0.7% 237 21.7 0.4% 5.9%
2020 122 17.7 12.3% 2.5% 73 22.2 0.0% 11.0%
2021 272 19.1 8.8% 4.4% 241 24.9 0.0% 25.7%
2022 273 19.1 7.0% 2.6% 218 23.8 0.0% 15.1%
2023 255 15.2 48.2% 0.4% 172 17.1 17.4% 0.0%
2024 226 14.9 52.7% 0.9% 195 16.9 21.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution