2023 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
5.73
WHIP
1.32
K
27
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced Soto would enter 2022 as his closer only a few days after the 2021 season ended. With only a half-season of experience in the role and a career walk rate over 13%, expectations for the southpaw were low, especially given the veteran competition in Detroit's bullpen if things went south. However, Soto recorded a career high 30 of the Tigers' 38 saves last year for a 78.9% team save share that was third-highest among closers. He made his second All Star team and established career marks in ERA (3.28) and home run rate (0.3 HR/9) while still pumping heat at 98.4 mph on average. On the flip side, Soto's strikeout rate dipped nearly five percentage points to a league average 22.8%, while his 12.9% walk rate was sixth-worst among qualified relievers. Soto was already a risky long-term option for saves given these factors, and his trade to the Phillies in January makes him an even more volatile option. Philadelphia has Craig Kimbrel and Seranthony Dominguez headlining its closing committee, and Soto is likely to start 2023 as no better than No. 3 in that pecking order. Read Past Outlooks
Perfect inning for save
Soto pitched a perfect inning to earn his first save of the season in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Rockies.
ANALYSIS
Soto had no trouble protecting a three-run lead, retiring the side on 10 pitches. This was his first outing since Jose Alvarado (elbow) landed on the injured list. Craig Kimbrel got the first save chance Friday, but Soto should also be in the mix in what's likely to be a closer committee for the next few weeks. Soto has a 4.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 21:10 K:BB while logging seven holds over 20 appearances (18 innings) this season.
Soto had no trouble protecting a three-run lead, retiring the side on 10 pitches. This was his first outing since Jose Alvarado (elbow) landed on the injured list. Craig Kimbrel got the first save chance Friday, but Soto should also be in the mix in what's likely to be a closer committee for the next few weeks. Soto has a 4.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 21:10 K:BB while logging seven holds over 20 appearances (18 innings) this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Gregory Soto generally throw?
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What part of the game does Gregory Soto generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-75%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .184 | 55 | 22 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .222 | 108 | 64 | 84 | 9 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .071 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .283 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .245 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .218 | 42 | 27 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .183 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .205 | 53 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-21%
ERA at Home
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 3.29 | 1.22 | 79.1 | 9.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 4.19 | 1.52 | 66.2 | 10.5 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0.00 | 0.58 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 12.60 | 2.20 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.93 | 1.37 | 34.1 | 9.2 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.42 | 1.38 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.82 | 1.30 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.93 | 1.40 | 30.2 | 11.4 | 6.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gregory Soto compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.25K/9
11.0BB/9
4.9HR/9
0.4Fastball
97.8 mphERA
5.73WHIP
1.32BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
47.1%Exit Velocity
78.1 mphBarrels/BBE
2.2%Spin Rate
2304 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
15.1%Swinging Strike
17.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
Soto was a first-time All Star last year while collecting six wins, seven holds and 18 saves with a 3.39 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 10.7 K/9 over 63.2 innings. Detroit used a closer committee for the first few months of 2021, but the job was Soto's alone from July through mid-September until a fractured finger ended his season. The southpaw possesses a nasty slider (.138 BA, 43% Whiff%) and brings 98-mph heat that ranks among the top 1% of the league, but he's a little wild with a 5.7 BB/9 that was eighth-worst among qualified relievers. Despite allowing a few too many baserunners, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch already named Soto the closer heading into 2022. Detroit is an up-and-coming team that finished 10th in the majors with 42 saves last season, so if Soto maintains the role all year, he could finish among the league leaders in saves. There is risk associated with the pick, but he's a fringe top-12 closer option.
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Should see save chances
Soto is expected to split closing duties with Craig Kimbrel after Jose Alvarado (elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Officially arrives in camp
Soto (personal) officially arrived at Phillies camp Wednesday.
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En route to camp
Soto (personal) has resolved his visa issue and is scheduled to arrive at the Phillies' spring camp in Florida on Wednesday or Thursday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Still resolving visa issues
Soto remained absent from Phillies camp Tuesday due to ongoing visa issues, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Might have to pull out of WBC
Phillies manager Rob Thomson suggested Wednesday that Soto (visa issues) might have to be pulled out of the World Baseball Classic, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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