2022 Stats
W-L
2-11
ERA
3.28
WHIP
1.38
K
60
SV
30
2023 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. Given these factors, plus the perennial trade rumors, drafting Soto for saves is a risky proposition in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
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Takes another loss in finale
Soto (2-11) allowed an unearned run while retiring just one batter to take the loss Wednesday against the Mariners. He gave up one hit and two walks.
ANALYSIS
Soto took the loss for the second night in a row, ending a mostly strong campaign on a sour note. The lefty finished with a whopping 11 losses, though he also had 30 saves in 33 opportunities, to go along with a 3.28 ERA and 60 strikeouts across 60.1 innings. Though he can be volatile at times, Soto should head into 2023 once again closing games for Detroit.
Soto took the loss for the second night in a row, ending a mostly strong campaign on a sour note. The lefty finished with a whopping 11 losses, though he also had 30 saves in 33 opportunities, to go along with a 3.28 ERA and 60 strikeouts across 60.1 innings. Though he can be volatile at times, Soto should head into 2023 once again closing games for Detroit.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Gregory Soto generally throw?
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11-20
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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 2020
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-11%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .193 | 52 | 21 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .214 | 113 | 66 | 83 | 10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .095 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .226 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
ERA on Road
2022
-38%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2020Home | 3.40 | 1.31 | 79.1 | 9.8 | 5.2 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 3.26 | 1.34 | 66.1 | 10.7 | 5.0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0.75 | 1.17 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 6.52 | 1.03 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 4.7 | ||||
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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
1.76K/9
9.0BB/9
5.1HR/9
0.3Fastball
98.4 mphERA
3.28WHIP
1.38BABIP
.299GB/FB
1.60Left On Base
63.6%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2386 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%Swinging Strike
11.7%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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Blows save, loses
Soto (2-10) blew the save and took the loss in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader in Seattle, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits in one-third of an inning in a 7-6 extra-inning loss.
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Nabs 30th save
Soto pitched a clean ninth inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Twins. He struck out two.
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Records 29th save
Soto pitched a clean ninth inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Royals. He struck out one.
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Credited with 28th save
Soto allowed a hit and no walks while failing to record a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save during Sunday's win over the White Sox.
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Secures 27th save
Soto struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning Saturday against the White Sox to earn his 27th save of the year.
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