SS Roberto Soto #6
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1976
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SS ROBERTO SOTO #6 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 531 147 27 12 11 67 38 85 .277 .324 .435 23 6.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 55
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 80 50
Errors: - 65 60
Arm: 20 50 35
Turn DP: - 75 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 DAL Loss, 2-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 DAL Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 DAL Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/23/1976 SFS Win, 3-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1976 SFS Loss, 3-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 SFS Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1976 SFS Win, 4-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 @ DET Loss, 2-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1976 @ DET Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1976 @ DET Loss, 4-7 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Roberto works his tail off.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Leader
Birthday:08/25/1950
Born in:San Lorenzo, HUM
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$580,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 17th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 531 147 27 12 11 67 63 38 85 .277 .324 .435 .759 .328 .158 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 603 2 2 0 12 26 6 231 50 23 23 50.0 67.9 4.07 6.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 31 6 2 2 15 17 14 18 1 11 1 .246 .324 .373 .697
Versus Right   405 116 21 10 9 52 46 24 67 5 15 1 .286 .324 .454 .778
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   67 19 4 1 2 12 12 8 9 1 1 0 .284 .355 .463 .818
May   103 19 4 2 3 12 6 6 20 1 2 0 .184 .227 .350 .577
June   91 30 5 2 0 9 7 5 12 1 3 0 .330 .361 .429 .789
July   90 21 3 1 1 6 10 7 13 0 3 1 .233 .296 .322 .618
August   102 32 6 2 3 17 14 6 20 2 9 1 .314 .351 .500 .851
September   78 26 5 4 2 11 14 6 11 1 8 0 .333 .376 .577 .953
Spring Training   41 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 13 0 2 0 .146 .205 .146 .351
Last Year   528 146 19 3 16 73 72 33 89 2 32 1 .277 .319 .415 .734
2 Years Ago   523 124 17 3 12 58 59 27 92 5 24 2 .237 .275 .350 .625
Career   3035 730 91 23 64 338 332 183 572 21 160 13 .241 .285 .349 .634
Home   263 84 16 6 4 37 33 17 39 3 12 2 .319 .361 .471 .833
Road   268 63 11 6 7 30 30 21 46 3 14 0 .235 .288 .399 .687
Grass   531 147 27 12 11 67 63 38 85 6 26 2 .277 .324 .435 .759
Day   308 91 18 6 8 44 39 22 41 3 18 2 .295 .343 .471 .814
Night   223 56 9 6 3 23 24 16 44 3 8 0 .251 .298 .386 .683
As Starter   517 143 25 12 11 67 63 38 83 6 26 2 .277 .325 .435 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   140 34 9 3 2 13 15 12 24 2 5 1 .243 .303 .393 .696
Inning 1-3   177 53 5 5 5 24 22 11 31 1 12 0 .299 .339 .469 .808
Inning 4-6   166 47 9 3 4 26 20 12 23 3 9 1 .283 .330 .446 .775
Inning 7-9   164 43 9 4 2 16 21 12 23 2 4 1 .262 .313 .402 .715
Extra Innings   24 4 4 0 0 1 0 3 8 0 1 0 .167 .259 .333 .593
0 Outs   170 41 8 5 1 16 26 15 26 4 18 1 .241 .300 .365 .665
1 Outs   180 50 10 1 6 22 21 10 35 2 8 1 .278 .316 .444 .761
2 Outs   181 56 9 6 4 29 16 13 24 0 0 0 .309 .356 .492 .847
Scoring Position   133 40 5 3 2 50 15 13 26 6 25 1 .301 .353 .429 .782
Bases Empty   318 83 15 7 8 8 39 20 55 0 0 1 .261 .307 .428 .734
Runner on 1st   80 24 7 2 1 9 9 5 4 0 1 0 .300 .341 .475 .816
Runner on 2nd   47 14 0 1 2 11 6 3 8 0 16 1 .298 .353 .468 .821
Runner on 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 2 4 0 .250 .312 .250 .562
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 11 1 0 0 3 2 6 9 0 3 0 .268 .362 .293 .654
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 5 1 1 0 .273 .308 .364 .671
Bases Loaded   13 5 3 1 0 17 4 1 1 3 0 0 .385 .353 .769 1.122
Two Strikes   205 34 5 3 4 13 18 17 85 3 0 0 .166 .227 .278 .505
First Pitch   126 47 14 1 0 21 13 1 0 1 14 0 .373 .375 .500 .875
Count 0-1   56 13 3 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 3 1 .232 .246 .321 .567
Count 0-2   38 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 19 1 0 0 .132 .128 .237 .365
Count 1-0   45 19 2 4 2 9 8 1 0 1 1 0 .422 .426 .778 1.203
Count 1-1   46 15 2 3 1 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 .326 .326 .565 .891
Count 1-2   70 12 2 2 0 1 7 0 34 1 0 0 .171 .169 .257 .426
Count 2-0   16 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .375 .562 .938
Count 2-1   29 10 1 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .690 1.034
Count 2-2   54 12 2 1 2 7 6 0 14 1 0 0 .222 .218 .407 .626
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 4 7 11 0 1 0 1 .375 .714 .375 1.089
Full Count   43 5 0 0 1 1 4 17 18 0 0 0 .116 .367 .186 .553
Behind in Count   164 30 6 3 1 10 11 0 53 2 3 1 .183 .186 .274 .460
Ahead in Count   98 38 3 4 6 19 22 20 0 2 3 1 .388 .488 .684 1.171
Batting Leadoff   59 17 3 1 2 6 6 4 13 0 3 0 .288 .333 .475 .808
Batting 2nd   133 36 8 3 4 22 23 10 23 3 17 0 .271 .315 .466 .781
Batting 3rd   21 10 4 2 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 .476 .500 .857 1.357
Batting 4th   26 8 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .308 .333 .423 .756
Batting 5th   182 44 5 3 2 14 16 13 32 1 3 1 .242 .294 .335 .630
Batting 6th   52 14 3 1 0 7 5 4 4 1 1 0 .269 .316 .365 .681
Batting 7th   31 9 1 1 2 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .290 .353 .581 .934
Batting 8th   22 7 2 0 1 5 5 3 4 1 0 0 .318 .385 .545 .930
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   209 59 12 5 6 16 27 13 30 0 0 0 .282 .324 .474 .798
Medium Leverage   214 67 9 6 5 30 26 13 32 3 18 1 .313 .351 .481 .832
High Leverage   107 20 6 0 0 21 9 12 23 3 8 1 .187 .268 .243 .511
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Seattle - MLB 18 18 55 11 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 10 0 0 .200 .211 .218 .429 24 12 -0.3
1970 Seattle - MLB 19 74 218 56 5 1 4 21 22 5 1 0 42 1 1 .257 .277 .344 .621 74 50 0.4
1971 Seattle - MLB 20 147 427 94 6 1 8 43 42 17 3 3 85 3 3 .220 .253 .295 .548 59 40 0.8
1972 Seattle - MLB 21 121 334 69 8 3 8 35 29 19 1 2 79 0 0 .207 .250 .320 .570 76 59 2.3
1973 Seattle - MLB 22 137 419 83 8 0 5 38 42 43 3 2 90 4 9 .198 .276 .253 .529 51 41 0.5
1974 Seattle - MLB 23 160 523 124 17 3 12 58 59 27 2 5 92 12 3 .237 .275 .350 .625 84 68 4.0
1975 Seattle - MLB 24 152 528 146 19 3 16 73 72 33 1 2 89 17 11 .277 .319 .415 .734 108 92 4.9
1976 Seattle - MLB 25 153 531 147 27 12 11 67 63 38 2 6 85 23 23 .277 .324 .435 .759 115 112 6.1
Total MLB 962 3035 730 91 23 64 338 332 183 13 21 572 60 50 .241 .285 .349 .634 83 69 18.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Total - 17 24 103 50 13 6 2 29 37 13 1 2 8 20 6 .485 .538 .786 1.324 100 100 2.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Seattle - MLB SS 18 18 30 49 8 79 0 1.000 147.2 4.81 -0.2 1.030
1970 Seattle - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Seattle - MLB SS 74 70 127 213 42 354 14 .960 583.2 5.24 +6.2 1.036
1971 Seattle - MLB SS 146 141 246 447 93 723 30 .959 1182.2 5.27 +13.5 1.045
1972 Seattle - MLB SS 120 110 156 367 62 540 17 .969 928.1 5.07 +14.5 1.064
1973 Seattle - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1973 Seattle - MLB SS 133 127 209 436 82 664 19 .971 1100.0 5.28 +18.7 1.082
1974 Seattle - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Seattle - MLB SS 152 149 240 529 84 787 18 .977 1269.1 5.45 +24.2 1.078
1975 Seattle - MLB SS 148 147 252 564 92 855 39 .954 1267.1 5.79 +27.8 1.084
1976 Seattle - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Seattle - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Seattle - MLB SS 147 142 271 558 94 858 29 .966 1290.2 5.78 +28.3 1.090
1976 Seattle - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 938 904 1531 3163 557 4860 166 .966 7769.2 5.44 +132.9 1.072
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick) by the Seattle Emeralds, out of high school Tippecanoe (Tippecanoe; Tipp City, OH).
10/31/1968 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
12/09/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 30 (50).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
12/09/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 30 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
03/08/1971 Detrimentally completed training to generate gap power at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
08/04/1971 Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/07/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
04/14/1972 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/04/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
03/04/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Seattle Emeralds development complex.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $125,040.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/30/1975 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/18/1975 Became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/29/1976 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,320,000 with the Seattle Emeralds organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 149 10
Year 3B Rank
1976 12 2
Year IBB Rank
1971 6 3
Year SH Rank
1970 16 3
1971 22 2
1973 26 3
1974 24 2
1975 32 3
1976 26 1
Year EBH Rank
1976 50 8
Year WAR Rank
1976 6.1 8
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