SS Roberto Soto #6
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/05/1976
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SS ROBERTO SOTO #6 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
79 276 71 15 5 5 35 21 45 .257 .307 .402 9 2.6
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: 20
       
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
07/04/1976 @ CHH Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/04/1976 @ CHH Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
07/03/1976 @ CHH Win, 8-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/1976 @ CHH Loss, 10-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/30/1976 @ TCN Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/29/1976 @ TCN Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
06/28/1976 @ TCN Loss, 6-7 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1976 HOU Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1976 HOU Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/25/1976 HOU Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Roberto is an extremely hard worker.
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:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$580,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:90 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 79 276 71 15 5 5 35 26 21 45 .257 .307 .402 .709 .318 .145 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 306 0 0 0 8 6 3 111 25 9 10 47.4 30.4 3.54 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   57 14 4 0 0 7 6 7 6 0 3 0 .246 .328 .316 .644
Versus Right   219 57 11 5 5 28 20 14 39 3 3 0 .260 .301 .425 .726
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 7 3 1 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 0 .269 .367 .462 .828
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   15 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .333 .627
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   2780 654 79 16 58 306 295 166 532 18 140 11 .235 .279 .338 .617
Home   149 42 5 3 1 18 12 11 23 1 4 0 .282 .329 .376 .705
Road   127 29 10 2 4 17 14 10 22 2 2 0 .228 .281 .433 .714
Grass   276 71 15 5 5 35 26 21 45 3 6 0 .257 .307 .402 .709
Day   159 44 9 1 3 20 16 16 20 2 2 0 .277 .339 .403 .741
Night   117 27 6 4 2 15 10 5 25 1 4 0 .231 .260 .402 .662
As Starter   267 67 13 5 5 35 26 21 43 3 6 0 .251 .302 .393 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Close/Late   70 15 5 2 0 1 8 7 13 0 1 0 .214 .286 .343 .629
Inning 1-3   81 22 2 1 3 11 8 6 15 0 3 0 .272 .322 .432 .754
Inning 4-6   94 24 5 1 2 21 7 6 15 3 2 0 .255 .291 .394 .685
Inning 7-9   85 22 5 3 0 3 11 8 11 0 1 0 .259 .323 .388 .711
Extra Innings   16 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .188 .235 .375 .610
0 Outs   87 18 6 2 0 8 8 7 13 2 2 0 .207 .260 .322 .582
1 Outs   91 23 5 1 3 11 10 5 19 1 4 0 .253 .289 .429 .717
2 Outs   98 30 4 2 2 16 8 9 13 0 0 0 .306 .364 .449 .813
Scoring Position   86 26 4 1 0 28 6 8 17 3 6 0 .302 .351 .372 .723
Bases Empty   147 34 9 3 5 5 16 9 26 0 0 0 .231 .276 .435 .711
Runner on 1st   43 11 2 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 .256 .319 .349 .668
Runner on 2nd   25 8 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 4 0 .320 .370 .320 .690
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 7 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 .219 .324 .250 .574
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   9 4 2 1 0 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .364 .889 1.253
Two Strikes   101 17 3 2 3 7 9 8 45 2 0 0 .168 .225 .327 .552
First Pitch   64 21 6 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 3 0 .328 .328 .422 .750
Count 0-1   35 8 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .229 .314 .543
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 10 1 0 0 .105 .100 .263 .363
Count 1-0   22 9 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .545 .955
Count 1-1   24 6 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .458 .708
Count 1-2   33 7 2 1 0 0 4 0 17 0 0 0 .212 .212 .333 .545
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   13 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Count 2-2   25 7 1 1 1 4 3 0 8 1 0 0 .280 .269 .520 .789
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 1 0 0 .600 .769 .600 1.369
Full Count   24 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 .042 .281 .167 .448
Behind in Count   87 17 5 1 1 6 7 0 27 1 1 0 .195 .193 .310 .504
Ahead in Count   52 19 2 1 2 10 8 13 0 1 0 0 .365 .485 .558 1.043
Batting Leadoff   10 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Batting 2nd   24 5 2 0 0 3 2 2 4 0 2 0 .208 .269 .292 .561
Batting 4th   11 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .091 .091 .273 .364
Batting 5th   135 32 4 2 2 12 10 9 24 1 2 0 .237 .283 .341 .623
Batting 6th   41 12 3 1 0 7 5 4 3 1 1 0 .293 .348 .415 .762
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   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   94 30 7 2 4 12 13 7 12 0 0 0 .319 .366 .564 .930
Medium Leverage   113 27 4 2 1 12 8 5 20 2 5 0 .239 .267 .336 .603
High Leverage   68 13 4 0 0 11 4 9 13 1 1 0 .191 .282 .250 .532
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 79 276 71 15 5 5 35 26 21 0 3 45 9 10 .257 .307 .402 .709 102 105 2.6
Total MLB 888 2780 654 79 16 58 306 295 166 11 18 532 46 37 .235 .279 .338 .617 78 64 15.2
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 76 73 141 287 53 444 16 .964 668.1 5.76 +12.4 1.086
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 867 835 1401 2892 516 4446 153 .966 7147.1 5.41 +117.0 1.069
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 IBB Rank
1971 6 3
Year SH Rank
1970 16 3
1971 22 2
1973 26 3
1974 24 2
1975 32 3
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