SS Roberto Soto #6
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
07/31/1974
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SS ROBERTO SOTO #6 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 326 74 7 2 8 39 15 58 .227 .261 .334 10 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 45 50 45 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 70
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: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 60
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
07/31/1974 @ LAP Loss, 5-15 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1974 @ LAP Loss, 1-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1974 @ BAL Win, 9-4 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1
07/28/1974 @ BAL Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1974 @ BAL Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1974 @ NYE Win, 8-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/25/1974 @ NYE Win, 7-5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
07/24/1974 @ NYE Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/1974 @ BOS Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1974 @ BOS Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Roberto never lacks for effort.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/25/1950
Born in:San Lorenzo, HUM
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 17th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 326 74 7 2 8 39 36 15 58 .227 .261 .334 .595 .254 .107 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 98 364 1 3 0 6 19 3 109 17 10 2 83.3 29.1 2.78 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 27 4 1 5 19 16 3 14 0 5 1 .297 .326 .527 .854
Versus Right   235 47 3 1 3 20 20 12 44 3 14 0 .200 .236 .260 .496
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Last Week   21 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 1 0 .143 .182 .190 .372
April   58 9 1 0 0 7 1 2 10 1 6 1 .155 .194 .172 .366
May   89 27 1 1 5 16 11 5 16 0 2 0 .303 .340 .506 .846
June   93 24 2 1 3 10 13 3 16 1 4 0 .258 .278 .398 .676
July   86 14 3 0 0 6 11 5 16 1 7 0 .163 .207 .198 .404
Spring Training   39 13 4 0 1 8 5 2 6 0 2 1 .333 .381 .513 .894
Last Year   419 83 8 0 5 38 42 43 90 2 26 3 .198 .276 .253 .529
2 Years Ago   334 69 8 3 8 35 29 19 79 2 12 1 .207 .250 .320 .570
Career   1779 387 35 7 33 179 174 100 364 11 97 9 .218 .261 .301 .562
Home   158 43 2 2 3 20 19 7 21 1 8 1 .272 .305 .367 .672
Road   168 31 5 0 5 19 17 8 37 2 11 0 .185 .219 .304 .523
Grass   326 74 7 2 8 39 36 15 58 3 19 1 .227 .261 .334 .595
Day   207 44 4 0 4 18 21 12 33 0 12 1 .213 .259 .290 .549
Night   119 30 3 2 4 21 15 3 25 3 7 0 .252 .264 .412 .676
As Starter   323 73 7 2 8 37 36 15 58 3 19 1 .226 .260 .334 .595
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   60 18 0 0 4 6 7 2 12 0 4 0 .300 .323 .500 .823
Inning 1-3   111 23 3 0 1 13 9 6 13 1 9 1 .207 .252 .261 .513
Inning 4-6   117 21 1 2 1 11 13 7 28 2 6 0 .179 .222 .248 .470
Inning 7-9   98 30 3 0 6 15 14 2 17 0 3 0 .306 .320 .520 .840
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   119 26 3 2 5 10 18 2 16 1 9 0 .218 .230 .403 .633
1 Outs   110 26 2 0 1 12 10 7 25 2 10 1 .236 .283 .282 .565
2 Outs   97 22 2 0 2 17 8 6 17 0 0 0 .227 .272 .309 .581
Scoring Position   72 22 3 0 0 28 7 6 17 3 19 0 .306 .346 .347 .693
Bases Empty   205 39 4 2 5 5 23 8 34 0 0 1 .190 .224 .302 .527
Runner on 1st   49 13 0 0 3 6 6 1 7 0 0 0 .265 .280 .449 .729
Runner on 2nd   25 8 1 0 0 5 3 4 7 0 17 0 .320 .414 .360 .774
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 1 1 0 .333 .300 .333 .633
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .273 .400 .673
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Two Strikes   127 22 1 0 2 13 11 5 58 1 0 0 .173 .203 .228 .431
First Pitch   65 11 2 1 2 6 8 3 0 1 9 0 .169 .203 .323 .526
Count 0-1   31 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 .226 .226 .323 .548
Count 0-2   23 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 .130 .130 .261 .391
Count 1-0   44 12 3 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .273 .409 .682
Count 1-1   23 10 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 .435 .458 .696 1.154
Count 1-2   46 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 25 0 0 0 .152 .152 .152 .304
Count 2-0   13 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Count 2-1   14 6 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .400 .500 .900
Count 2-2   37 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 16 0 0 0 .189 .189 .270 .459
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   8 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 .125 .300 .375 .675
Full Count   21 5 1 0 0 6 3 5 10 1 0 0 .238 .370 .286 .656
Behind in Count   100 17 0 0 2 7 8 0 32 0 4 0 .170 .170 .230 .400
Ahead in Count   80 24 4 1 1 14 10 7 0 1 3 0 .300 .352 .412 .765
Batting Leadoff   46 10 2 1 0 2 6 2 9 0 3 0 .217 .250 .304 .554
Batting 2nd   41 11 1 1 2 7 6 1 7 0 2 1 .268 .302 .488 .790
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 5th   5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting 6th   105 25 0 0 4 14 13 5 14 1 8 0 .238 .270 .352 .623
Batting 7th   86 14 3 0 0 9 5 2 20 2 6 0 .163 .178 .198 .375
Batting 8th   34 10 0 0 2 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 .294 .385 .471 .855
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   134 33 3 0 4 11 15 3 20 0 1 1 .246 .268 .358 .626
Medium Leverage   149 28 3 2 3 17 17 10 29 3 12 0 .188 .235 .295 .530
High Leverage   42 13 1 0 1 11 4 2 9 0 6 0 .310 .341 .405 .746
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 23 103 326 74 7 2 8 39 36 15 1 3 58 10 2 .227 .261 .334 .595 68 57 1.6
Total MLB 600 1779 387 35 7 33 179 174 100 9 11 364 18 15 .218 .261 .301 .562 63 47 5.4
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 101 98 163 323 60 502 16 .968 829.1 5.27 +12.2 1.072
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 592 564 931 1835 347 2862 96 .966 4771.2 5.22 +64.9 1.061
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1971 6 3
Year SH Rank
1970 16 3
1971 22 2
1973 26 3
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