SS Roberto Soto #6
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/01/1976
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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
129 453 121 22 8 9 56 32 74 .267 .315 .411 21 4.7
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
08/31/1976 @ CHH Win, 7-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/29/1976 TCN Loss, 4-7 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/1976 TCN Win, 8-2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1976 TCN Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1976 TCN Win, 6-5 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/1976 LAP Win, 3-0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
08/25/1976 LAP Win, 7-6 6 0 2 4 0 0 2 0
08/24/1976 LAP Loss, 1-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1976 LAP Win, 2-0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/21/1976 CHH Win, 2-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
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: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:148 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 129 453 121 22 8 9 56 49 32 74 .267 .315 .411 .726 .317 .143 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 510 2 2 0 9 18 5 186 39 21 21 50.0 53.2 3.73 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 24 5 1 1 12 12 9 13 1 6 1 .245 .312 .347 .659
Versus Right   355 97 17 7 8 44 37 23 61 4 12 1 .273 .316 .428 .744
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Last Week   25 8 4 0 1 7 6 2 5 1 5 0 .320 .357 .600 .957
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
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   2957 704 86 19 62 327 318 177 561 20 152 13 .238 .282 .343 .625
Home   234 71 12 5 3 34 26 15 37 3 10 2 .303 .346 .436 .782
Road   219 50 10 3 6 22 23 17 37 2 8 0 .228 .282 .384 .665
Grass   453 121 22 8 9 56 49 32 74 5 18 2 .267 .315 .411 .726
Day   266 73 14 3 7 36 32 19 36 2 11 2 .274 .325 .429 .754
Night   187 48 8 5 2 20 17 13 38 3 7 0 .257 .300 .385 .686
As Starter   440 117 20 8 9 56 49 32 72 5 18 2 .266 .315 .409 .724
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   125 29 7 3 1 10 12 12 22 1 3 1 .232 .302 .360 .662
Inning 1-3   142 40 3 2 4 19 17 9 26 1 8 0 .282 .322 .415 .738
Inning 4-6   144 39 8 2 4 25 15 9 21 3 7 1 .271 .312 .438 .750
Inning 7-9   144 39 8 4 1 11 17 11 19 1 2 1 .271 .325 .403 .728
Extra Innings   23 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 8 0 1 0 .130 .231 .261 .492
0 Outs   145 34 7 4 1 14 20 11 24 4 11 1 .234 .286 .359 .644
1 Outs   153 43 9 1 5 19 18 8 30 1 7 1 .281 .319 .451 .770
2 Outs   155 44 6 3 3 23 11 13 20 0 0 0 .284 .339 .419 .759
Scoring Position   117 34 5 2 1 41 12 12 25 5 17 1 .291 .348 .393 .741
Bases Empty   270 70 13 4 7 7 30 15 46 0 0 1 .259 .301 .415 .716
Runner on 1st   66 17 4 2 1 8 7 5 3 0 1 0 .258 .310 .424 .734
Runner on 2nd   37 10 0 0 1 6 4 3 8 0 10 1 .270 .341 .351 .693
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 2 3 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 10 1 0 0 3 2 6 8 0 2 0 .256 .356 .282 .638
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   10 3 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 1 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Bases Loaded   12 5 3 1 0 16 3 0 1 3 0 0 .417 .333 .833 1.167
Two Strikes   178 28 4 2 4 11 15 13 74 3 0 0 .157 .211 .270 .481
First Pitch   103 38 11 1 0 18 10 1 0 1 9 0 .369 .371 .495 .867
Count 0-1   50 12 3 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 .240 .255 .340 .595
Count 0-2   31 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 17 1 0 0 .065 .062 .161 .224
Count 1-0   34 13 2 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 .382 .400 .588 .988
Count 1-1   40 13 1 3 1 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 .325 .325 .575 .900
Count 1-2   60 10 2 1 0 1 6 0 28 1 0 0 .167 .164 .233 .397
Count 2-0   14 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 2-1   26 9 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .615 .962
Count 2-2   47 12 2 1 2 7 6 0 12 1 0 0 .255 .250 .468 .718
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 3 5 9 0 1 0 1 .375 .684 .375 1.059
Full Count   40 4 0 0 1 1 2 13 17 0 0 0 .100 .321 .175 .496
Behind in Count   141 24 5 2 1 8 10 0 45 2 2 1 .170 .174 .255 .429
Ahead in Count   82 30 3 1 4 13 15 18 0 1 3 1 .366 .480 .573 1.054
Batting Leadoff   47 14 3 0 2 4 4 2 10 0 2 0 .298 .327 .489 .816
Batting 2nd   82 21 6 1 2 14 14 6 15 2 11 0 .256 .300 .427 .727
Batting 3rd   7 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089
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   51 14 3 1 0 7 5 4 4 1 1 0 .275 .321 .373 .694
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   175 51 11 3 5 14 20 10 21 0 0 0 .291 .330 .474 .804
Medium Leverage   179 50 6 4 4 23 20 10 31 3 12 1 .279 .316 .425 .741
High Leverage   98 19 5 0 0 19 8 12 22 2 6 1 .194 .283 .245 .528
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 25 129 453 121 22 8 9 56 49 32 2 5 74 21 21 .267 .315 .411 .726 106 105 4.7
Total MLB 938 2957 704 86 19 62 327 318 177 13 20 561 58 48 .238 .282 .343 .625 81 67 17.3
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 124 119 231 474 80 729 24 .967 1094.1 5.80 +24.0 1.093
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 915 881 1491 3079 543 4731 161 .966 7573.1 5.43 +128.6 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 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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