SS Roberto Soto #6
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/16/1974
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SS ROBERTO SOTO #6 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 481 113 15 3 11 56 27 79 .235 .274 .347 11 3.2
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
09/15/1974 @ DET Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ DET Win, 5-0 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
09/13/1974 @ DET Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 SFS Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/11/1974 SFS Loss, 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1974 SFS Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1974 SFS Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1974 LAP Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 LAP Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1974 LAP Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Roberto never gives less than 100 percent.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/25/1950
Born in:San Lorenzo, HUM
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 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:160 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 148 481 113 15 3 11 56 52 27 79 .235 .274 .347 .622 .266 .112 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 537 1 6 0 6 23 5 167 29 11 3 78.6 47.4 3.16 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 35 6 1 6 23 22 4 18 1 6 1 .289 .315 .504 .819
Versus Right   360 78 9 2 5 33 30 23 61 4 17 0 .217 .261 .294 .555
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 1 0 1 2 1 2 7 0 1 0 .200 .273 .400 .673
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
August   103 30 7 1 2 14 13 8 11 2 2 0 .291 .336 .437 .773
September   52 9 1 0 1 3 3 4 10 0 2 0 .173 .232 .250 .482
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   1934 426 43 8 36 196 190 112 385 13 101 9 .220 .265 .307 .571
Home   234 61 7 3 4 27 26 13 34 2 9 1 .261 .300 .368 .668
Road   247 52 8 0 7 29 26 14 45 3 14 0 .211 .250 .328 .578
Grass   481 113 15 3 11 56 52 27 79 5 23 1 .235 .274 .347 .622
Day   298 69 10 1 5 28 31 19 46 1 16 1 .232 .279 .322 .601
Night   183 44 5 2 6 28 21 8 33 4 7 0 .240 .267 .388 .655
As Starter   474 112 15 3 11 54 52 26 78 5 23 1 .236 .275 .350 .625
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Close/Late   94 27 2 1 4 10 11 6 15 1 5 0 .287 .327 .457 .784
Inning 1-3   170 34 6 0 2 15 13 9 23 1 10 1 .200 .243 .271 .514
Inning 4-6   162 33 3 2 3 19 18 9 34 3 8 0 .204 .241 .302 .544
Inning 7-9   148 46 6 1 6 22 21 9 22 1 4 0 .311 .348 .486 .835
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   182 39 5 3 6 13 25 4 25 1 11 0 .214 .230 .374 .604
1 Outs   153 39 2 0 3 21 16 12 32 4 12 1 .255 .306 .327 .633
2 Outs   146 35 8 0 2 22 11 11 22 0 0 0 .240 .293 .336 .629
Scoring Position   91 30 6 0 1 42 12 10 17 5 23 0 .330 .377 .429 .806
Bases Empty   313 64 8 3 6 6 32 16 50 0 0 1 .204 .245 .307 .552
Runner on 1st   77 19 1 0 4 8 8 1 12 0 0 0 .247 .256 .416 .672
Runner on 2nd   34 12 3 0 0 8 4 5 7 0 21 0 .353 .436 .441 .877
Runner on 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 1 1 0 .300 .385 .300 .685
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 1 0 0 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .333 .350 .683
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 1 0 1 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .286 .667 .952
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 1 0 .400 .375 .400 .775
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 7 2 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Two Strikes   177 29 1 0 2 15 14 10 79 1 0 0 .164 .207 .203 .411
First Pitch   104 25 6 1 3 11 12 6 0 1 10 0 .240 .279 .404 .683
Count 0-1   50 12 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 .240 .240 .320 .560
Count 0-2   34 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .176 .176 .265 .441
Count 1-0   66 16 5 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 .242 .242 .394 .636
Count 1-1   29 12 0 0 3 8 7 0 0 2 3 1 .414 .406 .724 1.130
Count 1-2   63 9 0 0 0 3 4 0 34 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   16 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .438 .875
Count 2-1   25 10 2 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .385 .480 .865
Count 2-2   50 9 0 0 1 3 3 0 20 0 0 0 .180 .180 .240 .420
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .889 2.000 2.889
Count 3-1   12 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 .083 .312 .250 .562
Full Count   30 5 1 0 0 6 4 10 13 1 0 0 .167 .366 .200 .566
Behind in Count   147 27 1 0 2 10 9 0 46 0 6 0 .184 .184 .231 .415
Ahead in Count   121 35 7 2 2 18 17 11 0 1 4 0 .289 .346 .430 .776
Batting Leadoff   114 22 3 1 0 3 11 8 17 0 5 0 .193 .246 .237 .483
Batting 2nd   54 14 2 1 2 8 8 1 9 0 2 1 .259 .286 .444 .730
Batting 3rd   7 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .857 1.429
Batting 4th   33 9 0 0 2 6 5 2 7 1 1 0 .273 .306 .455 .760
Batting 5th   20 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 .250 .286 .350 .636
Batting 6th   129 35 3 1 5 20 17 7 15 2 8 0 .271 .304 .426 .731
Batting 7th   86 14 3 0 0 9 5 3 20 2 6 0 .163 .187 .198 .384
Batting 8th   34 10 0 0 2 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 .294 .385 .471 .855
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   197 51 7 0 5 19 22 10 29 2 1 1 .259 .295 .371 .666
Medium Leverage   222 45 6 2 5 23 23 13 38 3 14 0 .203 .244 .315 .559
High Leverage   61 17 2 1 1 14 7 4 12 0 8 0 .279 .323 .393 .717
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 23 148 481 113 15 3 11 56 52 27 1 5 79 11 3 .235 .274 .347 .622 75 66 3.2
Total MLB 645 1934 426 43 8 36 196 190 112 9 13 385 19 16 .220 .265 .307 .571 65 50 7.0
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 141 138 219 481 78 717 17 .976 1179.1 5.34 +20.8 1.078
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 632 604 987 1993 365 3077 97 .968 5121.2 5.24 +73.4 1.063
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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