#70 Mario Soto, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Monday, 5/13/1986 |
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| Mario Soto
7/12/1956
29
6"1
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Starting Pitcher
R
R
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Minimal
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Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,200,000
1988
6 Year(s), 70 Days (1102 total Days)
42 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 103 Days (1135 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity |
| Overall | 10 | 7 | 6 | 95-99 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
| Versus RHB | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
| Talent | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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9
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Talent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/2 | @NYM | W 8-5 | * | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 4/7 | @ATL | L 2-7 | * | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | L | | | | |
| 4/11 | STL | W 6-5 | * | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4/15 | NYM | W 6-2 | * | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | W | | | | |
| 4/20 | @MON | L 5-7 | * | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | | | |
| 4/24 | @SF | L 0-3 | * | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 4/30 | Cin | L 2-5 | * | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 5/5 | @PHL | W 4-2 | * | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 5/9 | SDP | W 5-1 | * | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.63 | 62.0 | 49 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 63 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 6 | 66.7 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.33 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 133 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .268 | .361 | .629 |
| vs. RHB | 98 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .321 | .459 | .781 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 28.0 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Road | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 34.0 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.28 | 48.1 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 50 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 13.2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | Teams |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4.27 | 124.1 | 131 | 0 | 59 | 47 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | Tor |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4.03 | 136.1 | 128 | 0 | 61 | 50 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | TOR |
| 1981 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7.02 | 133.1 | 155 | 114 | 104 | 56 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 1.58 | TOR |
| 1982 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3.47 | 210.0 | 175 | 100 | 81 | 68 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | TOR CHI |
| 1983 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3.78 | 123.2 | 129 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 1.39 | CHI |
| 1984 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4.96 | 223.0 | 215 | 130 | 123 | 85 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | CHI |
| 1985 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3.78 | 226.0 | 174 | 104 | 95 | 89 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | CHI |
| 1986 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.63 | 62.0 | 49 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | CHI |
| Total | 210 | 165 | 59 | 79 | 0 | 4.36 | 1238.2 | 1156 | 530 | 600 | 465 | 1282 | 2 | 0 | 1.31 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 12.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 12.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1979 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .116 | .122 | .238 | Tor |
| 1980 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .024 | .024 | .049 | .073 | TOR |
| 1981 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .146 | .150 | .296 | TOR |
| 1982 | 35 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .133 | .105 | .239 | TOR CHI |
| 1983 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .140 | .122 | .261 | CHI |
| 1984 | 38 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .181 | .200 | .381 | CHI |
| 1985 | 38 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .160 | .113 | .273 | CHI |
| 1986 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHI |
| Total | 210 | 383 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 185 | 1 | 1 | .097 | .128 | .120 | .249 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 62.0 | 2.47 | | | | |
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Traded from Atlanta to Toronto on 3/2/1978... Injured on 7/3/1978 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Earned first career win on 4/1/1979... Had first career hit on 5/23/1979, off Ed Halicki (WAS).
.. Injured on 7/17/1979 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks... Injured on 8/11/1980 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks... Injured on 5/31/1981 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle,
out for 8 weeks... Injured on 4/8/1982 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week...
Traded from Toronto to Chicago (N) on 7/29/1982 (Going to CHI: P M. Soto. Going to TOR: C f. player)...
Injured on 4/12/1983 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6-7 weeks...
Injured on 8/22/1983 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/10/1985 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 279 on 10/2/1985 ...
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Losses
1981 - 13 - 7th
1984 - 17 - 7th
| K's
1982 - 181 - 9th
1984 - 263 - 1st
1985 - 283 - 1st
| BB
1985 - 89 - 8th
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