#8 Mario Soto, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Simpson Timber Co. Sliver Pickers

#8 Mario Soto, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Simpson Timber Co. Sliver Pickers
Sunday, 8/8/1988

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Mario Soto

7/12/1956
32
D.R.,,BANI
6"0
185

Starting Pitcher
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R

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4 / 6 (Popular)
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4.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 19,000,000
1990
12 Year(s), 3 Days (2067 total Days)
129 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 3 Days (2067 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	67	60	82	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	61	54	79
Versus RHB	73	65	84
Talent	61	58	75

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

68
71
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	1	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	1	21	3	1	10
Talent	1	1	1	1	100

Running & Bunting Ratings
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18
20
4
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 40 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 11

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/16	OAK	L 1-2	*	6.2	4	2	2	3	6	L
6/21	@MIL	W 6-4	*	6	4	4	3	2	9
6/27	@KY	W 22-5	*	6.2	3	2	2	3	7	W
7/2	STL	L 6-11	*	3.1	7	6	6	4	3	L
7/7	COR	L 6-8	*	2.1	7	5	5	2	2
7/15	OAK	W 14-2	*	8.1	7	2	1	0	4	W
7/20	STL	L 2-9	*	5.1	8	6	6	3	5	L
7/26	@OKV	W 9-3	*	7.2	4	2	1	1	12	W
7/31	@COR	L 2-3	*	8	8	2	2	1	7
8/5	VAN	W 5-2	*	8	6	2	2	0	10	W

Pitching Stats 1988

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	23	23	10	8	0	4.46	137.1	128	73	68	50	151	0	.0	0	15	65.2
Projected	34	34	15	12	0	4.46	202.0	189	108	100	74	222

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	11.7	8.4	9.9	3.3	16	5	31.3	0	0	.0	3.50

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	235	65	18	1	7	34	40	27	51	0	0	0	.277	.347	.451	.798
vs. RHB	285	63	11	3	7	30	33	23	100	0	0	0	.221	.274	.354	.628

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	13	13	3	7	0	5.74	73.2	82	50	47	26	72
Road	10	10	7	1	0	2.97	63.2	46	23	21	24	79
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	2.25	8.0	6	2	2	0	10
Last Week	2	2	1	0	0	1.72	15.2	12	4	3	2	19

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	3	2	0	6.31	25.2	30	18	18	12	29
May	6	6	1	3	0	4.29	35.2	32	19	17	13	39
June	5	5	3	1	0	2.73	33.0	19	11	10	14	40
July	6	6	2	2	0	5.40	35.0	41	23	21	11	33
August	1	1	1	0	0	2.25	8.0	6	2	2	0	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1980	68	1	4	5	8	4.60	72.1	71	43	37	8	38	55	0	0	1.51	.306	OKV
1981	56	7	6	8	0	3.91	152.0	138	73	66	12	69	133	0	0	1.36	.292	OKV
1982	36	26	5	18	0	4.86	155.2	162	95	84	16	73	158	0	0	1.51	.333	OKV
1983	76	0	9	5	7	2.75	177.0	146	68	54	16	57	177	0	0	1.15	.277	STC
1984	89	0	10	12	5	4.20	178.0	182	87	83	22	59	187	0	0	1.35	.329	STC
1985	58	0	7	8	2	2.73	151.2	141	52	46	12	47	152	0	0	1.24	.316	STC
1986	49	17	16	7	14	2.78	161.2	129	58	50	13	66	167	0	0	1.21	.278	STC BRO
1987	33	33	17	6	0	3.57	201.2	185	104	80	15	86	179	3	1	1.34	.298	NY,RL
1988	23	23	10	8	0	4.46	137.1	128	73	68	14	50	151	0	0	1.30	.321	NY COR STC
Total	488	107	84	77	36	3.68	1387.1	1282	653	568	128	545	1359	3	1	1.32	.305

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1980	9	0	3	0	1	0.00	8.1	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
1983	7	0	1	1	1	1.62	16.2	17	3	3	8	16	0	0
1986	5	5	3	1	0	3.16	31.1	38	11	11	9	32	0	0
1987	2	2	0	1	0	2.25	12.0	9	5	3	5	14	0	0
Total	23	7	7	3	2	2.24	68.1	69	19	17	27	67	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1980	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	OKV
1981	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	OKV
1982	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	OKV
1983	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STC
1984	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STC
1985	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STC
1986	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STC BRO
1987	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NY,RL
Total	465	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1988

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.793

137.1

1.90

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 58th overall pick, by Oakville in 1980...
Earned first career win on 5/13/1980...
1/31/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,978,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,978,571 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Simpson Timber Co. on 2/17/1983 to a 4-year deal worth $11,000,000 per year...
Injured on 3/6/1985 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Traded from Simpson Timber Co. to Brooklyn on 7/14/1986 (Going to STC: P Al Holland, CF Mookie Wilson, P Lary Sorensen. Going to BRO: RF Ken Griffey, Sr., P Mario Soto)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1986, going 5-1, 2.56...
Signed as a free agent by New York on 2/1/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $19,000,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game...
Traded from New York to Coronado on 2/21/1988 (Going to COR: P Dwight Gooden, P Mario Soto, 3B Bob Horner, P Mike Jackson, C George South. Going to NY: P Roger Clemens, 1B Andres Galarraga, C M
ike Stanley)...
Traded from Coronado to Simpson Timber Co. on 7/1/1988 (Going to COR: P Juan Nieves. Going to STC: P Mario Soto)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1983 - 2.75 - 1st 1987 - 3.57 - 4th	WHIP 1983 - 1.15 - 1st	Wins 1987 - 17 - 5th	Losses 1982 - 18 - 3rd	K's 1982 - 158 - 6th 1983 - 177 - 2nd 1984 - 187 - 2nd
BB 1987 - 86 - 6th

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