This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Soria goes to the changeup: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Soria's slider moves 82.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 77.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Soria's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
369 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.0 mph separates Soria's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.8 against 77.8.
369 and 134 of them respectively.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Soria throws a fastball 71.3% of the time, against 49.8% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 211 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Soria lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
622 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 146th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .363 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
375 of his fastballs thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Soria works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 59.3% of everything he throws.
622 classified pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Soria releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
622 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Soria throws a strike on the first pitch 68.9% of the time.
161 plate appearances started in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soria's changeup leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.3 off his slider.
87 and 134 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Soria's slider spins at 2,754 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
134 thrown in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Soria lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
622 located pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Soria lands 52% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his offspeed pitches.
375 of his fastballs, 87 of his offspeed pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Soria throws 51.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.5% with the bases empty.
123 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 499 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Soria averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
622 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 537th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Soria throws the slider 28.8% of the time against right-handers and 8.8% against left-handers.
396 pitches to right-handers, 226 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Soria's stuff spins at 2,345 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
622 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 225th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Soria puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 211 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Soria puts 49.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
396 pitches to right-handed hitters, 226 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on one side of the plate
Soria works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
622 located pitches in 2021.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Soria releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
621 tracked pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Soria's 4-seam fastball averages 92.8 mph, and has touched 97.0.
369 thrown, 59.3% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Soria has thrown 26 curveballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 70.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
622 classified pitches in 2021.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Soria goes to the changeup: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Soria throws a fastball 71.3% of the time, against 49.8% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 211 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Soria throws a strike on the first pitch 68.9% of the time.
161 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Soria puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 211 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Soria's slider moves 82.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 77.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Soria's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
369 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.0 mph separates Soria's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.8 against 77.8.
369 and 134 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Soria works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 59.3% of everything he throws.
622 classified pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soria's changeup leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.3 off his slider.
87 and 134 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Soria's slider spins at 2,754 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
134 thrown in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Soria throws the slider 28.8% of the time against right-handers and 8.8% against left-handers.
396 pitches to right-handers, 226 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Soria's 4-seam fastball averages 92.8 mph, and has touched 97.0.
369 thrown, 59.3% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Soria has thrown 26 curveballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 70.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
622 classified pitches in 2021.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Soria lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
622 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 146th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .363 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
375 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Soria lands 52% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his offspeed pitches.
375 of his fastballs, 87 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Soria releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
622 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Soria releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
621 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Soria lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
622 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Soria works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
622 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Soria throws 51.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.5% with the bases empty.
123 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 499 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Soria averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
622 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 537th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Soria's stuff spins at 2,345 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
622 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 225th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Soria puts 49.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
396 pitches to right-handed hitters, 226 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2007–2017