He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .299 average against Soria and left-handers to .395.
396 pitches to right-handed hitters, 226 to left-handed hitters.
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 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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.8% of the contact against Soria with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% with the bases empty.
123 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 499 with the bases empty.
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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Soria has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .299 average against Soria and left-handers to .395.
396 pitches to right-handed hitters, 226 to left-handed hitters.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.8% of the contact against Soria with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% 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 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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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 Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Soria has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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.
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