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Joakim Soria  
Birthdate: 5/18/1984     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/199     Position: P
Contract: $8M / 2 Years (2013 - 2014) + 1 Option Years
5/20/2013: Soria (elbow/strained pectoral) could resume throwing from the mound in early June according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
2/21/2013 - Texas Rangers Bullpen: Depth Chart Discussions by Chris Cwik (RotoGraphs) 3
1/4/2013 - The Sky Is Not Falling In Arlington by Paul Swydan (FanGraphs) 59
12/3/2012 - Rangers Sign Joakim Soria by Dave Cameron (FanGraphs) 9
3/19/2012 - Soria, Bullpen Depth, and Trade Value by Matt Klaassen (FanGraphs) 16
3/19/2012 - Soria Hurt? Potential New Royals Closer by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 16


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Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2006Padres (A)1007011.28.491.540.77.15471.4 %  2.312.94  
2007Royals231762069.09.782.480.39.25074.4 %39.2 %4.3 %2.482.503.192.3
2008Royals234263067.18.822.540.67.20789.5 %44.6 %7.4 %1.603.253.621.6
2009Royals323047053.011.722.720.85.30087.3 %39.8 %8.9 %2.212.742.901.7
2010Royals124366065.29.732.190.55.27788.7 %48.0 %6.7 %1.782.532.851.9
2011Royals552860060.18.952.541.04.31272.3 %40.5 %10.4 %4.033.493.381.0
2013Steamer21030030.07.963.030.98.29775.8 %  3.473.85 0.3
2013Bill James423350050.09.542.520.72.302   2.702.91  
2013Oliver43   62.09.372.490.73.29875.4 %  3.072.93  
2013ZiPS32 49049.08.632.571.10.31074.1 %  3.863.75 0.5
2013Steamer (R)11032022.07.943.060.98.28575.6 %  3.513.83 0.1
2013Steamer (U)11032022.07.943.060.98.28575.6 %  3.513.83 0.1
Total- - -13151602980315.19.732.480.68.26882.0 %42.5 %7.5 %2.402.903.208.5

News
4/4 - THT Live: 25th anniversary: George Bell’s big Opening » by Chris Jaffe
3/15 - Five questions: Los Angeles Dodgers by Vince Caramela
2/19 - Which Rule V draft picks could stick? by Jeff Moore
5/14 - Closer Report: Rankings for Week 7 by Fake Teams
5/6 - Today in Royals History: Kila Monster by Royals Review
4/23 - AL West injury notes: Franklin Gutierrez, Erick Aybar, Joaki» by MLB Daily Dish
12/5 - AL Central Rumors: Stewart, Revere, Victorino, Soria by Tim Dierkes
12/5 - Rangers Sign Joakim Soria by Tim Dierkes
12/3 - Rangers Close To Deal With Joakim Soria by Tim Dierkes

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2006Padres (A)102.3170000  11.24053312000011
2007Royals232.4862000179469.0270462019319312075
2008Royals231.6063000420367.1260391312519161166
2009Royals322.2147000300353.0222441413516123069
2010Royals121.7866000430365.2270531313416123171
2011Royals554.0360000280760.1256602927717021060
2013Steamer213.47300  0  30.0127281312310 1  27
2013Bill James422.70500  33  50.0 42  414 2  53
2013Oliver433.07     3 62.025655232151712  64
2013ZiPS323.86490     49.0 472221614021047
2013Steamer (R)113.51320  0  22.092209827 1  19
2013Steamer (U)113.51320  0  22.092209827 1  19
Total- - -13152.40298000160920315.1127824289842487613102341

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2006Padres (A)8.491.545.500.7727.5 %5.0 %.1320.60.15471.4 %  2.94
2007Royals9.782.483.950.3927.8 %7.0 %.1840.94.25074.4 %54562.50
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Royals8.822.543.470.6725.4 %7.3 %.1660.86.20789.5 %36743.25
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Royals11.722.724.310.8531.1 %7.2 %.2161.13.30087.3 %49622.74
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Royals9.732.194.440.5526.3 %5.9 %.2101.05.27788.7 %43602.53
2010Average7.133.282.170.9618.5 %8.5 %.2531.35.29372.2 %  4.20
2011Royals8.952.543.531.0423.4 %6.6 %.2531.28.31272.3 %98863.49
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer7.963.032.630.98  .2471.26.29775.8 %  3.85
2013Bill James9.542.523.790.72  .2301.12.302   2.91
2013Oliver9.372.493.760.7325.0 %6.6 %.2321.17.29875.4 %  2.93
2013ZiPS8.632.573.361.10  .2541.24.31074.1 %  3.75
2013Steamer (R)7.943.062.600.98  .2481.27.28575.6 %  3.83
2013Steamer (U)7.943.062.600.98  .2481.27.28575.6 %  3.83
Total- - -9.732.483.920.6826.7 %6.8 %.2051.04.26882.0 %55672.90

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2007Royals0.9720.5 %39.2 %40.4 %7.2 %4.3 %6.0 %25.0 %2.692.81723.19
2008Royals1.0914.5 %44.6 %41.0 %10.3 %7.4 %8.1 %0.0 %2.992.97843.62
2009Royals0.9518.0 %39.8 %42.1 %8.9 %8.9 %9.4 %0.0 %2.812.37662.90
2010Royals1.3717.0 %48.0 %35.1 %10.0 %6.7 %9.8 %20.0 %2.612.54682.85
2011Royals1.0420.8 %40.5 %38.7 %16.4 %10.4 %10.0 %0.0 %3.832.95843.38
Total- - -1.0818.2 %42.5 %39.3 %10.6 %7.5 %8.7 %13.0 %2.982.74753.20

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2007Royals6769355441113816981079
2008Royals746824763073516941045
2009Royals535624552010308597905
2010Royals8260296810273837161099
2011Royals7067361174073766641040
Total- - -346320148343023342179933695168

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2007Royals3.71-5.589.2821.062.071.761.761.641.74242.100.01267
2008Royals4.08-5.139.2119.631.991.781.781.781.6462.190.10344
2009Royals3.57-5.479.0413.271.292.051.961.921.4260.910.83265
2010Royals4.65-6.6011.2520.112.072.121.761.771.88100.691.51395
2011Royals-0.48-9.669.171.180.122.081.671.771.90130.36-0.60318
Total- - -15.52-32.4347.9575.247.531.961.781.771.75596.251.6915629

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2007Royals77.2% (91.1)5.6% (79.2) 9.8% (71.4)7.4% (81.9)  1.7%
2008Royals72.4% (90.9)8.8% (79.0) 9.9% (69.0)8.9% (83.9)  1.7%
2009Royals66.7% (91.7)5.4% (80.5) 11.8% (70.1)16.1% (85.3)  4.1%
2010Royals73.9% (91.9)8.1% (82.0) 7.1% (69.4)10.9% (85.5)  1.5%
2011Royals74.6% (91.4)11.1% (81.3) 6.9% (69.5)7.4% (84.7)  0.1%
Total- - -73.2% (91.4)7.9% (80.6) 9.0% (69.9)9.9% (84.5)  1.7%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Royals73.6 %     2.3 %14.1 %  9.2 %   
2008Royals71.1 %    0.1 %5.0 %14.2 %  9.2 %   
2009Royals66.0 %0.6 %0.4 %   4.2 %13.0 %  15.4 %   
2010Royals  74.6 %   7.7 %6.8 %  10.6 %   
2011Royals45.1 % 32.5 %   8.4 %7.1 %  6.8 %   
Total- - -47.2 %0.1 %25.5 %  0.0 %6.0 %10.6 %  10.2 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Royals91.5     80.571.3  82.7  
2008Royals91.0    92.281.472.2  84.0  
2009Royals91.788.890.8   82.271.1  85.1  
2010Royals  91.7   81.769.1  85.1  
2011Royals91.7 89.8   80.469.8  84.7  
Total- - -91.488.891.2  92.281.370.9  84.6  

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2007Royals19.3-0.7 6.2-1.4  2.36-1.14 6.01-1.79  
2008Royals14.41.3 1.93.6  1.931.43 1.853.91  
2009Royals1.80.3 4.6-0.2  0.320.54 4.49-0.16  
2010Royals8.52.5 -3.31.9  1.072.80 -4.331.59  
2011Royals4.20.8 1.2-3.8  0.540.71 1.63-4.88  
Total- - -48.34.1 10.60.1  1.301.04 2.310.01  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Royals4.4     -0.34.0  0.6  
2008Royals13.3    0.01.51.3  3.1  
2009Royals0.80.30.2   0.24.5  -1.0  
2010Royals  8.1   2.7-3.5  2.4  
2011Royals6.2 -2.5   0.61.6  -3.6  
Total- - -24.60.35.8  0.04.87.9  1.5  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Royals1.22     -2.705.77  1.28  
2008Royals1.83    -3.742.960.89  3.33  
2009Royals0.136.074.41   0.573.86  -0.70  
2010Royals  0.99   3.22-4.62  2.08  
2011Royals1.33 -0.74   0.752.20  -5.10  
Total- - -1.156.070.50  -3.741.771.65  0.33  

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2007Royals26.3 %62.9 %45.6 %60.3 %80.9 %75.3 %52.8 %60.0 %11.0 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Royals27.4 %61.7 %46.1 %55.0 %82.5 %75.1 %54.5 %59.2 %11.4 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Royals30.9 %65.7 %48.2 %60.9 %77.4 %72.1 %49.7 %65.8 %13.2 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Royals30.3 %65.2 %47.4 %71.3 %83.8 %79.7 %49.0 %63.7 %9.5 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Royals26.0 %61.7 %43.6 %70.9 %82.0 %78.7 %49.4 %57.8 %9.1 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
Total- - -28.1 %63.3 %46.1 %64.1 %81.5 %76.3 %51.1 %61.2 %10.8 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Royals28.9 %59.7 %46.9 %67.2 %81.1 %77.5 %58.5 %22.8
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Royals29.9 %60.0 %46.1 %60.3 %81.4 %75.0 %53.6 %22.4
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Royals32.6 %60.4 %47.2 %61.2 %77.2 %71.9 %52.6 %23.1
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Royals29.5 %62.3 %46.6 %68.2 %84.8 %79.8 %52.2 %23.0
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Royals22.8 %60.1 %42.9 %69.7 %81.3 %78.5 %54.0 %22.3
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
Total- - -28.6 %60.6 %45.8 %64.9 %81.3 %76.6 %53.7 %22.7

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2007RoyalsP62069.0491010000 0   .929 
2008RoyalsP63067.1660001100 2   1.000 
2009RoyalsP47053.0251011100 0   .875 
2010RoyalsP66065.29100001100 1   1.000 
2011RoyalsP60060.11110001100 0   1.000 
Total- - -P2980315.122412024400 3   .969 

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2007RoyalsP69.01  023              
2008RoyalsP67.11  102              
2009RoyalsP53.00  000              
2010RoyalsP65.20  011              
2011RoyalsP60.11  012              
Total- - -P315.13  148              

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2007Royals2.60.6-0.30.323.52.3$9.4$0.4
2008Royals3.51.10.81.915.91.6$7.0$0.4
2009Royals2.3-0.10.70.617.61.7$7.8 
2010Royals3.10.21.01.218.61.9$7.7 
2011Royals0.4-0.3-0.3-0.69.61.0$4.4 
Total- - -11.81.51.83.385.18.5$36.4$0.8

Contracts
  • $8m / 2 Years (2013 - 2014) + 1 Option Years (Edit)
    • signed by Texas Rangers on 12/4/2012 (Free Agent)
    • 2013: $2M, 2014: $5.5M
    • 2015 Team Option: $7M ($0.5M buyout)
      • Salary goes up to $8M and the buyout increase to $750K if he finishes 55 in 2014 or 100 games total from 2013 to 2014
    • Incentives: 2013: $500K bonus if on roster one day. 2013: $100K for 30 games, $50K for 35 games, $75K for each 40, 45, 50, and 55 games., $100K for 60 and 65 games in 2013. 2013: $100K for each 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 games finished. 2014: 100K for 1010, 15, 20, 25, $150K for 30,35,40, $200K for 45 and 50, and $250K for 60 games finished. 2015: $250K for 45, 50, 55, and 60 games finished.
    • Other Notes: 2014: $100K increase in 2014 salary for each 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 60, 65, 70 games finished.
    • Agent / Agency: Oscar Suarez
    • Source: texas.rangers.mlb.com
    • Submitted by willl
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