#80 Ricardo "Shooter" Soto, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Nike Shox
Thursday, 10/13/1994 |
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| Ricardo Soto
Shooter
1/16/1965
29
Dominican Republic
5"10
175
Shortstop
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R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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GREAT
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,080,000
1997
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 4 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/22 | APL | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/23 | IB | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/24 | IB | W 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/25 | IB | W 10-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/26 | @USR | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/27 | @USR | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/28 | @USR | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | UNI | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | UNI | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/2 | UNI | L 5-12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 160 | 580 | 166 | 40 | 4 | 38 | 115 | 128 | 95 | 72 | .286 | .393 | .566 | .959 | .998 | .279 |
| Projected | 158 | 573 | 164 | 40 | 4 | 38 | 114 | 126 | 94 | 71 | .286 | .393 | .566 | .959 | .998 | .279 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 147 | 692 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 328 | 82 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 130.1 | 8.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 143 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .374 | .476 | .849 |
| vs. RHP | 437 | 132 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 92 | 104 | 67 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .302 | .400 | .595 | .995 |
| Close/Late | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .419 | .458 | .878 |
| Scoring Position | 139 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .273 | .431 | .489 | .920 |
| Pinch Hitting | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .444 | .944 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 77 | 277 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 46 | 36 | .264 | .381 | .513 | .893 |
| Road | 83 | 303 | 93 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 76 | 49 | 36 | .307 | .404 | .614 | 1.018 |
| March/April | 25 | 86 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 10 | .256 | .404 | .593 | .997 |
| May | 29 | 100 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | .250 | .369 | .470 | .839 |
| June | 26 | 100 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 13 | .300 | .395 | .560 | .955 |
| July | 28 | 96 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | .323 | .440 | .615 | 1.054 |
| August | 23 | 94 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | .255 | .336 | .500 | .836 |
| Sept/Oct | 29 | 104 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 8 | .327 | .412 | .654 | 1.066 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1987 | 99 | 338 | 100 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 52 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .362 | .414 | .776 | SPG |
| 1988 | 152 | 562 | 187 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 89 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .459 | .859 | SPG,EL |
| 1989 | 125 | 371 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .364 | .402 | .766 | NKE |
| 1990 | 150 | 568 | 178 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 107 | 71 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .393 | .523 | .916 | NKE |
| 1991 | 119 | 422 | 144 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 88 | 85 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .423 | .581 | 1.003 | NKE |
| 1992 | 149 | 511 | 169 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 143 | 134 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .448 | .661 | 1.109 | NKE,EL |
| 1993 | 158 | 552 | 167 | 37 | 3 | 41 | 136 | 126 | 99 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .415 | .603 | 1.018 | NKE,EL |
| 1994 | 160 | 580 | 166 | 40 | 4 | 38 | 115 | 128 | 95 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .393 | .566 | .959 | NKE,EL |
| Total | 1112 | 3904 | 1216 | 229 | 29 | 195 | 762 | 777 | 549 | 69 | 31 | 553 | 2 | 2 | .311 | .403 | .535 | .938 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1986, A | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 | 1.500 | 2.357 |
| 1986, AA | 74 | 280 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .370 | .411 | .780 |
| 1986, AAA | 9 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .263 | .563 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1988 | 20 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .422 | .549 | .971 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | 19 | 77 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .390 | .519 | .910 |
| 1991 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .267 | .175 | .442 |
| 1992 | 14 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .414 | .694 | 1.108 |
| 1993 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .370 | .348 | .718 |
| Total | 73 | 263 | 78 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 52 | 35 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .379 | .487 | .866 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .857 | 18.2 | 3.38 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 151 | 147 | 187 | 477 | 112 | 688 | 24 | .965 | 1292.1 | 4.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by ST Pauli Girl in 1986...
Had first career hit on 4/14/1987, off Frank Pastore (BB)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1987, off Roger Shulman (MGM)...
Injured on 7/24/1987 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,192,857 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/15/1990 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Championship with Nike in 1990...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/10/1991 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Sony on 4/17/1992...
7/11/1992: Signed a contract extension with Nike, $8,080,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1992, hitting .459 with 7 HR, 22 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Goodyear on 8/14/1993...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/26/1993, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against IBM on 10/1/1993...
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1988 - .333 - 5th
| OBP
1988 - .400 - 10th
1990 - .393 - 6th
1992 - .448 - 3rd
1993 - .415 - 4th
| SLG
1992 - .661 - 8th
1993 - .603 - 10th
| OPS
1992 - 1.109 - 5th
1993 - 1.018 - 7th
| Homeruns
1993 - 41 - 8th
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RBI
1992 - 143 - 7th
1993 - 136 - 6th
| Runs
1992 - 134 - 8th
1993 - 126 - 6th
| BB
1992 - 99 - 4th
1993 - 99 - 4th
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