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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | GS | IP | IP-SP | IP-RP | W | L | SV | BS | QS | BQS | PA | H | R | ER | HR | TB | BB | UBB | HBP | SO | ERA | FIP | FRA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2007 | KCA | 23 | 62 | 0 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 46 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 75 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 3.26 | 17.9 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | KCA | 24 | 63 | 0 | 67.3 | 0.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 66 | 1.60 | 3.28 | 4.08 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | KCA | 25 | 47 | 0 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 53.0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 69 | 2.21 | 2.79 | 2.84 | 14.3 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | KCA | 26 | 66 | 0 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 74 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 71 | 1.78 | 2.50 | 2.79 | 16.4 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | KCA | 27 | 60 | 0 | 60.3 | 0.0 | 60.3 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 60 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 92 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 60 | 4.03 | 3.53 | 4.12 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Career | 298 | 0 | 315.3 | 0.0 | 315.3 | 13 | 15 | 160 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1278 | 242 | 89 | 84 | 24 | 357 | 87 | 81 | 13 | 341 | 2.40 | 2.93 | 3.42 | 64.8 | 6.6 | ||
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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | FRA | FRA+ | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | PPF | PVORP | PWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2005 | MCD | mex | 30 | 5 | 66.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | FTW | A | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 3.39 | 132 | .166 | .260 | .337 | .376 | .269 | .200 | 115 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | MCD | mex | 39 | 0 | 37.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .216 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .304 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | KCA | MLB | 62 | 0 | 69.0 | 3.26 | 135 | .181 | .278 | .347 | .443 | .273 | .250 | 102 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | OBR | Wnt | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | KCA | MLB | 63 | 0 | 67.3 | 4.08 | 112 | .182 | .272 | .340 | .429 | .270 | .207 | 99 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | KCA | MLB | 47 | 0 | 53.0 | 2.84 | 140 | .236 | .274 | .342 | .440 | .273 | .300 | 99 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 14.3 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | KCA | MLB | 66 | 0 | 65.7 | 2.79 | 138 | .227 | .268 | .337 | .429 | .274 | .277 | 102 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | KCA | MLB | 60 | 0 | 60.3 | 4.12 | 110 | .259 | .266 | .331 | .424 | .273 | .312 | 103 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Career | MLB | 0 | 315.3 | 3.42 | 127 | .216 | .272 | .339 | .433 | .273 | .268 | 101 | 64.8 | 6.6 | 64.8 | 6.6 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | HR | GB% | BABIP | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | WHIP | ERA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2005 | MCD | mex | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 66.3 | 75 | 31 | 60 | 7 | 0% | -.667 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 1.60 | 4.48 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | FTW | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 48% | .200 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.63 | 2.43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | MCD | mex | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 37.0 | 37 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0% | .304 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 1.30 | 3.89 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | KCA | MLB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 69.0 | 46 | 19 | 75 | 3 | 41% | .250 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 0.94 | 2.48 | 17.9 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | OBR | Wnt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0% | .300 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 1.08 | 3.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | KCA | MLB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 63 | 0 | 67.3 | 39 | 19 | 66 | 5 | 46% | .207 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.86 | 1.60 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | KCA | MLB | 3 | 2 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 53.0 | 44 | 16 | 69 | 5 | 39% | .300 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 1.13 | 2.21 | 14.3 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | KCA | MLB | 1 | 2 | 43 | 66 | 0 | 65.7 | 53 | 16 | 71 | 4 | 49% | .277 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 1.05 | 1.78 | 16.4 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | KCA | MLB | 5 | 5 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 60.3 | 60 | 17 | 60 | 7 | 43% | .312 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1.28 | 4.03 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-04-22 | 2013-04-22 | On-Alr | 0 | 0 | - | Chest | Strain | Pectoral | - | - |
| 2013-03-22 | - | 60-DL | - | - | Right | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 2012-04-02 | - |
| 2012-03-26 | 2012-10-04 | 60-DL | 192 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Recovery From Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 2012-04-02 | - |
| 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-26 | Camp | 7 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | 2012-04-02 | - |
| 2011-09-12 | 2011-09-29 | DTD | 17 | 14 | Right | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | - |
| 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Ankle | Sprain | - | ||
| 2009-05-08 | 2009-06-02 | 15-DL | 25 | 21 | Right | Shoulder | Strain | Rotator Cuff | - | |
| 2009-04-23 | 2009-05-02 | DTD | 9 | 9 | Right | Shoulder | Impingement | - | ||
| 2007-05-23 | 2007-06-07 | 15-DL | 15 | 14 | Right | Shoulder | Inflammation | - | ||
| 2003-04-05 | 2003-09-05 | Minors | 153 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Surgery | Tommy John Surgery | - | - |
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BP Chats
| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2011-05-23 13:00:00 | Hi Mike, thanks for the chat. Do you see anything from Joakim Soria that is worrisome, or do you think he's still fine-tuning his mechanics early in the season? (BL from Bozeman, MT) | I haven't studied his mechanics in any detail, so I can't comment on that, but in general I think Soria is fine. He's just not as dominant as he was a couple years back when he could throw that killer curveball with two strikes.
I wrote more about Soria here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13719 (Mike Fast) |
| 2010-10-14 13:00:00 | Why did Jonathon Broxton help ruin my fantasy team's chance at a 3-peat this year? Can you see him bouncing back next year? Which is a better Nintendo cover band, the NESkimos or Power Glove? (jnelson33 from Office Desk) | I just got off the phone with Jonathan Broxton, and he told me it's because he doesn't like you. He also said he doesn't like me, and wanted to ruin my fantasy closer rankings. Then he said something about not having a "closer's mentality", and how he think he left it in some pants that were stolen from him at the laundry mat.
I think he can bounce back, but I've learned my lesson to rely on a closer that isn't Mariano Rivera, Heath Bell, Joakim Soria or Brian Wilson at the top spot in my rankings. Or anyone named Jonathan. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-09-13 13:00:00 | Please fill in the blank.
This is the best NL Rookie Class since ________ (blank).
Thanks!
Bobby
(Bobby from New York) | Are we going strictly by league? Because the 2007 class had Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia and Josh Hamilton among hitters, Tim Lincecum and Joakim Soria among pitchers. 2006 had Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Zimmerman, Andre Ethier, Prince Fielder, Ian Kinsler, Francisco Liriano, Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Josh Johnson, Matt Cain, Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon (who used to not suck), Jonathan Broxton (ditto)...
There's a lot to be excited about with this year's rookie class (Posey, Heyward, Santana, Stanton) but I'm in no rush to appoint them the best class of the past five years until I see much more. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-08-02 13:30:00 | What is your opinion of Tim Collins, the pitcher recently acquired by the Royals? (Bbxpert from Kansas City) | It's hard not to share the enthusiasm for the little lefty. I liked the Royals/Braves trade for both teams, in that Collins could be an excellent southpaw set-up man for Joakim Soria, where the Braves have other young lefty relief talent they can rely on, and they could end up needing Ankiel or Farnsworth. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-08-02 13:30:00 | Joakim Soria is on pace to shatter the saves record by a mile. If he stays healthy, does he become the best closer the game has seen? (carlosrubi from México) | As great as the Mexicutioner has been, he's got a long way to go from 118. Even if Trevor Hoffman doesn't make it to 600 (he's at 596 and counting), Mariano Rivera's at 548. Picking anybody to deliver 10 straight 43-save save seasons just to catch Mo seems like a bit of a dodgy proposition, because of the number of things (or injuries) that might happen in the intervening time. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-02-16 16:00:00 | You're a therapist, is there any way to talk me off w/o using the words "Zack" or "Greinke"? Should I just move to Europe and pretend to care about the world cup all summer? (A Royals Fan from the ledge) | Sure. "Joakim Soria." And you should care about the World Cup. (Russell A. Carleton) |
| 2010-01-14 16:00:00 | I second the request for a BP event in Toronto
Besides Chase Utley, what player(s) are people going to look at a generation from now and wonder why people didn't appreciate them more? (dtwhite from Toronto) | Joakim Soria, please report to somewhere other than KC. (Russell A. Carleton) |
| 2008-05-23 13:00:00 | Good afternoon, Caleb! Is Josh Hamilton a deity, or a mere Kryptonian? Seriously, I think I have a man-crush. (Or from Dallas) | Man, he is something special, huh? As Will Carroll said the other day, I wouldn't be surprised if he could fly. He's in that class of players, along with a guy like Joakim Soria, where you just don't know what the limit is because they came out of nowhere and dominated at the highest level right away. But leading the AL in batting and slugging, and the majors in RBI? As of right now, the Hamilton/Volquez deal is looking like one of the best ever in terms of immediate value for both teams. (Caleb Peiffer) |
| 2008-03-19 13:00:00 | Just curious about your thoughts on Matt Capps or Joakim Soria as picks in fantasy baseball, particularly as they may compare to closers on better teams? They seem to have all the peripheral stats, but are on going to be on bad teams.
PS - I've been stationed overseas for 3 years, and the day I get the new BP in the mail is always one of my favorits. Thanks! (pgjuetten from Germany) | I'd rather have a solid closer on a good team than a solid closer on a bad team, so I'd take Borowski over those two. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-02-28 14:00:00 | The notion of moving Joakim Soria to the rotation... do it now, do it never, or do it later? (BL from Bozeman) | He's had some problems in the past, and when you're as good as he's been initially in a relief role, as Jonathan Papelbon demonstrates, it becomes very hard to move past the automatic instinct to not fix what isn't broken. (Christina Kahrl) |
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