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Joakim Soria - Kansas City Royals
POS: P
BATS: R   THROWS: R
AGE, DOB: 25, 5/18/1984
On 40 Man Roster: Yes
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Soria has quietly become one of the best closers in the game and had another dominant season in 2009. He strikes out better than a batter per inning with outstanding control (69:16 K:BB ratio). Afte...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!

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KC  10/8/2009
Soria was named the Delivery Man of the Month for September, the Royals' official website reports. Soria converted on all 10 save oppo...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Year Age* Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR BB K G/F W L S ERA WHIP
2006 22 A A 7 0 0 11.2 5 3 1 2 11 - 1 0 0 2.31 .625
2007 23 MAJ KAN 62 0 0 69.0 46 19 3 19 75 0.76 2 3 17 2.48 .942
2008 24 MAJ KAN 63 0 0 67.3 39 12 5 19 66 0.96 2 3 42 1.60 .861
2009 25 MAJ KAN 47 0 0 53.0 44 13 5 16 69 0.85 3 2 30 2.21 1.132
3Yr Avg MAJ   57 0 0 63.1 43 14 4 18 70 - 2 2 29 2.00 .967
Career MAJ   172 0 0 189.3 129 44 13 54 210 - 7 8 89 2.09 .967
Year Age* Lg Tm G GS IP H BABIP HR HR/9IP BB B/9IP K K/9IP K/BB G/F STR ERA FIP
2006 22 A A 7 0 11.2 5 .163 1 .80 2 1.61 11 8.84 5.50 - .667 2.31 2.93
2007 23 MAJ KAN 62 0 69.0 46 .264 3 .39 19 2.48 75 9.78 3.95 0.76 .742 2.48 2.44
2008 24 MAJ KAN 63 0 67.3 39 .215 5 .67 19 2.54 66 8.82 3.47 0.96 .868 1.60 3.08
2009 25 MAJ KAN 47 0 53.0 44 .326 5 .85 16 2.72 69 11.72 4.31 0.85 .855 2.21 2.76
3Yr Avg MAJ   57 0 63.1 43 .265 4 .57 18 2.57 70 9.98 3.89 - .825 2.00 2.66
Career MAJ   172 0 189.3 129 .264 13 .62 54 2.57 210 9.98 3.89 - .818 2.09 2.76
*age as of 7/1 of that season  Expanded Stats Explained  Sortable Expanded Stats

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KC  9/30/2009
Soria pitched the ninth inning Wednesday against the Yankees to pick up the save. Soria had a 46-pitch save on Sunday...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/27/2009
Soria pitched a two-inning save on Sunday, needing a whopping 46 pitches to finish it off against the Twins. Look for Soria to be unavailable sh...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/9/2009
Though he gave up two hits, Soria also struck out the side to get the save on Tuesday. Soria's save total is well below ou...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  8/24/2009
Soria gave up three runs and three hits in the eighth inning of Monday's game against Cleveland to record a blown save and take the loss. Kansas City had a 5-4 lead heading ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  8/8/2009
Soria allowed the A's to score three runs on four hits in a non-save inning Saturday. The Royals were up 12-3 when Soria ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  7/27/2009
Soria should be available on Monday after a six-out save in Saturday's win over Texas, the Royals' official site reports. He was unavailable on Sunday becaus...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  7/25/2009
Soria picked up the six-out save against the Rangers Saturday. He struck out three and allowed one hit and one walk. The Royals led 6-3 going into the e...Join Now for Full Analysis!

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