Spotlight: José Soriano
May 29 2026
José Soriano (RHP, LAA) finished the 2025 season with a 4.26 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in 169 IP. However, there were positive signs in the underlying metrics, enough to lead to an “UP: 3.25 ERA” in the 2025 Baseball Forecaster. Still, there were many skeptics, as highlighted by Soriano’s 325 ADP entering 2026.
It has been a terrific start for Soriano as he exited May with a 2.65 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 71 IP. How are things under the hood?
| Year | IP | ERA/xERA | WHIP | H%/S% | GB/LD/FB | Ball% | BB% | K% | SwK% | HR/F | BPX |
| 2023 | 42 | 3.64/3.41 | 1.33 | 33%/75% | 50/21/27 | 38% | 13% | 30% | 16.0% | 15% | 130 |
| 2024 | 113 | 3.42/3.53 | 1.20 | 29%/73% | 59/18/22 | 37% | 10% | 21% | 10.2% | 11% | 91 |
| 2025 | 169 | 4.26/3.45 | 1.40 | 31%/70% | 64/17/16 | 38% | 11% | 21% | 11.5% | 15% | 94 |
| 2026 | 71 | 2.65/3.38 | 1.15 | 28%/80% | 50/15/33 | 37% | 10% | 26% | 14.4% | 10% | 139 |
- His K% has taken a big leap and the...
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