Michael Soroka
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
7.50
WHIP
1.79
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Soroka broke out with Atlanta in 2019 when he was an All-Star and the runner-up for NL Rookie of the Year, but injuries have wiped out the better part of the last four seasons. He tore his right Achilles in August of 2020 and suffered a complete re-tear of the same tendon less than a year later. While the right-hander was expected to be a full go last spring, he went down early with a hamstring injury and ended the season on the injured list with forearm inflammation, making only seven appearances (six starts) for the major-league club in between and struggling to a 6.40 ERA. His numbers at Triple-A Gwinnett were highly respectable (3.41 ERA, 1.07 WHIP), but regardless Atlanta decided to move on in the offseason, trading Soroka to the White Sox in the Aaron Bummer deal. Still just 26 years old, Soroka will attempt to stay healthy and revitalize his career, perhaps as a member of the starting rotation. Read Past Outlooks
Struggles again in Philadelphia
Soroka (0-3) took the loss Saturday in Philadelphia, permitting five runs on six hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out two batters.
ANALYSIS
Soroka needed a season-high 100 pitches to cover 4.2 shaky innings. The right-hander had a solid start in Kansas City earlier this month, but his other four have all been dreadful. With 15 walks over 24 innings, Soroka's lack of control has been particularly alarming, as he doesn't have the swing-and-miss ability (12 strikeouts) to make up for it. Given how little he's pitched at the major-league level over the last few years, it would be understandable if it takes the former top prospect a while to get his feet under him. That said, this current version of Soroka simply can't be trusted in fantasy leagues.
Soroka needed a season-high 100 pitches to cover 4.2 shaky innings. The right-hander had a solid start in Kansas City earlier this month, but his other four have all been dreadful. With 15 walks over 24 innings, Soroka's lack of control has been particularly alarming, as he doesn't have the swing-and-miss ability (12 strikeouts) to make up for it. Given how little he's pitched at the major-league level over the last few years, it would be understandable if it takes the former top prospect a while to get his feet under him. That said, this current version of Soroka simply can't be trusted in fantasy leagues.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Michael Soroka generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael Soroka generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .271 | 23 | 16 | 32 | 7 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .302 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .304 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .280 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .250 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .321 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
ERA on Road
2024
-18%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 7.89 | 1.62 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.23 | 1.62 | 34.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||||
2024Home | 8.38 | 2.17 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 8.4 | ||||
2024Away | 6.91 | 1.53 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | ||||
2023Home | 7.50 | 1.17 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.8 | ||||
2023Away | 5.75 | 1.67 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Soroka compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.80K/9
4.5BB/9
5.6HR/9
1.9Fastball
92.2 mphERA
7.50WHIP
1.79BABIP
.292GB/FB
1.87Left On Base
63.9%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2432 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.2%Swinging Strike
6.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Likely to be non-tendered
Mark Bowman of MLB.com believes Atlanta will non-tender Soroka ahead of Friday's roster deadline after he finished the season on the injured list with a forearm injury.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander finally had a decent season health-wise in 2023 with 119.1 innings between Triple-A and the majors, but the forearm injury sidelined him for the final few weeks of the campaign. Soroka saw his first big-league action since 2020 but struggled with a 6.40 ERA over 32.1 innings, which combined with the latest injury could prompt Atlanta to non-tender him or seek a trade.
The right-hander finally had a decent season health-wise in 2023 with 119.1 innings between Triple-A and the majors, but the forearm injury sidelined him for the final few weeks of the campaign. Soroka saw his first big-league action since 2020 but struggled with a 6.40 ERA over 32.1 innings, which combined with the latest injury could prompt Atlanta to non-tender him or seek a trade.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Soroka saw game action in 2022 for the first time in two years after he recovered from a pair of Achilles tears, but he made only five starts for Triple-A Gwinnett after he was activated from the IL before being shut down with elbow soreness. Soroka was a borderline ace for Atlanta in 2019 with a 2.68 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 142:41 K:BB across 174.2 innings, but the past few years have been one setback after another with injuries. Even if he stays healthy in 2023, Soroka is likely to have significant workload restrictions with only 38.2 innings pitched across the last three seasons, and Atlanta likely isn't counting on him to be a reliable rotation piece.
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Struggles in defeat
Soroka (0-2) took the loss Sunday against the Reds, allowing five runs on five hits and six walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Can't make it out of the fourth
Soroka didn't factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Better in second start
Soroka (0-1) took the loss Thursday against the Royals, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out two over six innings.
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Fails to impress in ChiSox debut
Soroka didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Tigers, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings. He failed to strike out a batter.
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Locked into rotation
Soroka will start the White Sox's second game of the season against the Tigers, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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