Livan Soto

Livan Soto

24-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Baltimore Orioles
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Soto changed organizations twice before the start of the 2024 season, as he was claimed off waivers by the Orioles at the start of February only to be designated for assignment and reclaimed by the Angels a few weeks later. The 23-year-old infielder has performed admirably when given a chance at the highest level with a career .945 OPS, but he's only been able to receive 71 plate appearances over the last two years. There's very little power in his left-handed bat, and he's not considered a stolen-base threat to help compensate. Soto will compete for a utility spot this spring, but it'd be a major upset if he provided any sort of fantasy fireworks if he does make the roster. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in March of 2024. Waived by the Angels in April of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Orioles in April of 2024. Waived by the Orioles in April of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Reds in April of 2024. Traded to the Orioles in July of 2024.
Back on bench Wednesday
SSBaltimore Orioles
September 18, 2024
Soto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
ANALYSIS
Soto had started at second base in each of the previous three games, but he'll give way to Jackson Holliday on Wednesday. Holliday's ongoing struggles at the plate has opened the door for Soto to pick up playing time, with the latter going 3-for-8 with a double and walk over his three starts.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+43%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+39%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+73%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .697 26 3 1 3 0 .250 .280 .417
Since 2022vs Right .996 59 9 0 6 1 .404 .458 .538
2024vs Left .500 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2024vs Right .697 12 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right .639 12 2 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222
2022vs Left .696 24 3 1 3 0 .261 .261 .435
2022vs Right 1.202 35 6 0 6 1 .500 .514 .688
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+26%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+541%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+30%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+52%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home 1.023 38 4 1 7 0 .382 .405 .618
Since 2022Away .809 47 8 0 2 1 .333 .404 .405
2024Home .167 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
2024Away 1.071 8 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571
2023Home .500 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2023Away .650 10 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
2022Home 1.198 30 4 1 7 0 .464 .448 .750
2022Away .787 29 5 0 2 1 .333 .379 .407
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Stat Review
How does Livan Soto compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.67
 
BB Rate
14.3%
 
K Rate
21.4%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.083
 
AVG
.250
 
OBP
.357
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.690
 
wOBA
.316
 
Exit Velocity
87.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
44.4%
 
Barrels/PA
7.1%
 
Expected BA
.333
 
Expected SLG
.456
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
22.2%
 
Line Drive %
33.3%
 
Fly Ball %
44.4%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Soto looked lke an all-world hitter during his first stint as a major-leaguer in 2022, slashing .400/.414/.582 across 59 plate appearances. Before rushing to add him to your draft board for next season, there is some important context to keep in mind: first, Soto's impressive average came with an unsustainable .500 BABIP, and second, he's never been anywhere close to that level of hitter as a minor-leaguer, posting a career .247 batting average over 1,457 at-bats. He did show significant growth last year with a .281/.379/.362 line in Double-A before jumping up the big club, and that came with an excellent 13.5% walk rate and 18.8% strikeout rate, so there's reason to believe that he can be a successful major-leaguer -- just not one that hits anywhere near .400. Before last season, Soto was looked at as a glove-first infielder, and that will likely still be his calling card to a big-league career. There isn't much power in his profile, but if he can continue to grow at the plate and steal 10-15 bases a season, there's potential for a future starting job. For 2023, he'll likely compete with the likes of Andrew Velasquez and Michael Stefanic for a backup infielder role.
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Back in majors
SSBaltimore Orioles
August 26, 2024
The Orioles recalled Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Headed back to minors
SSBaltimore Orioles
August 22, 2024
The Orioles optioned Soto to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
SSBaltimore Orioles
August 15, 2024
The Orioles recalled Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
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Sent back down
SSBaltimore Orioles
August 2, 2024
The Orioles optioned Soto to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
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Officially recalled
SSBaltimore Orioles
August 1, 2024
The Orioles recalled Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
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