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Rafael Soriano
ERA S K
3.65 35 43
Team: WashingtonHt / Wt: 6-1 / 210 NFBC ADP: 120.22
Position: RPBorn: 12/19/1979 Birthplace: San Jose, DR
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: Undrafted by Mariners (1996)


Latest News
Jan. 17 2:20 PM PT3:20 PM MT4:20 PM CT5:20 PM ET17:20 ET22:20 GMT6:20 CST3:20 PM MST5:20 PM EST5:50 PM VEN2:20 UAE (+1)4:20 PM CT-The NL East champion Washington Nationals have signed Soriano to a $28 million, two-year contract that includes $14 million in deferred money.
Analysis: The Nationals are holding a news conference Thursday to announce the addition of Soriano. Soriano, who is 33, joins a Nationals bullpen that already includes righties Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard. Both closed games for Washington last season. A one-time All-Star, Soriano had 42 saves and a 2.26 ERA for the AL East champion New York Yankees last year.
Jan. 15 12:51 PM PT1:51 PM MT2:51 PM CT3:51 PM ET15:51 ET20:51 GMT4:51 CST1:51 PM MST3:51 PM EST4:21 PM VEN0:51 UAE (+1)2:51 PM CT-Soriano and the Washington Nationals were working to finalize a $28 million, two-year contract on Tuesday, said a person familiar with the negotiations. The person said Soriano's deal would contain a $14 million option for 2015 that would become guaranteed if he has 120 games finished over 2013 and 2014 combined.
Analysis: The Soriano-Nationals negotiations were first reported by Yahoo! Sports. A one-time All-Star, Soriano had 42 saves and a 2.26 ERA for the AL East champion New York Yankees last year while filling in for injured closer Mariano Rivera, who plans to return from a knee injury in 2013.
Oct. 31 12:11 PM PT1:11 PM MT2:11 PM CT3:11 PM ET15:11 ET19:11 GMT3:11 CST12:11 PM MST2:11 PM EST2:41 PM VEN23:11 UAE1:11 PM CT-Soriano has opted out of the final year of his contract with the New York Yankees and will likely seek a long-term deal in free agency.
Analysis: Soriano was set to make $14 million next season. Instead, the Yankees will pay him a $1.5 million buyout. New York can make him a qualifying offer of $13.3 million. He served as a setup man for Mariano Rivera until the baseball saves leader tore knee ligaments in May. Soriano had 42 saves in his place.
Sep. 6 12:17 PM PT1:17 PM MT2:17 PM CT3:17 PM ET15:17 ET19:17 GMT3:17 CST12:17 PM MST2:17 PM EST2:47 PM VEN23:17 UAE2:17 PM CT-Soriano pitched the ninth for his 36th save Wednesday in a 6-4 win at Tampa Bay.
Analysis: Soriano continues to shine while replacing the amazing Mariano Rivera as the Yanks' closer.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA SSX
2002 Sea 0 3 1 - 1 10 8 0 47.1 45 25 24 8 16 1 32 1.29 4.56 $27.83
2003 Sea 3 0 1 - 2 40 0 0 53.0 30 9 9 2 12 1 68 0.79 1.53 $109.00
2004 Sea 0 3 0 - 1 6 0 0 3.1 9 6 5 0 3 0 3 3.60 13.50 -$4.67
2005 Sea 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 0 7.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 9 0.95 2.45 $10.83
2006 Sea 1 2 2 - 6 53 0 0 60.0 44 15 15 6 21 0 65 1.08 2.25 $88.50
2007 Atl 3 3 9 - 12 71 0 0 72.0 47 26 24 12 15 2 70 0.86 3.00 $129.00
2008 Atl 0 1 3 - 4 14 0 0 14.0 7 5 4 1 9 2 16 1.14 2.57 $27.00
2009 Atl 1 6 27 - 31 77 0 0 75.2 53 25 25 6 27 4 102 1.06 2.97 $198.67
2010 TB 3 2 45 - 48 64 0 0 62.1 36 14 12 4 14 2 57 0.80 1.73 $232.33
2011 NYY 2 3 2 - 5 42 0 0 39.1 33 18 18 4 18 2 36 1.30 4.12 $47.83
2012 NYY 2 1 42 - 46 69 0 0 67.2 55 17 17 6 24 4 69 1.17 2.26 $216.17
2013 Was 2 3 35 - 41 58 0 0 56.2 59 24 23 7 13 2 43 1.27 3.65 $155.67
Career 17 27 167 - 197 511 8 0 558.2 424 186 178 56 173 20 570 1.07 2.87  

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2002 Sea 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 512 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason

Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2010 TB Total 0 0 1 - 1 3 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 9.00
    0 0 1 - 1 3 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 9.00
2011 NYY Total 0 1 0 - 0 3 0 0 4.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 1.93
    0 1 0 - 0 3 0 0 4.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 1.93
2012 NYY Total 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 4.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
    0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
    LCS 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Career 0 1 1 - 1 9 0 0 12.0 7 4 4 3 0 0 7 3.00


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 300 94 88 91.6 30.71
Slider 144 87 78 83.7 14.74
Cut Fastball 533 95 86 91.1 54.55

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