PIT · P

Gregory Soto

Age 31 B/T L/L 6′1″, 247 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2019

Pittsburgh org 40-man

Free agent est. 1 yr × $9.2M ($4M–$18M) · +0.5 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan in the bullpen

Keystone Stuff 110 84th pct

2026 fWAR 1.3

Projected 2027 WAR 0.8 Keystone Marcel+ at 70 IP

This winter

What the Winter Plan does with Soto: its decisions feed, the dated moves and the briefs

Leaves as a free agent after the World Series.

≈ Nov 5 Pending free agents come off the 40-man: Kirby Yates, Gregory Soto, Brandon LoweCounted from today's 40-man; the plan's starting roster already leaves them out.

Development · trends & plan

Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.

Trends · MLB

Fastball velo 96.3 mph Sep ’26 · 163 pitches Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Stuff 106 Sep ’26 · 163 pitches Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Location 73 Sep ’26 · 163 pitches Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Whiff rate 21% Sep ’26 · 163 pitches Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Zone rate 42% Sep ’26 · 163 pitches Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Walk rate 12.5% Sep ’26 · 40 PA Apr ’24 – Sep ’26

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,153 pitches

Keystone Stuff 110

Keystone Location 81

Keystone Pitching 95

Run value (xRV) +0.94

Strikeout % 27.7%

Walk % 10.2%

Whiff % 27.3%

Chase % 30.2%

Fastball velo 96.6

Extension 6.4 ft

67.0 IP3.63 ERA3.32 FIP 34° arm16 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

Stuff landscape

LHP · arm angle 34° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker39% use	39%	96.4	8.1	+17.0	107	86	10%	−0.43
Slider29% use	29%	83.6	2.7	−4.8	111	93	44%	+2.20
Four-seam16% use	16%	97.1	13.8	+11.3	94	82	15%	+0.42
Sweeper16% use	16%	82.7	0.8	−12.0	113	89	44%	+2.69

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Soto: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
61	Erik Miller BOS · ’98	115	0.6	0.4	Arb
57	Grant Wolfram BAL · ’96	104	1.2	0.7	Pre-arb
41	Tim Herrin CLE · ’96	95	0.2	0.1	Arb
35	Tim Mayza PHI · ’92	94	0.8	0.3	Signed $2.8M
34	Brock Burke CIN · ’96	100	0.8	0.5	Free agent

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Sinker 35%

49% zone

Slider 30%

34% zone

Sweeper 18%

37% zone

Four-seam 16%

41% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.8 WAR Free agent

2028 0.6 WAR Free agent

2029 0.4 WAR Free agent

2030 0.2 WAR Free agent

A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 33% 2/6 won · 0.0 runs