P Javier Soto #15
St. James Crusaders NALB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/08/2025
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P JAVIER SOTO #15 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
62 0 2-2 40 1.20 67.2 46 4 12 66 0.86 1.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 19 19 19 20
Movement 13 12 13 13
Control 10 10 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 20 20
Curveball 20 20
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 18
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/11/2025 @ STD Loss, 2-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
10/10/2025 @ STD Win, 6-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
10/07/2025 STD Loss, 0-2 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
10/03/2025 WSH Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
09/30/2025 @ VAN Win, 5-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 Save
09/28/2025 STD Win, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/23/2025 PX Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/22/2025 PX Win, 2-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/20/2025 @ WSH Win, 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/16/2025 RMD Win, 3-2 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Soto is a tireless worker and has a high baseball IQ. Soto is well-respected by his teammates.
Birthday:06/12/1996
Born in:De Ridder, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,580,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 167 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 167 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$7,360,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:2016, 12th Pick in Round 12
NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 62 0 2 2 40 1.20 67.2 46 11 9 4 12 66 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 43 3 93.0 62 48 7.98 6.12 8.78 1.60 2.73 0.86 76 1.6 .240        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 91 21 2 1 1 5 7 27 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .593      
vs. RHB 154 25 5 0 3 6 5 39 0 0 2 .162 .199 .253 .452      
NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 0 8 2.38 11.1 6 3 3 3 1 11  
May 10 0 1 0 5 1.38 13.0 11 2 2 0 1 14  
June 11 0 0 0 8 0.77 11.2 9 1 1 0 4 11  
July 9 0 0 0 5 1.64 11.0 5 2 2 0 1 15  
August 9 0 0 2 5 1.04 8.2 9 3 1 1 2 6  
September 11 0 0 0 9 0.00 11.0 5 0 0 0 2 7  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2  
Spring Training 8 0 0 0 1 7.56 8.1 9 7 7 1 2 11  
Postseason 3 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 0 7  
Last Year 67 0 6 7 35 3.27 77.0 63 30 28 2 20 75  
2 Years Ago 64 0 3 5 43 2.89 74.2 73 25 24 5 19 92  
Career 426 0 31 29 144 2.79 494.0 401 162 153 36 159 521  
Home 32 0 1 1 19 0.50 36.0 18 4 2 2 5 35  
Road 30 0 1 1 21 1.99 31.2 28 7 7 2 7 31  
Grass 62 0 2 2 40 1.20 67.2 46 11 9 4 12 66  
Day 12 0 0 1 8 0.77 11.2 9 3 1 2 0 16  
Night 50 0 2 1 32 1.29 56.0 37 8 8 2 12 50  
As Reliever / Substitution 62 0 2 2 40 1.20 67.2 46 11 9 4 12 66  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 St. James - NALB 22 48 0 0 2 4 3.12 60.2 52 24 21 6 15 72 0 0 1.10 .307 2.75 1.2 122
2020 St. James - NALB 23 59 0 6 5 0 5.00 68.1 65 39 38 10 34 68 0 0 1.45 .299 4.02 -0.0 75
2021 St. James - NALB 24 65 0 6 3 2 1.65 76.1 51 14 14 2 34 77 0 0 1.11 .255 2.10 2.1 205
2022 St. James - NALB 25 61 0 8 5 20 2.47 69.1 51 19 19 7 25 71 0 0 1.10 .256 3.16 0.2 125
2023 St. James - NALB 26 64 0 3 5 43 2.89 74.2 73 25 24 5 19 92 0 0 1.23 .358 2.09 2.4 108
2024 St. James - NALB 27 67 0 6 7 35 3.27 77.0 63 30 28 2 20 75 0 0 1.08 .286 2.28 2.3 101
2025 St. James - NALB 28 62 0 2 2 40 1.20 67.2 46 11 9 4 12 66 0 0 0.86 .240 2.73 1.6 299
Total NALB 426 0 31 29 144 2.79 494.0 401 162 153 36 159 521 0 0 1.13 .286 2.71 9.8 123
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Total - 18 17 0 1 1 14 1.56 34.2 24 9 6 1 6 48 0 0 0.87 .287 1.58 1.2 100
2016 Raleigh - A 19 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 1.80 .400 3.32 0.1 81
2017 Raleigh - A 20 33 0 1 0 16 1.73 36.1 21 7 7 1 12 26 0 0 0.91 .198 3.35 0.6 232
2018 Raleigh - A 21 26 0 2 3 14 2.43 29.2 26 8 8 2 17 29 0 0 1.45 .300 3.78 0.3 169
2019 Glendale - AAA 22 4 0 1 0 2 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 3 7 0 0 1.67 .375 4.59 0.0 291
Total NALBAAA 4 0 1 0 2 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 3 7 0 0 1.67 .375 4.59 291.1
Total NALBA 60 0 3 3 30 2.21 69.1 51 17 17 3 31 59 0 0 1.18 .251 3.53 185.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 St. James - NALB 27 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.25 .125 0.61 0.2 999
2025 St. James - NALB 28 3 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0.56 .182 3.11 0.1 212
Total NALB 5 0 0 0 0 0.96 9.1 4 1 1 1 0 12 0 0 0.43 .158 2.04 371.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 St. James - MLB P 48 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 60.2 1.04 +0.0 1.007
2019 St. James - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.2 1.005
2020 St. James - MLB P 57 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 68.1 1.32 +0.2 1.038
2021 St. James - MLB P 64 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 76.1 0.94 +0.8 1.333
2022 St. James - MLB P 61 0 3 8 0 12 1 .917 69.1 1.43 +0.5 1.022
2023 St. James - MLB P 62 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 74.2 0.96 +0.5 1.334
2024 St. James - MLB P 67 0 5 4 1 10 1 .900 77.0 1.05 +0.3 1.005
2025 St. James - MLB P 62 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 67.2 0.80 +0.1 1.056
TOTAL P 421 0 25 34 3 62 3 .952 494.0 1.07 +2.5 1.084
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.2 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
06/24/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 3, 80th overall pick) by the Phoenix Rattlers, out of high school (Rio Grande; Albuquerque, NM).
08/23/2015 Failed to sign with the Phoenix Rattlers organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 1 (9); Eye: 7 (8).
06/15/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 12, 209th overall pick) by the St. James Crusaders, out of college (Louisiana-Lafayette; Lafayette, LA).
10/22/2016 Was converted from Second Base to Pitcher.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (17); Movement: 8 (11); Control: 4 (12).
06/11/2017 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 4 days.
07/21/2017 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
06/11/2018 Wins the NALBA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
08/29/2018 Wins the 2018 NALB Single A Round 2 with the Raleigh Velocity!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (18); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 8 (13).
11/10/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (13).
11/18/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (18); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (13).
05/12/2021 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/29/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $610,000 with the St. James Crusaders organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
10/29/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the St. James Crusaders organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (14).
10/27/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the St. James Crusaders organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
10/22/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,580,000 with the St. James Crusaders organization.
11/20/2024 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,360,000 with the St. James Crusaders organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (18); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
11/03/2025 Finished 3rd in 2025 NALB L2 Reliever of the Year Award voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2021 65 9
2023 64 8
Year SV Rank
2022 20 7
2023 43 5
2024 35 7
2025 40 4
Year HLD Rank
2019 13 9
2020 14 10
2021 18 3
Year RA Rank
2021 65 9
2023 64 8
Year GF Rank
2022 38 8
2023 55 6
2024 49 7
2025 48 5
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