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Portrait of Jorge Sosa

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
11 294 772.7 44 53 7 4.72 -3.4
Birth Date4-28-1978
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age45 years, 11 months, 28 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2002 TBA MLB 31 14 99.3 2 7 0 88 54 48 16 96 8.0 4.9 1.4 4.3 0% .229 1.43 5.87 5.53 138 7.52 161.3 -2.2
2003 TBA MLB 29 19 128.7 5 12 0 137 60 72 14 97 9.6 4.2 1.0 5.0 0% .296 1.53 4.88 4.62 119 6.50 136.3 -1.2
2004 TBA MLB 43 8 99.3 4 7 1 100 54 94 17 102 9.1 4.9 1.5 8.5 0% .295 1.55 5.14 5.53 110 5.49 113.2 0.2
2005 ATL MLB 44 20 134.0 13 3 0 122 64 85 12 100 8.2 4.3 0.8 5.7 0% .264 1.39 4.31 2.55 118 6.06 130.3 -0.8
2006 ATL 0 26 13 87.3 3 10 3 105 32 58 20 91 10.8 3.3 2.1 6.0 0% .300 1.57 5.88 5.46 118 6.14 125.0 -0.3
2006 SLN 0 19 0 30.7 0 1 1 33 8 17 10 93 9.7 2.3 2.9 5.0 0% .242 1.34 7.01 5.28 113 5.98 121.8 -0.1
2007 NYN MLB 42 14 112.7 9 8 0 109 41 69 10 98 8.7 3.3 0.8 5.5 0% .274 1.33 4.19 4.47 109 5.19 107.4 0.6
2008 NYN MLB 20 0 21.7 4 1 0 30 11 12 4 94 12.5 4.6 1.7 5.0 0% .325 1.89 5.91 7.06 109 5.03 107.4 0.1
2009 WAS MLB 18 0 22.3 2 1 2 28 12 17 5 94 11.3 4.8 2.0 6.9 0% .333 1.79 6.05 6.45 107 4.72 101.2 0.1
2010 FLO MLB 22 2 36.7 2 3 0 39 18 19 4 92 9.6 4.4 1.0 4.7 0% .282 1.55 4.95 4.66 105 4.39 99.1 0.2
2006 TOT MLB 45 13 118.0 3 11 4 138 40 75 30 92 10.5 3.1 2.3 5.7 0% .000 1.51 6.18 5.42 117 6.10 124.2 -0.4
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2001 WIS A MDW 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 13.5 0.0 4.5 18.0 0% -.400 1.50 6.04 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 EVE A- NWN 21 7 58.7 3 1 7 45 19 57 2 6.9 2.9 0.3 8.7 0% -.551 1.09 3.25 1.69 0 0.00 0.0
2001 Lic Wnt DWL 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 11.3 2.3 0.0 9.0 0% -1.000 1.50 3.24 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2002 TBA MLB AL 31 14 99.3 2 7 0 88 54 48 16 96 8.0 4.9 1.4 4.3 0% .229 1.43 5.87 5.53 138 7.52 161.3
2002 ORL AA SOU 2 2 7.0 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 5.1 1.3 1.3 3.9 0% .150 0.71 4.44 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TBA MLB AL 29 19 128.7 5 12 0 137 60 72 14 97 9.6 4.2 1.0 5.0 0% .296 1.53 4.88 4.62 119 6.50 136.3
2003 DUR AAA INT 4 4 24.7 1 1 0 32 9 17 3 11.7 3.3 1.1 6.2 0% .354 1.66 4.70 5.47 0 0.00 0.0
2003 lic Wnt DWL 20 0 18.7 2 0 1 16 4 26 2 7.7 1.9 1.0 12.5 0% -.438 1.07 2.36 0.96 0 0.00 0.0
2004 TBA MLB AL 43 8 99.3 4 7 1 100 54 94 17 102 9.1 4.9 1.5 8.5 0% .295 1.55 5.14 5.53 110 5.49 113.2
2004 DUR AAA INT 3 3 13.0 1 2 0 11 0 23 0 7.6 0.0 0.0 15.9 0% .423 0.85 -0.29 2.77 0 0.00 0.0
2005 ATL MLB NL 44 20 134.0 13 3 0 122 64 85 12 100 8.2 4.3 0.8 5.7 0% .264 1.39 4.31 2.55 118 6.06 130.3
2006 ATL MLB NL 26 13 87.3 3 10 3 105 32 58 20 91 10.8 3.3 2.1 6.0 0% .300 1.57 5.88 5.46 118 6.14 125.0
2006 SLN MLB NL 19 0 30.7 0 1 1 33 8 17 10 93 9.7 2.3 2.9 5.0 0% .242 1.34 7.01 5.28 113 5.98 121.8
2006 DOM wor CS 2 0 6.2 0 0 0 5 1 6 1 7.3 1.5 1.5 8.7 0% .267 0.97 2.70 1.45 0 0.00 0.0
2007 NYN MLB NL 42 14 112.7 9 8 0 109 41 69 10 98 8.7 3.3 0.8 5.5 0% .274 1.33 4.19 4.47 109 5.19 107.4
2007 NWO AAA PCL 5 5 32.0 4 0 0 29 4 29 1 103 8.2 1.1 0.3 8.2 0% .311 1.03 2.50 1.13 65 2.95 60.6
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 5 0 5.0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1.8 1.8 0.0 9.0 0% .083 0.40 1.66 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 4 0 3.3 0 0 0 8 0 3 1 21.8 0.0 2.7 8.2 0% .467 2.42 5.18 5.45 0 0.00 0.0
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 6 0 5.7 0 0 0 4 6 2 0 6.3 9.5 0.0 3.2 0% .222 1.75 5.51 4.74 0 0.00 0.0
2008 NYN MLB NL 20 0 21.7 4 1 0 30 11 12 4 94 12.5 4.6 1.7 5.0 0% .325 1.89 5.91 7.06 109 5.03 107.4
2008 ROU AAA PCL 17 0 21.7 1 2 2 20 8 24 5 105 8.3 3.3 2.1 10.0 0% .268 1.29 5.37 4.15 103 5.35 109.5
2008 TAC AAA PCL 10 0 14.7 1 0 2 14 13 12 0 102 8.6 8.0 0.0 7.3 0% .318 1.84 4.70 3.67 103 5.49 112.3
2009 WAS MLB NL 18 0 22.3 2 1 2 28 12 17 5 94 11.3 4.8 2.0 6.9 0% .333 1.79 6.05 6.45 107 4.72 101.2
2009 SYR AAA INT 20 4 48.3 1 2 3 40 13 53 3 109 7.5 2.4 0.6 9.9 0% .301 1.10 2.63 2.80 74 3.17 66.7
2009 LIC Wnt DWL 6 6 27.3 4 1 0 26 5 14 1 8.6 1.6 0.3 4.6 0% .275 1.14 3.39 2.97 0 0.00 0.0
2010 FLO MLB NL 22 2 36.7 2 3 0 39 18 19 4 92 9.6 4.4 1.0 4.7 0% .282 1.55 4.95 4.66 105 4.39 99.1
2010 NWO AAA PCL 23 9 59.0 5 4 1 74 15 45 5 90 11.3 2.3 0.8 6.9 0% .359 1.51 3.97 4.73 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LIC Wnt DWL 6 6 21.7 1 2 0 30 13 15 3 12.4 5.4 1.2 6.2 0% .370 1.98 5.58 6.64 0 0.00 0.0
2011 ESC Wnt LID 11 11 48.0 2 4 0 44 16 43 0 8.3 3.0 0.0 8.1 0% .301 1.25 2.33 3.56 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 356 0.5197 0.4157 0.8311 0.6108 0.2047 0.8938 0.6286 0.1689
2009 400 0.5075 0.4750 0.7684 0.6798 0.2640 0.8188 0.6346 0.2316
2010 591 0.4839 0.4399 0.8000 0.6364 0.2557 0.8407 0.7051 0.2000
Career13470.50040.44390.79880.64250.24470.84820.66390.2012

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-07-01 2007-07-16 15-DL 15 12 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2006-07-27 2006-07-27 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness -
2005-09-04 2005-09-10 DTD 6 5 Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2002-05-26 2002-06-25 15-DL 30 26 Right Shoulder Strain Latissimus Dorsi -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 NYN $2,000,000
2007 NYN $1,250,000
2006 ATL $2,200,000
2005 ATL $650,000
2004 TBA $312,500
2003 TBA $300,000
2002 TBA $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$6,912,500
7 yrTotal$6,912,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 54 dSFX

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Boston as a free agent 1/15/10 (minor-league contract). Signed by Florida as a free agent 4/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Florida 5/28/10. DFA by Florida 6/22/10, sent outright to AAA 6/23/10. Contract purchased by Florida 7/21/10. DFA by Florida 8/3/10, sent outright to Triple-A 8/4/10. Contract purchased by Florida 9/1/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by Washington as a free agent 12/23/08 (minor-league contract). $0.85M salary in majors. Contract purchased by Washington 7/31/09. Released by Washington 9/8/09.
  • 1 year/$2M (2008). Re-signed by NY Mets 2/2/08 (avoided arbitration, $2.75M-$1.7M). DFA by Mets 5/13/08, released 5/21/08. Signed by Houston as a free agent 5/28/08 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.25M (2007). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/07.
  • 1 year/$2.2M (2006). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/06 (avoided arbitration, $2.6M-$1.8M). Acquired by St. Louis in trade 7/06 after being DFA by Atlanta. Non-tendered 12/06.
  • 1 year/0.65M (2005). Re-signed 2/05 (avoided arbitration, $0.925M-$0.55M).
  • 1 year/$0.3125M (2004). Re-signed 2/04.
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2003). Re-signed 2/03.
  • 1 year/$0.2M (2002). Re-signed 2/02.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jorge Sosa threw 1,861 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, including pitches thrown in . In 2010, he relied primarily on his Slider (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Splitter (86mph).