{"id":180168,"date":"2023-01-07T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phillies-acquire-gregory-soto-from-tigers-what-all-star-reliever-brings-to-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T23:13:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:13:00","slug":"phillies-acquire-gregory-soto-from-tigers-what-all-star-reliever-brings-to-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phillies-acquire-gregory-soto-from-tigers-what-all-star-reliever-brings-to-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies acquire Gregory Soto from Tigers: What All-Star reliever brings to Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired All-Star left-handed reliever Gregory Soto in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phillies\/status\/1611807518048808960\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">teams announced<\/a> Saturday.  Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soto earned his second consecutive All-Star nod last season, recording 30 saves with a 3.28 ERA across 60 1\/3 innings pitched.<\/li>\n<li>The Tigers will receive Nick Maton, Matt Vierling and Donny Sands from Philadelphia in return.<\/li>\n<li>Detroit infielder Kody Clemens \u2014 the son of Roger Clemens \u2014 will also be sent to the Phillies as part of the five-player deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Athletic<\/em>&#8216;s instant analysis:<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Phillies went after Soto<\/h2>\n<p>In Soto, the Phillies acquire their platonic ideal of a reliever.  He has big-time stuff and questionable command.  The Phillies had success harnessing a similar left-handed reliever \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Alvarado \u2014 and there are some lessons they could apply to Soto.<\/p>\n<p>With Soto and Alvarado in the bullpen, the Phillies will feature the two hardest-throwing lefty relievers in the sport, according to Statcast measurements.  Alvarado&#8217;s fastball averaged 99.6 mph in 2022 and Soto&#8217;s average was 98.4 mph.  Dave Dombrowski has prioritized velocity when building his bullpens since joining the Phillies.  This trade reflects that.  Now, Phillies manager Rob Thomson has as many as six interchangeable relievers for the end of games in Alvarado, Soto, Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez, Craig Kimbrel, Matt Strahm and Connor Brogdon.  It&#8217;s an interesting mix.  \u2014 <em>Come b<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What Phillies can expect from Soto, Clemens<\/h2>\n<p>Soto could profile well as a seventh- or eight-inning reliever on a contending team.  His stuff can be nasty, but his whiff rates declined to a concerning level for a closer last season, ranking in MLB&#8217;s 53rd percentile.  The disappearance of Soto&#8217;s slider hampered him last season, and he used the pitch only 21.6 percent of the time compared to 37.6 percent in 2021. Inconsistency is a given with Soto, but when he&#8217;s commanding the ball he can be dominant.<\/p>\n<p>Clemens is a 26-year-old utility player who has spent the most time at second base.  The Tigers placed him on the 40-man roster last season largely for his bat.  Clemens hit only .145 with five home runs in 117 MLB at-bats last season.  \u2014 <em>Stavenhagen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What the Tigers are getting in return<\/h2>\n<p>Vierling and Maton were two role players on last season&#8217;s National League championship team, and while both have intriguing skillsets, the Phillies were willing to flip them for a more meaningful contributor.  Vierling profiles as a fourth outfielder who is best deployed against lefties.  He&#8217;s always hit the ball hard, but often into the ground.  Maton can play all over the field and showed flashes of some upside, but the Phillies were always reluctant to overexpose him with regular playing time.<\/p>\n<p>The two young players were energetic sources during the unexpected run, even when not playing, and the Phillies sacrificed some real depth here to improve their bullpen.  Sands, who spent the entire season on the 40-man roster and only a brief September stint in the majors, is considered as a bat-first catcher with concerns about his defensive game.  \u2014 <em>Come b<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Tigers fill a plethora of their needs \u2014 a right-handed outfielder, a left-handed infield bat, and a catcher \u2014 with this trade, but it&#8217;s unclear if the players they received in return will become true MLB regulars.  \u2014 <em>Stavenhagen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Required reading<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo: Kirby Lee \/ USA Today)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('dataProcessingOptions', []);\n        fbq('init', '207679059578897');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');<\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired All-Star left-handed reliever Gregory Soto in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, the teams announced Saturday. Here&#8217;s what you need to know: Soto earned his second consecutive All-Star nod last season, recording 30 saves with a 3.28 ERA across 60 1\/3 innings pitched. 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