RP - Pittsburgh Pirates
- Age 31
- Bats: L
- Throws: L
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Gregory Soto allowed a two-out, solo home run in the top of the ninth, but hung on for his first save of the season, striking out the side in the Pirates' 5-4 win over the Orioles.
Fantasy Impact
Soto struck out Blaze Alexander and Taylor Ward to begin the ninth before allowing a solo home run to Gunnar Henderson which cut the Pirates' lead to one. However, Soto rebounded to strike out Pete Alonso to earn his first save of the year. Soto has allowed a run on two hits in 5.1 innings of work through five appearances. The lefthander, who has walked two and struck out 11, appears to be manager Don Kelly's preferred option for saves at the moment. If he is still available in your league, grab him immediately.
Gregory Soto pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one in the Pirates' 8-3 win over the Reds.
Fantasy Impact
Dennis Santana was used in the eighth inning to preserve a 6-3 lead which left Soto for the ninth inning. Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to make the bottom half a non-save situation. Soto, based on Tuesday's bullpen decisions, appears to have a slight edge on Santana for save opportunities. However, the closer situation in Pittsburgh will be interesting to monitor over the next few games.
The Pirates signed Gregory Soto to a one-year, $7.75 million contract.
Fantasy Impact
Soto will have a chance to compete for the closer role in the Pirates bullpen heading into next season. If he has success, he could end up being traded to a contender at the deadline.
The New York Mets activated the newly acquired Gregory Soto to their roster on Sunday.
Fantasy Impact
The Mets traded a couple of pitching prospects to the Orioles in exchange for Soto this week. The left-hander posted a 3.96 ERA in 45 appearances with the O's prior to the trade.
The Mets are expected to activate reliever Gregory Soto on Sunday.
Fantasy Impact
Soto had been hopeful to be activated on Saturday, but he'll have to wait one more day. He is expected to join the Mets later in the day on Saturday.
