2026 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.00
K
7
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Soriano can be a frustrating guy for fantasy managers to roster. Between his premium velocity (97.2 mph with his sinker), elite groundball ability (100th percentile) and three secondary pitches with at least a 39.4 percent whiff rate, the ingredients are there for a frontline starter. Soriano has not pitched like a frontline guy, though, at least not consistently. Control issues have held Soriano back, as he had a 10.8 percent walk rate in 2025 and issued at least three free passes in 15 of his 31 starts. He also gives up more hard contact than you'd think a guy with his stuff would, as his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity both ranked in the fourth percentile. There's a non-zero chance Soriano puts it all together and becomes an ace, but to this point he's shown no indication he can do it consistently, and the Angels probably aren't the organization to coax it out of him. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $2.9 million contract with the Angels in January of 2026.
Blanks Houston in Opening Day win
Soriano (1-0) earned the win Thursday over the Astros, allowing two hits and four walks across six scoreless innings. He struck out seven.
Analysis
It was an impressive showing for Soriano in his first career Opening Day start. The right-hander held Houston to just one hit through his first five innings en route to an eventual 3-0 victory. The 27-year-old Soriano will be tasked with anchoring the Angels' rotation this year after posting a 4.26 ERA with a 1.40 WHIP and 152:78 K:BB across 31 starts (169 innings) in 2025. He's currently lined up to face the Cubs on the road his next time out.
It was an impressive showing for Soriano in his first career Opening Day start. The right-hander held Houston to just one hit through his first five innings en route to an eventual 3-0 victory. The 27-year-old Soriano will be tasked with anchoring the Angels' rotation this year after posting a 4.26 ERA with a 1.40 WHIP and 152:78 K:BB across 31 starts (169 innings) in 2025. He's currently lined up to face the Cubs on the road his next time out.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Jose Soriano generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .217 | 128 | 68 | 127 | 11 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .260 | 128 | 59 | 124 | 9 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .400 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .233 | 76 | 46 | 80 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .268 | 76 | 32 | 78 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .191 | 51 | 21 | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .269 | 46 | 24 | 46 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-49%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.39 | 1.51 | 120.1 | 9.2 | 4.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.74 | 1.17 | 167.2 | 7.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.90 | 1.57 | 76.1 | 9.7 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.91 | 1.25 | 92.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.50 | 1.41 | 44.0 | 8.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.74 | 1.07 | 69.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jose Soriano compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.95K/9
8.1BB/9
4.2HR/9
0.6Fastball
97.3 mphERA
4.26WHIP
1.40BABIP
.310GB/FB
4.92Left On Base
67.1%Exit Velocity
85.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2036 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.5%Swinging Strike
11.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After breaking into the majors as a reliever, Soriano pitched primarily out of the Angels' rotation last season, making 20 starts in 22 total appearances. He didn't lose anything in terms of velocity, but the strikeout dominance was predictably down as he moved back to a starting role. Arm fatigue put Soriano on the shelf in mid-August and the Angels shut him down for the year shortly thereafter, likely an easy call given where they were in the standings. An MRI in September came back clean, presumably setting him up for a normal offseason. Soriano relied more heavily on his sinker last season, which led to an increase in groundball rate to almost 60 percent. The 26-year-old also has a knuckle curve to get whiffs, so the potential is there for him to add back to his K rate and ascend to legitimate mid-rotation status.
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Named Opening Day starter
The Angels announced Tuesday that Soriano will start Los Angeles' March 26 season opener against the Astros in Houston.
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Superb in spring start
Soriano allowed one hit and struck out four batters without issuing a walk over five scoreless innings in a Cactus League start against San Francisco on Monday.
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Ready to go after bout with illness
Soriano (illness) will start Monday's Cactus League game against the Giants.
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Pushed back due to illness
Soriano won't start Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners as scheduled due to an illness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Shaky in spring debut
Soriano allowed four runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two batters over two-thirds of an inning in a Cactus League contest against the Dodgers on Saturday.
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Possible trade piece
Soriano could be traded by the Angels this summer, which Jeff Passan of ESPN.com believes would be a "good baseball decision."
Analysis
Soriano showcased his potential as a rookie last season with a 3.64 ERA and 12.0 K/9 in 38 appearances out of the bullpen, and his transition to the rotation in 2024 has so far been a resounding success. The 25-year-old is averaging 98.3 mph on his fastball -- up from 97.7 mph in 2023 -- and has a 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 54:25 K:BB over 58.2 innings this year. He won't be arbitration eligible until 2026, so it will take a significant trade package in order for the Halos to consider parting with the right-hander.
Soriano showcased his potential as a rookie last season with a 3.64 ERA and 12.0 K/9 in 38 appearances out of the bullpen, and his transition to the rotation in 2024 has so far been a resounding success. The 25-year-old is averaging 98.3 mph on his fastball -- up from 97.7 mph in 2023 -- and has a 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 54:25 K:BB over 58.2 innings this year. He won't be arbitration eligible until 2026, so it will take a significant trade package in order for the Halos to consider parting with the right-hander.