Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Gregory Soto earned his first save of the season in Monday's 5-3 extra-innings win over the Cardinals. Soto came in to pitch the bottom of the 10th inning up by two with an automatic runner on second. He got the first out on a fly-out, allowed a single, and ended the game with back-to-back strikeouts. It was the 29-year-old's first save opportunity this season, but he has served as a closer in the past and has yet to allow a run this season with five strikeouts and no walks in 3 2/3 innings pitched. The Phillies have yet to see consistent results from their end-of-game bullpen options, so fantasy managers should keep an eye out to see if Soto finds himself in more high-leverage opportunities.

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Gregory Soto was called upon to shut the door against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. The Phillies bullpen completely imploded as they allowed three runs over the final two innings. Soto allowed Jorge Soler to blast a 404-foot home run to tie the game in the ninth inning. It sounds like Craig Kimbrel was unavailable after having pitched in two of the last three games. Soto also pitched on Tuesday, so it's unclear why the Phillies decided to hand the ball to him. Regardless, it didn't go well as his ERA climbed to 4.25 after that outing. The expectation is that Soto won't get many more save chances.

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Gregory Soto recorded his first save of the season in closing the team's triumph over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. The 28-year-old now owns a 4.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 21 strikeouts this year. The southpaw appears to be in line to share ninth-inning duties with righty Craig Kimbrel, who worked three straight days before Saturday, depending on matchups while Jose Alvarado is sidelined. Soto checks a ton of positive boxes on Statcast with perhaps the most notable one being an 84.4% average exit velocity allowed. The two-time all-star should be added off waivers for saves-needy fantasy rosters with a potential uptick in save chances forthcoming in the interim. He saved 30 games for the Detroit Tigers last season.

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Gregory Soto reported to major-league spring training camp on Wednesday. Soto has been late getting to spring training this year due to visa issues, but he should still have time to get himself ready for Opening Day as he gets set to begin his first year in Philadelphia. The 28-year-old left-hander had a career-high 30 saves for the Detroit Tigers last year. However, he also saw a dip in his strikeout percentage while continuing to be wild with a 12.9 percent walk rate. His move to an extremely crowded back end of the Phillies bullpen makes him very volatile for fantasy purposes given his wildness and likely huge drop in save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies and left-handed reliever Gregory Soto avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.925 million on Friday. The Phillies just acquired Soto in a trade with the Detroit Tigers a week ago after finishing up back-to-back All-Star seasons in Detroit. Last year, he went 2-11 but had a career-low 3.28 ERA (3.59 FIP), 1.38 WHIP, career-high 30 saves and 22.8 percent strikeout rate in 60 1/3 innings over a career-high 64 relief appearances. The 27-year-old southpaw has never had a BB/9 under 5.00 in his four major-league seasons, so without nearly as many save opportunities in what is expected to be a closer-by-committee situation in Philly, Soto loses considerable fantasy appeal with his move to the Phillies. Along with Soto, the team will also have Seranthony Dominguez, Craig Kimbrel and Jose Alvarado as options to save games.

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired closer Gregory Soto and infielder Kody Clemens from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday in exchange for infielder Nick Maton, outfielder Matt Vierling and catcher Donny Sands. The 27-year-old Soto had a career-high 30 saves for the Tigers in 2022, but his fantasy stock is likely to fall with the move to Philadelphia and their closer-by-committee situation that also includes Craig Kimbrel, Seranthony Dominguez and Jose Alvarado. If the left-handed Soto can't limit his walks (12.9% BB rate last year), he could regress in 2023. Clemens, the son of Roger Clemens, made his major-league debut in 2022 and hit .145 with five homers, 17 RBI and 13 runs scored in 56 games. He'll give the Phillies flexibility on the infield as a bench bat.

The Philadelphia Phillies are working on a trade for Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto on Saturday, according to sources. The Phillies recently added veteran reliever/closer Craig Kimbrel to their bullpen, but it looks like they may not be done adding. Soto has been an All-Star for the Tigers each of the last two seasons as their primary closer. He had a career-high 30 saves in 2022 while also recording a 3.28 ERA (3.59 FIP), 1.38 WHIP and 22.8 percent strikeout rate in 60 1/3 innings. While the Phillies went with a closer-by-committee approach for the vast majority of the 2022 campaign, Soto would most likely become their primary closer if they were able to land him in a trade. As of right now, Kimbrel, Seranthony Dominguez and Jose Alvarado are the three primary options for saves in Philly's bullpen.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto made quick work of the Minnesota Twins hitters during Sunday's game. The lefty reliever needed only 12 pitches to close out the game. He earned his 30th save of the season to go with a 3.17 ERA and 60 strikeouts. It has been a down year for the Tigers, but Soto has been a bright spot for the team in the bullpen. The expectation is that he'll continue to be a key part of the bullpen next season.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto picked up his 26th save of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Orioles. Soto entered the game to pitch the bottom of the ninth up by one and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. Soto has had some blemishes but has been a useful fantasy closer this season, compiling a 2-9 record with two blown saves, a 3.44 ERA, a 9.16 K/9 rate, and a 4.91 BB/9 rate. The Tigers face a tough schedule overall for the rest of the season, so Soto's opportunities to help fantasy managers may be limited, but he is worth keeping in lineups for roto leagues at least.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto picked up his 20th save of the season in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Twins. Soto came in to end the game with a two-run lead and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with no strikeouts. The 27-year-old has been solid all season, converting all but two save opportunities with a 2.19 ERA, 9.24 K/9 rate, and 3.89 BB/9 rate. Fantasy managers should feel comfortable having Soto in their lineups at all times.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto picked up his 18th save of the season in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Royals. Soto came in to pitch the ninth inning up by two. He struck the first hitter out, allowed a double, and got the next two hitters out on groundouts to end the game. The 27-year-old has been a reliable fantasy option so far this season, compiling a 2.59 ERA with 32 strikeouts and 15 walks over 31 1/3 innings pitched. The walks have been an issue at times, but Soto's conversion of save opportunities should afford him some job security, and there is no reason fantasy managers should not have him in their lineups at all times for now.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto picked up his 11th save of the season in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Pirates. Soto entered to pitch the ninth inning up by two and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. The 27-year-old has done a good job limiting walks of late, which was an issue for him earlier in the season and now owns a stellar 1.80 ERA with 17 strikeouts and eight walks over 20 innings pitched. The strikeouts are a bit low, but Soto is worth a roster spot in most fantasy leagues at this time given his clear role and solid overall performance.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto earned his 10th saves of the year on Thursday as he closed out the team's 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Soto only needed 11 pitches to get through the ninth inning, retiring each of the three batters he faced. The 27-year-old is now 10-for-11 in save chances on the year with a 2.04 ERA. He had some shaky outings in early May, but he's now gone 8 2/3 consecutive innings without allowing a run.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto picked up his ninth save of the season in Monday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Soto came in to pitch the ninth inning with a two-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single, but then got a strikeout and two flyouts to end the game. The 27-year-old has now converted nine of 10 save opportunities this season to go with a 2.16 ERA, 14 strikeouts, and eight walks in 16 2/3 innings pitched. The walks are still high overall, but Soto has not allowed a free baserunner in his last seven appearances and seems like a solid fantasy closer option.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto closed out the team's 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. He only required eight pitches to get through a scoreless ninth inning. It was one of the rare uneventful save opportunities for Soto this year. It was just the second time this year where he was able to retire all three batters he faced en route to the save. The 27-year-old is now 7-for-8 in save chances with a 2.92 ERA on the year.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto notched his sixth save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Rays. Soto entered the game to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning up by a run. He got the first two outs on a pop-out and a strikeout, allowed a single, and then got the final out on a flyout. The 27-year-old has now converted six of seven save opportunities and has a 3.18 ERA, but he has allowed eight walks to just 11 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings pitched. Manager A.J. Hinch said Saturday that Soto will remain the team's closer, but fantasy managers should be wary of his high walk totals.

Detroit Tigers Gregory Soto remains the team's primary closer for now. According to manager A.J. Hinch, "Gregory Soto will pitch the ninth tomorrow with the lead." This season, the 27-year-old has struggled with his command, posting a 7.7 BB:9 and a 1.71 WHIP across 9 1/3 innings. The 27-year-old plunked back-to-back batters, struck out one-hitter, and a walk that put the tying run on second base in Friday's 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Will Vest replaced Soto and struck out two over 2/3 of a scoreless inning to earn the save on Friday. Soto remains the closer; for now, fantasy managers should add Vest in all league formats as Hinch could make the switch if the southpaw can't turn things around.

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto put the finishing touch on the team's 3-0 shutout of the New York Yankees on Thursday. He pitched the final 1 2/3 innings of the game and allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one. He earned his third save in as many opportunities. Soto has pitched a total of 5.2 innings on the year and he's yielded only one earned run so far. The only other Tiger who has received a save opportunity is Michael Fulmer and that only came about because Soto had pitched on back-to-back days. Soto is the Tigers' clear closer and he should have a moderately long leash on him as well.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto closed out the team's 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday to earn his second save of the year. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits and one walk while striking out one. Soto has converted each of his two save opportunities thus far. No other Tigers reliever has earned a ninth inning save opportunity. Soto allowed a home run in his first outing of the year, but he's pitched three scoreless innings in his three outings since then. He appears to be the clear closer for an improved Tigers team. Expect for him to coast past his saves total from last year (18) if he's able to stay healthy and effective.