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Jorge Sosa
Jorge Bolivar Sosa

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 177 lb.

Debut April 4, 2002

Born April 28, 1977 in Santo Domingo, D.R.

Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in 1995. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 25 TBD AL   2   7  31  14   0   0  10  0   99.3   88   63   61  16   54   48   2   5   434   0   0  5.53  4.42   80 1.430
 2003 26 TBD AL   5  12  29  19   1   1   4  0  128.7  137   71   66  14   60   72   4   8   566   4   1  4.62  4.39   95 1.531
 2004 27 TBD AL   4   7  43   8   0   0   6  1   99.3  100   67   61  17   54   94   1   2   447   3   0  5.53  4.54   82 1.550
 2005 28 ATL NL  13   3  44  20   0   0   5  0  134.0  122   42   38  12   64   85   0   3   577   8   0  2.55  4.23  166 1.388
 2006 29 TOT NL   3  11  45  13   0   0  12  4  118.0  138   79   71  30   40   75   1   2   524   6   0  5.42  4.45   82 1.508
         ATL NL   3  10  26  13   0   0   8  3   87.3  105   61   53  20   32   58   1   2   394   5   0  5.46  4.45   81 1.569
         STL NL   0   1  19   0   0   0   4  1   30.7   33   18   18  10    8   17   0   0   130   1   0  5.28  4.45   84 1.337
 2007 30 NYM NL   9   8  42  14   0   0   2  0  112.7  109   58   56  10   41   69   0   0   481   2   0  4.47  4.26   95 1.331
 2008 31 NYM NL   4   1  20   0   0   0   8  0   21.7   30   23   17   4   11   12   0   2   107   4   0  7.06  4.10   58 1.892
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .449  40  49 254  88   1   1  47  5  713.7  724  403  370 103  324  455   8  22  3136  27   1  4.67  4.37   94 1.468
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   9  50  17   0   0   9  0  141.7  143   80   73  20   64   90   1   4   623   5   0  4.67  4.37   94 1.468
 Career High     13  12  45  20   1   1  12  4  134.0  138   79   71  30   64   94   4   8   577   8   1  2.55  4.54  166 1.331

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2005 28 ATL NL  45   31    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  15  .097  .125  .097  -41    3   3   0   0   0   1
 2006 29 TOT NL  46   24    4    3   0  0   3    3   0  0   2  11  .125  .192  .500   69   12   6   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  27   20    4    3   0  0   3    3   0  0   2   8  .150  .227  .600  102   12   6   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  19    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 30 NYM NL  41   25    0    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   3   9  .200  .286  .280   50    7   2   0   0   0   0
 2008 31 NYM NL  20    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   50    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      215   81    5   11   2  0   3    4   0  0   7  36  .136  .205  .272   23   22  11   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         61    4    8   2  0   2    3   0  0   5  27  .136  .205  .272   23   17   8   0   0   0   1
 Career High     46   31    4    5   2  0   3    3   0  0   3  15                          12   6   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2005 28 ATL NL   35   32    0   0.0   109| .097  .270| .125  .340| .097  .430| .222  .770| -41  .000  -6.6  -0.6   0%
 2006 29 TOT NL   32   27    3   3.0   113| .125  .272| .192  .343| .500  .442| .692  .785|  69  .272  -1.5  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL   28   23    3   3.5   113| .150  .272| .227  .343| .600  .442| .827  .785| 102  .334  -0.3   0.0   0%
         STL NL    4    4    0   0.0   112| .000  .271| .000  .342| .000  .440| .000  .782|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2007 30 NYM NL   30   22    2   2.4   108| .200  .269| .286  .338| .280  .430| .566  .768|  50  .207  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 2008 31 NYM NL    2    1    0   0.0   105| .000  .262| .500  .334| .000  .420| .500  .754|  50  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        99   82    5   1.6   110| .136  .270| .205  .340| .272  .433| .477  .773|  23  .114  -9.8  -0.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 25 TBD AL P 31 7 4 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.48 1.00 1.69 14 99.3 2003 26 TBD AL P 29 4 9 0 0 1.000 .956 0.45 0.49 0.91 1.73 19 128.7 2004 27 TBD AL P 43 2 7 0 1 1.000 .947 0.21 0.45 0.82 1.66 8 99.3 2005 28 ATL NL P 44 6 5 3 0 .786 .957 0.25 0.46 0.74 1.75 20 134.0 2006 29 TOT NL P 45 1 10 0 0 1.000 .957 0.24 0.43 0.84 1.72 13 118.0 ATL NL P 26 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.43 0.41 1.72 13 87.3 STL NL P 19 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.37 0.43 2.05 1.73 0 30.7 2007 30 NYM NL P 42 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.24 0.40 0.80 1.68 14 112.7 2008 31 NYM NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.44 1.24 1.74 0 21.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 25 TBD AL P 31 7 4 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.48 1.00 1.69 14 99.3 2003 26 TBD AL P 29 4 9 0 0 1.000 .956 0.45 0.49 0.91 1.73 19 128.7 2004 27 TBD AL P 43 2 7 0 1 1.000 .947 0.21 0.45 0.82 1.66 8 99.3 2005 28 ATL NL P 44 6 5 3 0 .786 .957 0.25 0.46 0.74 1.75 20 134.0 2006 29 TOT NL P 45 1 10 0 0 1.000 .957 0.24 0.43 0.84 1.72 13 118.0 ATL NL P 26 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.43 0.41 1.72 13 87.3 STL NL P 19 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.37 0.43 2.05 1.73 0 30.7 2007 30 NYM NL P 42 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.24 0.40 0.80 1.68 14 112.7 2008 31 NYM NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.44 1.24 1.74 0 21.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 254 23 45 3 1 .958 .956 0.27 0.45 0.86 1.71 88 713.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 254 23 45 3 1 .958 .956 0.27 0.45 0.86 1.71 88 714
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   1   1   4.50  0  1  0  0   6     7   3   2   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   1   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   1  .500  .500  .500   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
2005 NL-.813-1

Shutouts
2003 AL-1-6

Home Runs Allow.
2006 NL-30-4

Wild Pitches
2003 AL-8-10

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (546) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1936) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1775) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1455) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 23, 1995: Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 2000: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the Colorado Rockies in the 2000 minor league draft.

December 13, 2001: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

March 18, 2002: Selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 31, 2005: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.

July 31, 2006: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rich Scalamandre (minors).

December 12, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 16, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$200,000
2003Tampa Bay Devil Rays$300,000
2004Tampa Bay Devil Rays$312,500
2005Atlanta Braves$650,000
2006Atlanta Braves$2,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,662,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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