Joe La Sorsa

Joe La Sorsa

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Washington Nationals AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in August of 2024.
Exits 40-man roster
PWashington Nationals  AAA
January 24, 2025
The Nationals designated La Sorsa for assignment Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.
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The move creates space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Shinnosuke Ogasawara. La Sorsa, 26, sports a 4.47 ERA and 42:12 K:BB over 50.1 innings covering parts of two seasons at the major-league level. The lefty reliever has a good chance of passing through waivers unclaimed.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
12
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Joe La Sorsa generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Joe La Sorsa generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .229 95 20 7 19 1 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .265 124 22 7 30 4 0 6
2024vs Left .273 25 5 2 6 0 0 1
2024vs Right .250 49 9 3 11 0 0 3
2023vs Left .213 70 15 5 13 1 0 0
2023vs Right .275 75 13 4 19 4 0 3
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-41%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.45 1.12 28.2 1 0 0 6.3 1.6 0.9
Since 2022Away 5.82 1.43 21.2 0 0 0 9.1 3.7 1.7
2024Home 3.38 1.13 10.2 0 0 0 5.1 1.7 1.7
2024Away 6.43 1.43 7.0 0 0 0 10.3 3.9 2.6
2023Home 3.50 1.11 18.0 1 0 0 7.0 1.5 0.5
2023Away 5.52 1.43 14.2 0 0 0 8.6 3.7 1.2
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Joe La Sorsa compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.80
 
K/9
7.1
 
BB/9
2.5
 
HR/9
2.0
 
Fastball
88.0 mph
 
ERA
4.58
 
WHIP
1.25
 
BABIP
.266
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
79.3%
 
Exit Velocity
79.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.8%
 
Spin Rate
1970 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%
 
Swinging Strike
4.4%
 
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Receives call-up
PWashington Nationals  AAA
August 17, 2024
The Nationals selected La Sorsa's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.
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Sent outright to Triple-A
PWashington Nationals  AAA
December 1, 2023
The Nationals outrighted La Sorsa to Triple-A Rochester on Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Recalled from Rochester
PWashington Nationals  AAA
September 22, 2023
The Nationals recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PWashington Nationals  AAA
September 14, 2023
La Sorsa was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
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Back in majors
PWashington Nationals  AAA
September 9, 2023
The Nationals recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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