Canadian Mike Soroka has made a big impression on the Atlanta Braves in his short time in the system. What’s in store for his 2017?

Player Profile

The Atlanta Braves selected Soroka with the 28th selection in the 2015 draft, a compensatory selection for losing free agent Ervin Santana to the Minnesota Twins.

The Braves opened Soroka with their Gulf Coast League rookie ball team, and after just 4 appearances, Soroka showed he was more than ready to move up, earning a promotion to Danville in the advanced rookie Appalachian League for 6 starts to finish the season.

His overall statistics on the season were 10 appearances, 34 innings, 3.18 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 5/37 BB/K ratio. He also did not allow a single home run in that time.

Soroka was part of the excellent rotation in low-A Rome this season, pitching the majority of the season at 18 years old.

Soroka threw very well in the regular season, making 25 appearances, throwing 143 innings with a 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and a 32/125 BB/K ratio. He continued to limit home runs, with only 3 allowed on the season.

In the playoffs, Soroka was the bearer of poor luck, taking the loss in his second start against Lakewood in spite of giving up 4 unearned runs. In total, he made 2 starts, threw 14 2/3 innings, with a 0.61 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and a 1/10 BB/K ratio.