Joey Ortiz

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Milwaukee Brewers

2024 Stats

AVG

.324

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

The definition of a spare piece for Baltimore, Ortiz was shipped to Milwaukee along with DL Hall in exchange for Corbin Burnes in a contract year. The righty-hitting Ortiz is a plus defender who can play all over the infield, but he didn't project to provide enough offensive impact to play ahead of players like Jackson Holliday or Gunnar Henderson long term. Ortiz is a capable offensive player - he slashed .321/.378/.507 with nine home runs, 11 steals and a 17.7 percent strikeout rate in 88 games at Triple-A, good for a 121 wRC+. However, his .373 BABIP and the fact he turns 26 in July make that Triple-A production less impressive. Ortiz is a candidate to hit 10 homers and steal 10 bases without hurting your batting average, but he could hit at the bottom of the lineup against righties. He enters the season only eligible at second base, but Ortiz should play pretty regularly at third base early this season and he could be the shortstop of the future if Willy Adames leaves next offseason in free agency or gets traded during the season. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#534

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Dynasty

Prospect

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 175

DOB 7/14/1998

Born Garden Grove, CA

College New Mexico State

Drafted 4th Rd 2019 BAL

Hits bench Wednesday

2BMilwaukee Brewers

April 17, 2024

Ortiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

ANALYSIS
Ortiz had started at third base in each of the past three games while going 2-for-7 with a walk and a run scored, but he'll give way to Oliver Dunn for the series finale. The rookie has reached base at a .425 clip so far this season and should continue to remain ahead of Dunn on the depth chart with Dunn's production at the plate having slowed after a hot start to the season.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+30%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+126%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+154%

OPS vs LHP

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.549	26	3	0	4	0	.280	.269	.280
Since 2022vs Right	.711	48	6	0	3	0	.262	.354	.357
2024vs Left	.400	5	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
2024vs Right	.905	35	5	0	3	0	.345	.457	.448
2023vs Left	.586	21	3	0	4	0	.300	.286	.300
2023vs Right	.231	13	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+5%

OPS at Home

2024

+69%

OPS at Home

2023

+75%

OPS on Road

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.675	24	3	0	1	0	.250	.375	.300
Since 2022Away	.640	50	6	0	6	0	.277	.300	.340
2024Home	1.208	11	2	0	1	0	.429	.636	.571
2024Away	.715	29	3	0	2	0	.296	.345	.370
2023Home	.308	13	1	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154
2023Away	.538	21	3	0	4	0	.250	.238	.300
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 Joey Ortiz compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as 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.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

1.00

BB Rate

15.0%

K Rate

15.0%

BABIP

.393

ISO

.088

AVG

.324

OBP

.425

SLG

.412

OPS

.837

wOBA

.376

Exit Velocity

89.1 mph

Hard Hit Rate

25.0%

Barrels/PA

0.0%

Expected BA

.236

Expected SLG

.278

Sprint Speed

Ground Ball %

57.1%

Line Drive %

17.9%

Fly Ball %

25.0%

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Chance to seize starting job?

2BMilwaukee Brewers

March 27, 2024

Sal Frelick is set to man center field in the wake of Garrett Mitchell's finger injury, according to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, so Ortiz could begin the season as Milwaukee's primary third baseman.

ANALYSIS
Ortiz lined up to begin the season in a utility role with Frelick adding the infield to his repertoire during spring training, but the latter is now needed back in the outfield. Ortiz is one of the organization's top prospects, and a strong start to the campaign would likely secure a regular spot in the lineup even once the lineup is at full health.

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Seen as a glove-first shortstop prior to 2022, Ortiz showed more of a well-rounded game en route to getting added to Baltimore's 40-man roster as Rule 5 draft protection. Few minor leaguers were more productive than Ortiz in the final three months of last season. He hit .351/.416/.625 with 17 home runs and seven steals in 74 games from July through September across stops at Double-A and Triple-A. Unfortunately, he is on the low end of the spectrum for anticipated speed from a middle-infield prospect. Ortiz went 8-for-10 on stolen-base attempts in 137 games, so he shouldn't be expected to help much in that department in the majors. However, if he is anywhere close to the hitter he was in the second half last season, his defense would allow him to play every day at shortstop or second base. Ortiz will be competing with quality players like Ramon Urias, Connor Norby and Jordan Westburg for starts at the keystone. He could also displace Jorge Mateo at shortstop if the Orioles want a more well-rounded option there.

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