Joey Ortiz

Joey Ortiz

26-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Milwaukee Brewers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ortiz was shipped to the Brewers from the Orioles in the Corbin Burnes trade in February, and the infielder delivered a solid rookie campaign with 11 home runs, 11 steals, 60 RBI, 58 runs and a .239/.329/.398 slash line in 142 games (511 plate appearances). He primarily played third base, where he produced plus-eight Defensive Runs Saved and plus-11 Outs Above Average, but he's expected to shift to shortstop in 2025 following the departure of Willy Adames. Ortiz wasn't typically a huge threat for homers or stolen bases in the minors, but he could push past the 15-15 mark in an everyday role. His strong defense and 11.3 percent walk rate should provide some stability to keep him in the lineup through slumps, but he'll more than likely be hitting in the bottom half of Milwaukee's order. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#279
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Brewers in March of 2025.
Reaches five times in rout
3BMilwaukee Brewers
April 10, 2025
Ortiz went 2-for-2 with three walks, three runs and two RBI in Wednesday's 17-2 win against Colorado.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz batted out of the No. 9 slot in Milwaukee's lineup, but he produced more like a leadoff hitter with his two singles and three walks. The 26-year-old also knocked in two of the team's runs and scored three times. The RBI were the first of the season for Ortiz, and prior to Wednesday, he had drawn just one free pass over 43 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
6
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
3
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+10%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+154%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .717 210 25 6 25 5 .230 .324 .393
Since 2023vs Right .670 410 43 5 43 8 .234 .316 .354
2025vs Left .552 35 2 0 0 2 .226 .294 .258
2025vs Right .490 40 4 0 4 0 .182 .308 .182
2024vs Left .776 154 20 6 21 3 .220 .336 .441
2024vs Right .706 357 38 5 39 8 .246 .326 .380
2023vs Left .586 21 3 0 4 0 .300 .286 .300
2023vs Right .231 13 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+51%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+75%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .719 296 32 8 37 6 .227 .316 .402
Since 2023Away .655 324 36 3 31 7 .238 .321 .335
2025Home .416 38 0 0 2 0 .171 .216 .200
2025Away .630 37 6 0 2 2 .241 .389 .241
2024Home .792 245 31 8 35 6 .240 .340 .452
2024Away .667 266 27 3 25 5 .237 .318 .349
2023Home .308 13 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154
2023Away .538 21 3 0 4 0 .250 .238 .300
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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
0.73
 
BB Rate
10.7%
 
K Rate
14.7%
 
BABIP
.245
 
ISO
.016
 
AVG
.203
 
OBP
.301
 
SLG
.219
 
OPS
.520
 
wOBA
.249
 
Exit Velocity
82.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.8%
 
Barrels/PA
1.3%
 
Expected BA
.224
 
Expected SLG
.290
 
Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.9%
 
Line Drive %
13.2%
 
Fly Ball %
35.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
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.
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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Will open season at shortstop
3BMilwaukee Brewers
March 18, 2025
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday that Ortiz will open the season as the team's primary shortstop, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Appears locked in at shortstop
3BMilwaukee Brewers
March 17, 2025
Ortiz is expected begin the 2025 season as the club's starting shortstop, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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On fire in March
3BMilwaukee Brewers
March 11, 2025
Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBI in Monday's Cactus League game against the Mariners.
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Getting first crack at shortstop
3BMilwaukee Brewers
February 21, 2025
Ortiz will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Saturday's Cactus League opener against the Reds, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.
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Drives in three Saturday
3BMilwaukee Brewers
September 28, 2024
Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Mets.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Shift to shortstop on tap?
3BMilwaukee Brewers
October 16, 2024
Brewers GM Matt Arnold indicated Thursday that Ortiz and Brice Turang will be considered for a move to shortstop with Willy Adames headed to free agency, reports Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz came up as a shortstop but primarily played third base during his first season with Milwaukee, and he graded out as a strong defender with plus-seven DRS and plus-11 OAA in nearly 1,000 innings at the hot corner during the regular season. Milwaukee is soon to have a glaring hole in the infield with Adames headed for free agency, and Ortiz is a logical candidate to slide over to shortstop. Turang is also an elite defender -- he's a Gold Glove finalist at second base -- but Ortiz's bat likely fits better at shortstop.
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