Luis L. Ortiz

Luis L. Ortiz

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cleveland Guardians
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ortiz threw a career-high 135.2 innings in the majors in 2024 while working as a swingman for the Pirates. He showed improvement in two key areas, as his walk rate dropped from 12.0 percent in 2023 to 7.6 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, his HR/9 fell from 1.35 to 1.06. One significant reason was due to Ortiz's improvement against lefties, which appears to be linked to a change in pitch usage, as he ditched an ineffective changeup in favor of a cutter. Despite those improvements, Ortiz's fantasy appeal is lacking. He had only a 19.2 percent strikeout rate and struggled to generate whiffs despite strong fastball velocity (95.9 mph). An offseason trade to Cleveland, an organization with a proven track record of getting the most out of its starters, could prove to be beneficial, but Ortiz should begin the season as a watchlist or streamer type option pending his early skills. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2024. Traded to the Guardians in December of 2024.
Issues five walks in no-decision
PCleveland Guardians
May 24, 2025
Ortiz allowed three runs on four hits and five walks while striking out three over five innings in a no-decision Saturday versus the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
The five walks matched a season high for Ortiz, who has issued at least two walks in all but one of his 10 starts so far. The Tigers put up all their runs against him in the first inning, though Ortiz was in line for the loss before the Guardians tied the game in the eighth. The right-hander is now at a 4.73 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 59:28 K:BB across 53.1 innings on the year. He is projected to make his next start at home versus the Angels.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Luis L. Ortiz generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Luis L. Ortiz generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-24%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .247 563 103 67 120 24 2 25
Since 2023vs Right .242 626 122 51 136 20 4 11
2025vs Left .204 123 31 19 21 7 0 5
2025vs Right .267 110 28 9 27 2 1 2
2024vs Left .210 263 49 24 49 9 2 12
2024vs Right .225 293 58 18 60 12 2 4
2023vs Left .333 177 23 24 50 8 0 8
2023vs Right .253 223 36 24 49 6 1 5
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-6%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-62%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-23%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-14%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.92 1.33 133.1 6 8 0 6.7 3.8 1.4
Since 2023Away 4.17 1.38 142.1 8 8 1 8.0 3.9 1.0
2025Home 2.42 1.07 22.1 1 2 0 12.9 4.4 0.8
2025Away 6.39 1.68 31.0 1 3 0 7.8 4.9 1.5
2024Home 3.72 1.13 72.2 3 3 0 6.1 2.7 1.5
2024Away 2.86 1.10 63.0 4 3 1 8.3 2.9 0.6
2023Home 5.17 1.85 38.1 2 3 0 4.2 5.6 1.4
2023Away 4.47 1.57 48.1 3 2 0 7.6 4.5 1.3
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Stat Review
How does Luis L. Ortiz compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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
2.11
 
K/9
10.0
 
BB/9
4.7
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
95.8 mph
 
ERA
4.73
 
WHIP
1.43
 
BABIP
.310
 
GB/FB
1.38
 
Left On Base
71.0%
 
Exit Velocity
84.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.1%
 
Spin Rate
2187 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
30.0%
 
Swinging Strike
13.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Ortiz entered the 2023 season with considerable hype after a fairly impressive 16-inning sample in his big-league debut, during which he maintained a 24.6 percent strikeout while deploying his 98 mph fastball and 88 mph slider a combined 77 percent of the time. The Pirates weren't convinced he'd be able to maintain consistent success with only two pitches and asked him to focus more on developing a changeup. He ended up throwing the offspeed pitch 14 percent of the time in 2023 and it was fairly effective (.205 slg. against). However, the development of his new pitch seemed to contribute to the erosion of the rest of his arsenal, as he lost velocity and around three percentage points off of his overall swinging strike rate. That led to a significant step back in surface stats as well, and most worrisome is an inflated walk rate that has persisted across the first two seasons of his big-league sample (12.4% in 102.2 innings). For those looking to keep hope alive, the case is that this is the year his three-pitch arsenal comes together, and that last year's growing pains will be worth more sustainable success across the length of his career. That's quite a leap to take at this point, but if he has a strong spring and is able to secure a rotation spot he could re-enter the fantasy conversation.
Ortiz entered the season as a prospect of note in a deep Pirates system, but he was nowhere near their top-10 and there was never much hype from the fantasy community until he actually pitched in the majors in mid-September. The sturdy 6-foot-2 righty quickly showed that his stuff merited attention, as he sat 98 mph with his high-spin four-seamer while touching 100 mph as a starter and also showed off an 88-mph slider that touched 90 mph. In four starts (16 innings), he only threw his 91-mph changeup 14 times (five percent), so for now he should be considered a two-pitch pitcher. That said, we've seen two-pitch pitchers with this type of fastball/slider combo break out in recent seasons, most notably Spencer Strider. The Pirates have no reason to pull the plug on Ortiz's development as a starter anytime soon, and his success will mainly hinge on his command/control, as he had a rough 14.5 BB% and an elite .136 average against in the majors.
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Fans seven in loss
PCleveland Guardians
May 18, 2025
Oritz (2-5) yielded two runs on six hits and two walks over five innings Sunday, striking out seven and taking a loss against the Reds.
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Hard-luck loss Sunday
PCleveland Guardians
May 11, 2025
Ortiz (2-4) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out nine over six innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Phillies.
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Shaky in no-decision Tuesday
PCleveland Guardians
May 6, 2025
Ortiz came away with a no-decision in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals, coughing up six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out four.
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Guardians versus Nats postponed
PCleveland Guardians
May 5, 2025
Ortiz will not start Monday after the Guardians' matchup with the Nationals was postponed due to inclement weather, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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No-decision in quality start
PCleveland Guardians
April 30, 2025
Ortiz did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's win over the Twins, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out five over 6.1 scoreless innings.
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Excelling with four-seamer
PPittsburgh Pirates
July 19, 2024
Opposing batters are hitting just .219 against Ortiz's four-seam fastball this season after they posted a .383 average off it during 2023.
ANALYSIS
According to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com, the right-hander is getting more vertical rise and less horizontal movement on the four-seamer this year, helping it be a more effective pitch up in the zone. Ortiz continues to utilize a slider as his primary pitch, throwing it 30 percent of the time with his sinker and four-seamer both sitting at about 24 percent. The 25-year-old has primarily worked as a reliever this season but made three starts leading up to the All-Star break, and he's pitched well in both roles with a 2.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 57:19 K:BB across 66.2 innings.
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