2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.35
WHIP
1.04
K
5
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Opening in bullpen
Ortiz will begin the season as a long reliever in the bullpen, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old made a solid case for a rotation spot during spring training with a 3.46 ERA, and 15:7 K:BB across 13 innings, but Bailey Falter and Jared Jones will begin the campaign as Pittsburgh's Nos. 4 and 5 starters. Ortiz should remain stretched out and should see some action as a bulk reliever, especially as a right-handed complement to lefties like Martin Perez and Marco Gonzales.
The 25-year-old made a solid case for a rotation spot during spring training with a 3.46 ERA, and 15:7 K:BB across 13 innings, but Bailey Falter and Jared Jones will begin the campaign as Pittsburgh's Nos. 4 and 5 starters. Ortiz should remain stretched out and should see some action as a bulk reliever, especially as a right-handed complement to lefties like Martin Perez and Marco Gonzales.
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Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-45%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .312 | 28 | 34 | 54 | 9 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .221 | 53 | 29 | 56 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .111 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .253 | 36 | 24 | 49 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .167 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .122 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 4.63 | 1.66 | 44.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.52 | 1.51 | 65.2 | 7.4 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.00 | 1.33 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.17 | 1.85 | 38.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.47 | 1.57 | 48.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 1.93 | 0.64 | 4.2 | 13.5 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.56 | 1.32 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luis Ortiz 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.
* 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
1.00K/9
5.9BB/9
5.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.4 mphERA
2.35WHIP
1.04BABIP
.153GB/FB
1.71Left On Base
62.5%Swinging Strike
7.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Outside shot at rotation
Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports Ortiz is likely a long shot to open the season in Pittsburgh's starting rotation.
ANALYSIS
The Pirates' top five of Roansy Contreras, Rich Hill, Mitch Keller, Vince Velasquez and JT Brubaker are relatively stable, and the Opening Day rotation is unlikely to change without an injury. Ortiz made his big-league debut with four starts last season and had a 4.50 ERA and 17:10 K:BB across 16 innings, and he's now working on his changeup in order to make him less reliant on a two-pitch arsenal. He'll likely be part of Triple-A Indianapolis' rotation to begin 2023, but a move to the bullpen could also be in store if he fails to establish the changeup.
The Pirates' top five of Roansy Contreras, Rich Hill, Mitch Keller, Vince Velasquez and JT Brubaker are relatively stable, and the Opening Day rotation is unlikely to change without an injury. Ortiz made his big-league debut with four starts last season and had a 4.50 ERA and 17:10 K:BB across 16 innings, and he's now working on his changeup in order to make him less reliant on a two-pitch arsenal. He'll likely be part of Triple-A Indianapolis' rotation to begin 2023, but a move to the bullpen could also be in store if he fails to establish the changeup.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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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Making case for rotation spot
Ortiz allowed three earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out six across three innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
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Flashing improved changeup
Ortiz has shown good movement on his changeup and sinker early in camp, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Sent down to minors
The Pirates optioned Ortiz to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
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Allows one run in win
Ortiz (5-5) gave up one run on four hits and two walks across five innings, earning the win in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Phillies. He struck out four.
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Pitches in bulk relief
Oritz allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five across 3.2 innings Friday against the Reds. He didn't factor into the decision in the Pirates' 7-5 win.
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