2024 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.19
WHIP
1.10
K
88
SV
1
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
Nationals-Pirates postponed
Ortiz will not start Friday against the Nationals as the game has been postponed due to inclement weather.
ANALYSIS
Friday's contest will be made up Saturday as part of a doubleheader, and Ortiz will start in the matinee, per Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. The right-hander has appeared in 33 games games this season, including 11 starts, and has a 3.19 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 113 innings.
Friday's contest will be made up Saturday as part of a doubleheader, and Ortiz will start in the matinee, per Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. The right-hander has appeared in 33 games games this season, including 11 starts, and has a 3.19 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across 113 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
55
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does Luis Ortiz generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Luis Ortiz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-13%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .253 | 67 | 48 | 91 | 19 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .229 | 97 | 45 | 105 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .199 | 40 | 19 | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .229 | 48 | 16 | 51 | 2 | |||
| 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
-8%
ERA on Road
2024
-20%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.09 | 1.37 | 99.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.78 | 1.31 | 116.2 | 7.9 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.54 | 1.11 | 56.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.84 | 1.09 | 57.0 | 8.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| 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
2.51K/9
7.0BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.0Fastball
95.5 mphERA
3.19WHIP
1.10BABIP
.250GB/FB
1.01Left On Base
76.5%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2345 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%Swinging Strike
9.2%Prospect Rankings History
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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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Blanks Guardians for sixth win
Ortiz (6-4) picked up the win Saturday, allowing one hit and three walks over six scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory over Cleveland. He struck out five.
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Fires six shutout innings
Ortiz didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Cincinnati, allowing four hits and one walk with five strikeouts across six scoreless innings.
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Fans seven in loss
Ortiz (5-4) took the loss Monday against Texas, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out seven.
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No run support in loss
Ortiz (5-3) took the loss Tuesday against the Padres, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings.
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Allows two more homers
Ortiz did not factor into the decision, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk over six innings Thursday against the Padres. He struck out three.
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Excelling with four-seamer
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.
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.