Joey Ortiz 2023

[Tony-OH]

Ortiz back in the lineup after missing the initial three games due to recovering from a concussion this spring.

On his 1st PA he smoked a 114.9 MPH groundball that was turned into a DP.

[nvpacchi]

Ortiz registered another hit at 108.5 MPH today.  The 115 MPH was extremely impressive, but its nice to see another very hard hit ball so quickly.

Some raw power here no one was probably ready for.

[sportsfan8703]

Glad to see him bounce back after the concussion. We’re just absolutely loaded. 

[sportsfan8703]

The funny thing with Ortiz is It seemed like he was a glove first player. Now he’s rocking these top exit velos. Those will play. 

[seak05]

Ortiz was pulled from tonight's norfolk lineup. With Urias in concussion protocol and Westburg out with a sore back, you wonder if he's coming to Baltimore

[wildcard]

6 minutes ago, seak05 said:

Ortiz was pulled from tonight's norfolk lineup. With Urias in concussion protocol and Westburg out with a sore back, you wonder if he's coming to Baltimore

If it wasn't for bad luck Westburg would have no luck at all.   If he was healthy it would probably be his call up.

[Legend_Of_Joey]

4 hours ago, wildcard said:

If it wasn't for bad luck Westburg would have no luck at all.   If he was healthy it would probably be his call up.

I wouldn’t be so sure. Ortiz is on the 40 already, while Westburg would require a 40 man move.

[Just Regular]

YTD in the Show only Olson, Giancarlo, Yordan, Springer, Oneil, Vlad and Jake Burger have bested that Ortiz 114.9.

MLB Bats have I believe generated >10000 batted ball events so far this season.

I'm curious to see if he touches that range again - it is waaaay up the scale, and maxEV is one of the measurements where even one instance can have signature significance.

[Brooks The Great]

Looks like Mateo will most likely need an IL stint. Would Joey still be the first man up from the minors?

[Mooreisbetter27]

1 hour ago, Brooks The Great said:

Looks like Mateo will most likely need an IL stint. Would Joey still be the first man up from the minors?

You would think so, most likely because he is on the 40 man. 

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, Brooks The Great said:

Looks like Mateo will most likely need an IL stint. Would Joey still be the first man up from the minors?

I don’t think it’s clear at all that Mateo will go on the DL, but if he does, I’d bet it will be Ortiz who’s called up.  

[Sports Guy]

3 hits tonight, including 2 doubles

[glenn__davis]

That's 4 straight 3-hit games.  Pretty impressive at any level.  Multi-hit games in 6 out of 11 games so far.

Just 1 walk on the young season so far.  Something to keep an eye on.

If Mateo needs to end up going on the IL though I think Ortiz will get the call.

Edited April 20, 2023 by glenn__davis

[Sports Guy]

17 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

That's 4 straight 3-hit games.  Pretty impressive at any level.  Multi-hit games in 6 out of 11 games so far.

Just 1 walk on the young season so far.  Something to keep an eye on.

If Mateo needs to end up going on the IL though I think Ortiz will get the call.

He is hitting everything.  No time to take a walk!  

[sportsfan8703]

I'm glad to see him bouncing back after his concussion.  Ortiz coming on as been a game changer for our prospect depth.