Joey Ortiz
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands starts at 3B · 453 PA · 2.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: MIL expects to contend (81% playoff odds) and he’s a regular.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 414 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 150 | .305 | .287 | 21% | 8% | 33% | −0.83 | −0.34 |
| RHP | 264 | .340 | .306 | 19% | 9% | 32% | −0.91 | +0.03 |
- Attack angle
- 3.1° (37% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.2°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 31%
- Pull-air %
- 9.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 37.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .270/.329/.402 · 103
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+4.0 vs. league per 100; 1.7 standard errors on 59 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−2.6), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 75 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,471 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Ortiz: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Pedro Ramírez CHC · ’04 | .282 | 1.1 | 1.4 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Andy Pages LAD · ’00 | .343 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Arb |
| 52 | Iván Herrera STL · ’00 | .335 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 49 | Alejandro Osuna TEX · ’02 | .308 | −0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| 49 | Leody Taveras BAL · ’98 | .280 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3B | +8 | +6 | +0.3 | +6.3 | 1,573 |
| 2026 | SS | +8 | +6 | +0.4 | +6.4 | 2,389 |
| 2025 | SS | +13 | +10 | +1.1 | +11.1 | 5,114 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 130 |
| 2024 | SS | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 160 |
| 2024 | 3B | +11 | +8 | +1.0 | +9.0 | 4,616 |
| 2023 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71 |
| 2023 | SS | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 107 |
| 2023 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 220 | +6.5 |
| 2026 | 3B | 115 | +7.3 |
| 2025 | SS | 495 | −3.4 |
| 2024 | 3B | 376 | +8.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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