Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PHI | OF | 35 | 35 |
Grades Update: Feb 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 40 |
Feb 2021 Report
Evaluator: Tyler Henninger
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired:
RuleV: Eligible
Physical Description: Tall, large frame. Extremely strong, impressive physically. Muscular thighs and legs. Powerful upper body. Wide shoulders with strength through chest. Limited growth potential.
Hit: Open stance, hands high at the head. Upright body with feet shoulder width apart. Minimal hand load with a slight barrel wrap. Recently converted from leg kick to toe tap timing mechanism. Above-average bat speed with an uppercut path. Fly ball approach. Sells out for power leading to poor bat to ball skills. Aggressive, wants to hit. Turns into a free swinger at times, chases too many pitches. Needs to improve pitch recognition, exposed by average or better spin. On front foot often. Pitch recognition and ability to hit offspeed will determine if he can hit enough to contribute in the upper levels. Grade: 30
Power: Double plus raw power with above average bat speed and strength. Lack of contact ability sap game power slightly, plays at a plus grade. Obvious strength, power to all fields. Hits them high and far. Run production type power. Grade: 60
Field: Solid defender. Covers good amount of ground for a big guy, but won't make highlight-reel play. Reads ball off bat well, gets good jumps and runs decent routes. Catches what he gets to. Has basic skills needed for RF. Grade: 50
Arm: Strong, accurate arm with proper throwing mechanics. Carries through the bag. On target. Ability to throw out runners, will prevent extra base. Prototypical RF arm. Grade: 60
Run: Below-average runner, but decent for his size. Slow first step out of box with average acceleration. Typically 4.40 to 4.45 home to 1st. Some stiffness in lower half. Plays better on defensive side. Playable for position. Grade: 40
Overall: There is no doubt Ortiz has power that can change a game. His above average bat speed and uppercut path allows him to drive the ball to all fields and hit light tower HR. He has run production type power, but the question is if he can make enough contact to use it. Defensively, there have been questions raised if he can stay in RF, but he should be able to stick. He will never be a highlight-reel making player, but he is playable at the position and his plus arm should provide value as he has shown the ability to throw out runners. Ortiz needs to make major improvements to his approach and pitch recognition. If he does so he has the chance to be a below average player, if not, he will be stuck as an up/down guy.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: High
