Out
Injury Personal
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
4-9
ERA
4.36
WHIP
1.38
K
96
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ortiz threw a career-high 135.2 innings in the majors in 2024 while working as a swingman for the Pirates. He showed improvement in two key areas, as his walk rate dropped from 12.0 percent in 2023 to 7.6 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, his HR/9 fell from 1.35 to 1.06. One significant reason was due to Ortiz's improvement against lefties, which appears to be linked to a change in pitch usage, as he ditched an ineffective changeup in favor of a cutter. Despite those improvements, Ortiz's fantasy appeal is lacking. He had only a 19.2 percent strikeout rate and struggled to generate whiffs despite strong fastball velocity (95.9 mph). An offseason trade to Cleveland, an organization with a proven track record of getting the most out of its starters, could prove to be beneficial, but Ortiz should begin the season as a watchlist or streamer type option pending his early skills. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $782,600 contract with the Guardians in March of 2025.
Leave extended
MLB and the MLBPA announced Sunday that Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary paid leave until further notice while MLB continues its sports-betting investigation.
Analysis
The Guardians aren't planning on commenting further on Ortiz's status until the investigation concludes, but the right-hander's locker at Progressive Field was cleared out nearly a month ago, which implies that he isn't expected to pitch again this season. Ortiz remains under club control heading into 2026, but whether he returns to the mound with the Guardians or another team down the road won't become clear until MLB releases the findings of its investigation.
The Guardians aren't planning on commenting further on Ortiz's status until the investigation concludes, but the right-hander's locker at Progressive Field was cleared out nearly a month ago, which implies that he isn't expected to pitch again this season. Ortiz remains under club control heading into 2026, but whether he returns to the mound with the Guardians or another team down the road won't become clear until MLB releases the findings of its investigation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Luis L. Ortiz generally throw?
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What part of the game does Luis L. Ortiz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-12%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .247 | 122 | 74 | 137 | 29 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .241 | 140 | 58 | 151 | 12 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 50 | 26 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .253 | 46 | 16 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .210 | 49 | 24 | 49 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .225 | 58 | 18 | 60 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .253 | 36 | 24 | 49 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-1%
ERA at Home
2025
-35%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.99 | 1.34 | 151.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.36 | 160.0 | 8.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.38 | 1.25 | 40.0 | 10.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.18 | 1.48 | 48.2 | 9.1 | 5.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.72 | 1.13 | 72.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.86 | 1.10 | 63.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.17 | 1.85 | 38.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.47 | 1.57 | 48.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luis L. Ortiz compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.29K/9
9.7BB/9
4.3HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.1 mphERA
4.36WHIP
1.38BABIP
.306GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2198 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.4%Swinging Strike
12.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
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.
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Unlikely to pitch again in 2025
Ortiz is expected to remain on the restricted list and administrative leave for the rest of the season as MLB continues its sports-betting investigation, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Locker cleared out
Ortiz's locker has been cleared out in the Guardians clubhouse at Progressive Field while he remains under investigation by MLB, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Out for another month
MLB announced Friday that Ortiz's placement on non-disciplinary paid leave has been extended through Aug. 31, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Investigation related to gambling
Ortiz is being investigated by Major League Baseball due to a possible gambling-related offense, Zack Meisel and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report.
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Placed on leave by MLB
The Guardians announced Thursday that Ortiz has been placed on leave per an agreement with the Players Association due to an ongoing league investigation.
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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.