2025 Player Outlook

After being blocked in Baltimore, Ortiz handled an everyday role for the Brewers in 2024, slashing .239/.329/.398 with 11 home runs 58 runs scored, 60 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. His 11 percent walk rate was a nice boost for fantasy managers in OBP leagues, but a second half slump has taken some of the shine off the young infielder. The departure of Wily Adames opens the door for Ortiz to be the primary shortstop for Milwaukee in 2025, which would give him SS/3B eligibility after a couple of weeks. It’s not a prolific batted ball profile, with the combination of middling hard contact rates and a ton of ground balls (48.8% GB%) not being very lucrative for fantasy purposes, but Ortiz can be a statistical accumulator as the season goes on, and further development at the dish will only help. If Ortiz can hit closer to .250 than .235, while maintaining a double-digit walk rate, he has a chance to get to 15/15 this season at his ceiling.