Jose Ortiz

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Francisco Giants #22 prospect in 2025
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme.
  
  Track Record: The Giants selected Ortiz in the 13th round out of the 2023 draft out of Puerto Rico’s Leadership Christian Academy, the same high school that counts current Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos as an alumnus. He started his career in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, where he collected four singles in 24 at-bats. His return to the ACL was limited to just 27 games thanks to a knee injury sustained when he ran into a wall in center field. Even so, he showed scouts enough to point to an up-arrow prospect
  
  Scouting Report: In his brief time on the field, Ortiz gave evaluators a look at a player with several plus tools. He earned grades of 60 on the 20-80 scouting scale for his speed, defense and throwing arm, giving himself a claim to the title of the organization’s best defensive outfielder. He’s got upside at the plate as well. Even in a small sample, Ortiz did a good job putting the bat on the ball. He finished the year with a zone-miss rate of 13.4% and an overall miss rate of 24.2%. He could stand to tighten his chase rate by a couple of ticks, but his 90th percentile exit velocity of 102 mph and a max EV of 108 mph.
  
  The Future: Ortiz hinted at his upside in his time in the ACL and made it to Low-A for a single game. He’ll return to the level in 2025, when he’ll hope first and foremost to stay on the field. If he can do that, he’ll have a chance to build on his 2024 season and could move quickly into the upper tier of San Francisco’s system.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 60 | Field: 60 | Arm: 60.