Ben Rortvedt

26-Year-Old CatcherC

New York Yankees

2023 Stats

AVG

.118

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

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League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 205

DOB 9/25/1997

Born Madison, WI

College None

Drafted 2nd Rd 2016 MIN

Sitting in fourth straight

CNew York Yankees

September 3, 2023

Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

ANALYSIS
Rortvedt will be on the bench for the fourth game in a row and is unlikely to be anything more than the Yankees' No. 3 catcher over the final month of the season after New York called up prospect Austin Wells from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Wells will make his third straight start Sunday and is expected to get a long look as the team's top backstop down the stretch. Since receiving a call-up of his own from Triple-A on July 21, Rortvedt has slashed an abysmal .087/.192/.217 over 22 games.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+55%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+357%

OPS vs RHP

2022

No Stats

2021

+21%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.335	29	1	1	1	0	.077	.143	.192
Since 2021vs Right	.519	148	13	4	10	0	.160	.252	.267
2023vs Left	.111	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000
2023vs Right	.507	70	6	2	4	0	.133	.257	.250
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021vs Left	.436	20	1	1	1	0	.111	.158	.278
2021vs Right	.528	78	7	2	6	0	.183	.247	.282
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+50%

OPS at Home

2023

+16%

OPS on Road

2022

No Stats

2021

+141%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.574	100	7	3	7	0	.184	.276	.299
Since 2021Away	.382	77	7	2	4	0	.100	.182	.200
2023Home	.427	43	1	1	2	0	.086	.256	.171
2023Away	.495	36	5	1	2	0	.152	.222	.273
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021Home	.676	57	6	2	5	0	.250	.291	.385
2021Away	.281	41	2	1	2	0	.054	.146	.135
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Stat Review

How does Ben Rortvedt compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.58

BB Rate

13.9%

K Rate

24.1%

BABIP

.128

ISO

.103

AVG

.118

OBP

.241

SLG

.221

OPS

.461

wOBA

.222

Exit Velocity

88.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

24.5%

Barrels/PA

3.8%

Expected BA

.182

Expected SLG

.288

Sprint Speed

22.9 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

40.8%

Line Drive %

16.3%

Fly Ball %

42.9%

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2022 Fantasy Outlook

Rortvedt made his major-league debut for the Twins last season and hit .169/.229/.281 with a 29.6 percent strikeout rate in 98 plate appearances, and he was included in the massive trade which also sent Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Yankees. For better or worse the departure of Gary Sanchez leaves a significant void in New York's catching group, and Rortvedt should have the opportunity to fill it. However, he's dealing with an oblique injury and may open the 2022 campaign on the injured list, which limits his outlook for early in the season. Rortvedt could still be in the mix behind the plate for the Yankees this year, but Kyle Higashioka could open in a full-time role with non-roster invitees Rob Brantly and David Freitas being the top options for the No. 2 job.

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