Ben Rortvedt

Ben Rortvedt

26-Year-Old CatcherC
New York Yankees
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Ben Rortvedt in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Yankees in March of 2023.
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
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
21
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
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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Sitting again Monday
CNew York Yankees
August 28, 2023
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
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Gets Sunday off
CNew York Yankees
August 27, 2023
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
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On bench Wednesday
CNew York Yankees
August 23, 2023
Rortvedt is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.
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Homers Tuesday
CNew York Yankees
August 23, 2023
Rortvedt went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Nationals.
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Heads to bench Sunday
CNew York Yankees
August 20, 2023
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
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