Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Ryan Fitzgerald (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ryan Fitzgerald 2B,SS - LAD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 267	‐
VBR	# 256	‐

Projections

Runs	9	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	7	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.250	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 264	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 259	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 249	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 352	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ryan Fitzgerald 2B,SS - LAD
2026 Stats


At Bats	300	‐

Runs	39	‐

Hits	75	‐

Singles	53	‐

Doubles	12	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	38	‐

Stolen Bases	9	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	31	‐

Strikeouts	64	‐

Batting Average	.250	‐

On Base Pct	.316	‐

Slugging Pct	.380	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.696	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ryan Fitzgerald 2B,SS - LAD
2026 Projections


At Bats	66	‐

Runs	9	‐

Hits	16	‐

Singles	11	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	7	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	13	‐

Batting Average	.250	‐

On Base Pct	.309	‐

Slugging Pct	.385	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.695	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ryan Fitzgerald 2B,SS - LAD
News
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	The Dodgers have reassigned infielder Ryan Fitzgerald to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Fri, Mar 20th
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Dodgers sent INF Ryan Fitzgerald outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 21st
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Dodgers designated INF Ryan Fitzgerald for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 14th
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Ryan Fitzgerald has been claimed off of waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was designated for assignment by the Twins a week ago. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Ryan Fitzgerald has been designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins. The move was made to make room for recently-acquired Eric Wagaman on the 40-man roster. Double-A lefthander Kade Bragg was shipped to Miami for Wagaman. David Leisering Fri, Jan 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL			Ryan Fitzgerald 2B,SS - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ SF
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Apr 20th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Mon, Apr 27th				vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, May 5th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 15th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 17th				@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CIN

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Ryan Fitzgerald (2026)

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