Franko
Ortega

Wiry look at 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Tall lift into a shorter, rotational stride. Loose mover with a loose arm stroke that gets deep and causes some arm-side misses. Carrying trait is the ability to spin the baseball, shows two distinct breaking ball shapes, both in the low-to-mid 70s for 2500+ spin. Slider plays with shorter, flat sweep, while the curveball features similiar sweep and 5" more depth on average. Pitched at 85-87.4 with a running fastball. Serviceable change at 75-77. Reliver look with spin as the calling card.

Wiry, 6-foot, 150 pounder with loose, athletic movement patterns. Up-tempo mover gets to a tall lift & gets down the mound w a shorter stride. Long, loose arm works freely to a 3/4 slot - fastball came out at 84-85 in this look. The ability to spin the baseball is the trait to like most here - there is some feel to manipulate shape but both SL & CB work in the 73-76 range with sharp bite, and spin in the 27-2800 range. The breaking ball is a future wipeout & he showed a change at 71-73 with gradual fade.

Franko Ortega, Columbus North (IN), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-11, 150-pounds. Lean build.
Hit: SH. (L) - Wide start. Handsy load, tends to wrap. Small stride gets down early. Loose barrel path, tends to over rotate. Should mature into more strength.
Power: 75 max exit velocity, averaged 71.8 mph. 197' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-77 mph. Loose, over the top arm action. Torque in upper body.
Defense: Intentful, fundamental mover with sure hands. Consistent ball to hand exchangeability.
ATH: 8.10 runner in the 60.

Franko Ortega, Columbus North (IN), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-11, 150-pounds.
Hit: SH
Power: 76 max exit velocity, averaged 64.7 mph. 214' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-75 mph.
ATH: 8.16 runner in the 60.

Franko Ortega, Columbus North (IN), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 145-pounds. Lanky, projectable build
Delivery: Controlled/Balanced delivery. Controls the lift to the top of a strong balance point & then moves down the slope with a slightly downhill shoulder plane. Lands open and finishes towards first-base side. Hides the ball behind the body to create deception.
Arm Action: RH. Long/Loose arm action from a H 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T80, 77-79 mph. FB w/ ASR. T2047, 1981 average rpm.
CB: 62-66 mph. 11/5 shaped, flashes sharp break. T2679, 2452 average rpm.
SL: 65-68 mph. more side to side than CB. Some sharp action. T2801, 2677 average rpm.
CH: 65-67 mph. Arm-side fade T1990, 1787 average rpm.
ATH: 8.11 runner in the 60.

Franko Ortega, Columbus North (IN), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 145-pounds. Lanky, projectable build
Hit: SH. Hits out of a crouched, open stance. Loads the hands back as he makes an aggressive move forward. Pulls the barrel through the zone on a loose, level plane. Line drive approach.
Power: 76 max exit velocity, averaged 60.0 mph. 146' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-75 mph. Loose, whippy arm from a 3/4 release point.
Defense: Raw footwork but shows abv avg lateral quickness for the class. Sure hands with feel to exchange. Abv avg body control for the age
ATH: 8.11 runner in the 60.