| #22 Francis Ortega, Closer, 38 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Sunday, 4/2/2081
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 | Francis Ortega 
 11/18/2042
 38
 Colombia
 6"2
 200
 
 Closer
 L
 L
 
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 | Minimal Minimal
 Some ability
 4 / 6 (Popular)
 2 / 6 (Fair)
 Good
 GREAT
 Prone
 4.5 Stars
 
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 | Big League Contract $ 4,500,000
 2082
 15 Year(s), 64 Days (2644 total Days)
 0 Day(s)
 17 Year(s)
 Not eligible
 
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |  | Overall | 86 | 98 | 85 | 91-94 Mph |  | Versus LHB | 93 | 106 | 81 |  |  | Versus RHB | 84 | 96 | 86 |  |  | Talent | 91 | 107 | 92 |  |  | 
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| Pitching Ratings Endurance :
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 Holding Runners :
 
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 63
 4
 
 |  | Pitches: Fastball
 Changeup
 Curveball
 
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |  | Overall | 1 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 12 |  | Versus LHP | 1 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 12 |  | Versus RHP | 1 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 12 |  | Talent | 1 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 12 |  | 
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| Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed :
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 36
 1
 1
 Spray Hitter
 
 | Fielding Ratings P  : 81 (Range), .916 (Fielding Pct.)
 Catcher Arm : 1
 Outfield Arm : 3
 
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |  | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |  | Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |  |  | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |  | 
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|  | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |  | vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |  | 
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|  | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |  | Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |  | March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |  | 2065 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .278 | CHA |  | 2066 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4.64 | 99.0 | 94 | 60 | 51 | 16 | 38 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .318 | CHA |  | 2067 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 83.1 | 60 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .267 | CHA |  | 2068 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.06 | 122.1 | 103 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | .322 | CHA |  | 2069 | 82 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2.79 | 158.0 | 135 | 53 | 49 | 1 | 38 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .321 | CHA |  | 2070 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3.63 | 121.1 | 127 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 22 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | .355 | CHA |  | 2071 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 2.27 | 123.0 | 99 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | .331 | CHA |  | 2072 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 2.61 | 131.0 | 117 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | .327 | CHA |  | 2073 | 85 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 1.43 | 138.1 | 102 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 | .299 | CHA |  | 2074 | 98 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 1.98 | 164.0 | 123 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | .308 | CHA |  | 2075 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 2.01 | 134.0 | 109 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | .307 | CHA |  | 2076 | 92 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 2.61 | 155.0 | 138 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 27 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | .353 | CHA |  | 2077 | 87 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 1.73 | 155.2 | 125 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 24 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | .324 | CHA |  | 2078 | 98 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 3.06 | 141.0 | 140 | 57 | 48 | 5 | 23 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | .354 | CHA |  | 2079 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 2.32 | 112.2 | 92 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | .311 | CHA |  | 2080 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 2.51 | 100.1 | 85 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | .323 | CHA |  | Total | 1153 | 1 | 133 | 75 | 301 | 2.52 | 1946.0 | 1655 | 603 | 544 | 69 | 416 | 2275 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | .323 |  |  | 
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|  Career Minor League Pitching Stats |  | 
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |  | 2064, AA | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.89 | 46.2 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .297 |  | 2064, AAA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.84 | 19.1 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 | .370 |  | 2065, AAA | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.45 | 51.1 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .309 |  | 
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|  Career Postseason Pitching Stats |  | 
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |  | 2078 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |  | 2065 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2066 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2067 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2068 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2069 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2070 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2071 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2072 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2073 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2074 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2075 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2076 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2077 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2078 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | 2079 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | CHA |  | 2080 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |  | Total | 1153 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |  |  | 
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| Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 2064... Earned first career win on 4/25/2066...
 2/1/2069: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration...
 2/1/2070: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration...
 Injured on 6/11/2070 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks...
 2/1/2071: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration...
 9/11/2071: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
 Injured on 5/17/2073 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
 Injured on 4/25/2075 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
 9/1/2075: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
 8/22/2080: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $4,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
 
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |  | 
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| ERA 2074 - 1.98 - 1st
 
 | WHIP 2074 - 0.96 - 1st
 
 | Wins 2077 - 18 - 6th
 
 | Saves 2071 - 31 - 9th
 2073 - 34 - 6th
 2074 - 27 - 10th
 2078 - 38 - 5th
 2079 - 40 - 1st
 2080 - 30 - 10th
 
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