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| Ramon Ortiz only surrendered two hits over four scoreless innings in Monday's Cactus League contest against the Angels. He had no walks and racked up five strikeouts. |
Our View: Ortiz was dazzling today, but still has a lot of work to do in his quest to win a spot in the Dodgers' rotation. He holds a career 4.90 ERA over 1359.2 innings in the bigs.
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| The Dodgers have signed Ramon Ortiz to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training, according to MLB.com. |
Our View: At 36 and having been out of the majors for two years (he pitched in Japan in 2008 and spent all of 2009 in San Francisco's minor league system), it's tough to see Ortiz cracking the Dodgers' roster.
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| Henry Schulman, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports that the Giants have signed right-handed pitcher Ramon Ortiz to a minor-league contract. He will be invited to spring training. Schulman, citing MLB.com, added that Ortiz will compete for a spot in the San Francisco bullpen. |
Our View: Whether he lands with the Giants or their AAA affiliate in Fresno, Ortiz undoubtedly will fight an uphill battle. He posted a 4-7 record and 5.82 ERA in 17 starts for the Orix Bluewave in Japan last season.
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| Ramon Ortiz was traded to Colorado Wednesday in exchange for infielder Matt Macri, who had just been promoted to Triple-A, the AP reports. Ortiz will likely get a chance to start for the Rockies. Ortiz had three wins and a 2.57 ERA in April, but otherwise he hasn't been an effective pitcher at all this season. It's doubtful that things will change much with the Rockies, especially with Coors Field looming. |
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| Manager Ron Gardenhire officially demoted Ramon Ortiz, who holds a 5.75 ERA in 10 starts, to the bullpen before Monday's game against the White Sox. "He's ready to help the team any way he can," Gardenhire told the AP. "He gives everything he has all the time. He took the news well, just like we knew he would." The Twins have yet to announce who will replace Ortiz in the rotation, but Kevin Slowey is thought to be the leading candidate. |
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| Ramon Ortiz holds a 5.75 ERA in 10 starts this year, and manager Ron Gardenhire is considering removing him from the starting rotation, according to the AP. Gardenhire said that Ortiz would be in the bullpen for Monday's game to get his usual between-start throwing work in. |
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| Ramon Ortiz continued his strong spring Thursday, allowing two unearned runs in four innings while striking out four. Ortiz's ERA this spring is 0.75. |
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| Ramon Ortiz and the Twins are expected to sign a contract as soon as the pitcher passes a physical, according to the Star-Tribune. They have agreed to a one-year contract that would pay him about $3.1 million. He was 11-16 with a 5.57 ERA with the Nats last year. |
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| Ramon Ortiz took a no hitter into the ninth inning on Monday before allowing a leadoff single. After a line-out double play, he gave up a homer to Albert Pujols before leaving the game. |
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| Ramon Ortiz was ejected in the second inning after hitting Philadelphia's Aaron Rowand with a pitch, according to the AP. He had hit Chase Utley earlier in the inning, and after a long home run by Ryan Howard, Ortiz hit Rowand square in the back and was immediately thrown out of the game. Ortiz will likely face a suspension. |
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