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» Russ Ortiz   |   Salaries and Contracts


Positions:  P-434

Full Name:  Russell Reid Ortiz
Born:  Jun 5,1974  in  Encino, California
Height:  6-1  Weight:  210  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, California)
College:  University of Oklahoma

Contract:   Signed 1-year, $750,000 contract with the Houston Astros on Jan 13,2009. Minor League Contract

Drafted:  Selected by San Francisco Giants in 4th Round (103rd overall) of 1995 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

  • 20-Win Season  1x 2003
  • College World Series Champions  Oklahoma (1994)
  • Major League All-Star Game  2003
  • Pitcher of Month  2x Aug-2000 (NL),Jul-2004 (NL)
  • Power-Hitting Pitcher  6hr, 23dbl
  • Tommy John Surgery 
  • Top Prospect  1996 Sf (#9),1997 Sf (#5)


  • MLB Debut:  Apr 2,1998




    Pitch Repertoire
    PitchPctSpd
    Fastball5390.5
    Changeup1883.8
    Curveball1877.9
    Slider1177.6
    Based on 72 pitches between 4/8/2009 and 4/8/2009

    Scouting Report
    Control: 21
    K-Rating: 59
    Efficiency: 41
    vsPower: 58
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1998170,000  1,054,03780
    1999220,000  1,222,53761
    2000462,500  1,369,50542
    2001912,500  1,609,51236
    20022,862,500  1,654,08821
    20034,662,500  1,773,36414
    20046,200,000  1,716,3039
    20057,375,00095  1,825,7568
    20067,875,00095  1,937,0048
    2007*380,000  2,923,34080
    2009750,000  NA
    Career:  $31,870,000   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2009-2009    Signed 1-year, $750,000 contract with the Houston Astros on Jan 13,2009. Minor League Contract