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Brewers' Most Likely Joey Ortiz Replacement Shared by Insider

Milwaukee Brewers On SI·Jackson Roberts·6 months ago
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It's not hard to identify Joey Ortiz as the Milwaukee Brewers player under the most pressure .

A major league starting shortstop's primary job is defense, but when you've been the worst hitter in the league for the last 20-plus months, you're going to have job security issues. And after a .184 start to the season with zero extra-base hits, Ortiz is firmly in lose-the-job territory.

Meanwhile, the Brewers have two top-five organizational prospects sharing time at shortstop in Triple-A: Jett Williams, one of the prizes of the Freddy Peralta trade with the New York Mets, and Cooper Pratt, who got an eight-year, $50.75 million extension last month.…

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