Memories of Rafael Ortega

[Edgy MD]

Hi, I'm Rafael Ortega. I was Met #1210, appearing in the 2023 season we just played. The White Sox signed me to a minor-league contract 26 days ago, eliciting all of zero memories from you. Zero.



But that's understandable, seeing as I only appeared in ... 47 games! Holy shit, I appeared in 47 GAMES and you couldn't be bothered with giving me a memorial thread?! You suck!



I'm sorry, that was harsh, but come on! You're, like, the Rafael Ortega of forums! Please, won't somebody remember me?!



[fimg=550]https://www.tsn.ca/content/dam/tsn/en/home/images/2023/8/13/rafael-ortega-1-1995708-1691980841565.jpeg[/fimg]

[MFS62]

He had shown occasional power in the minors and I wanted to see how much he could contribute when he was brought up.

His 1 HR and 8 RBI in 47 games said "not too much".

Later

[Edgy MD]

"Do not neglect to offer memories to Mets, for some have walked-off against the Angels."



— Hodges 13:2



[media=youtube]_SJKjCXTVYM[/media]

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

He was the opposite of Arauz, a quiet unassuming guy with quiet unassuming performances. I couldn't believe how often he played last year. I mean I could but I couldn't also.



Among outfielders who wore No. 30 he was no Floyd or Conforto.

[Fman99]

Like a lot of quad AAA types, I remember them more for their appearances in the 'Cuse, in the flesh, than I do for anything accomplished at the MLB level.

[Cowtipper]

Had enough flashes of decency that it wouldn't have hurt to bring him back for 2024. Also, he stole six bases for New York. I didn't know he was that much of a speedster.

[Lefty Specialist]

I must have missed each of the 47 games he played in. 'Cuz I got nothin'.

[G-Fafif]

Rafael Ortega out to make new memories, signing a minor league contract with the Mets and receiving a Spring Training invite.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I pretty much tuned out the last couple of months of the 2023 season. I started having account problems at my gf's house (for some reason it thought the location was in the New York blackout area, but it's clearly not) and I barely checked in when I was at home. The team was going so badly that I didn't try too hard to get it resolved, and thankfully it didn't recur for 2024.



So while I was aware of Ortega's Methood at the time, by now, his name is no longer even familiar to me.