Ramon Ortiz is barely worth a 25-year-old role player.

The Ramon Ortiz experience is over and I have to admit – it didn’t go nearly as well as I thought it would. I figured Ortiz was good for at least 10-12 wins and would be a solid end of the rotation addition kind of guy. I was wrong.

The Twins dealt Ortiz to the Rockies for something called Matt Macri. Macri was originally drafted by the Twins way back in 2001, but instead of signing with Minnesota he decided to play at Notre Dame. The Rockies then nabbed him in the 4th round on the 2004 draft, but a broken wrist and Tommy John surgery made Macri trade worthy. He plays some shortstop, some second base and some third base. He doesn’t really hit for power and isn’t a stolen base threat.

Matt Macri…don’t bother getting to know him.