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Angels Non-Tender Cesar Ramos

By Steve Adams | December 2, 2015 at 8:29pm CDT

The Angels announced tonight that they have non-tendered left-handed reliever Cesar Ramos. The move comes as something of a surprise, considering Ramos’ reasonable $1.7MM projected salary and strong results out of the Halos’ bullpen in 2015. Ramos will join a class of free-agent left-handed relievers that is fronted by Tony Sipp and Antonio Bastardo.

Ramos, 31, logged a 2.75 ERA with 7.4 K/9, 2.5 BB/9 and a 47.1 percent ground-ball rate in 52 1/3 innings with the Angels in 2015. That translated to a sound 3.02 FIP, although SIERA (3.56) and xFIP (3.79) were a bit less bullish on Ramos due to a lack of strikeouts and a perhaps unsustainable 4.4 percent homer-to-flyball rate. MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez wrote recently that Ramos was viewed as a non-tender candidate because he also typically worked in low-leverage situations — often in mop-up duty.

Ramos didn’t dominate lefties, but same-handed batters weren’t able to show any semblance of power against him, batting .274/.346/.316 in 109 plate appearances. He held his own against right-handed pitching as well, yielding a .284/.324/.382 batting line in 112 PAs. Certainly, Ramos wasn’t an overpowering bullpen arm, but he has a track record of solid performance, having worked to a 3.49 ERA with 7.2 K/9 against 3.6 BB/9 across the past five seasons/276 innings.

With just over five years of service time, Ramos has only one year of club control remaining, so any team that signs him won’t receive the benefit of multiple years of control. Neverthelss, he’s a seemingly useful bullpen piece that should find his way into a big league bullpen in 2016.

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  1. Aoe3

    10 years ago

    plz bluejays, strongly consider signing this guy. he’ll provide us the depth we badly need in the pen.

    Reply
    • TheMichigan

      10 years ago

      Yes, you guys need lefties

      Reply
      • stymeedone

        10 years ago

        The Tigers need Lefties too.

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    • McConaughey'sLincoln

      10 years ago

      I really liked him. Seems like Jose Alvarez displaced him in the Angels pen.

      Reply
    • User 4245925809

      10 years ago

      Would probably take a hard look at Sipp 1st. Most effective of the bunch vs both LH and RH hitters and really more of a solid overall reliever than the other 2.

      Wouldn’t mind Boston displacing Tommy Layne with Sipp either for that matter. Layne is death vs lefties, just can’t get righties out period.

      Reply
  2. cuscus85

    10 years ago

    I do not understand this move.

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    • McConaughey'sLincoln

      10 years ago

      My guess is that Jose Alvarez displaced him as their go to lefty in the pen

      Reply
  3. chri

    10 years ago

    Maybe a guy my Mets can look at. We need a strong lefty out of the pen. All we got is Edgin (who is recovering from TJS) and Gilmartin

    Reply
  4. charles stevens

    10 years ago

    Since when do the Angels have a good bullpen? Very odd move unless they needed the money for another reliever.

    Reply
    • ryanw-2

      10 years ago

      Since the middle of 2014 when they acquired Huston Street and Trevor Gott, and then replaced mist of their remaining pen last offseason.

      Reply
  5. Bryan 15

    10 years ago

    But they kept salas? What?

    Reply
  6. christian18cutshaw

    10 years ago

    He’s got Atlanta written all over him.

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