Horacio Ramirez Rumors

Nationals Sign Horacio Ramirez

According to the International League transaction wire, the Nationals have signed Horacio Ramirez to the minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse. Ramirez had a 5.96 ERA in 22.2 IP for the Royals this year before being designated for assignment just over a week ago.   Continue Reading

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Royals DFA Horacio Ramirez

According to Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star, the Royals have designated lefthander Horacio Ramirez for assignment to make room on the roster for Luke Hochevar. Ramirez had a 5.96 ERA in 19 appearances for the Royals this year (one start), and Dutton says the Royals hope he can remain with the organization as a starter in Triple-A Omaha.   Continue Reading

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Royals Designate Jason Smith

According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Royals designated infielder Jason Smith for assignment today to clear roster space for Horacio Ramirez. Another cut is on the way to make room for Kyle Farnsworth.   Continue Reading

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Royals Sign Horacio Ramirez

THURSDAY, 3:31pm: ESPN's Steve Phillips says it's a one-year, $1.8MM deal plus incentives. WEDNESDAY, 6:45pm: MLB.com's Dick Kaegel learned from Dayton Moore that the Royals reached an agreement with Ramirez on a one-year deal. 5:29pm: According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Royals are close to signing lefty Horacio Ramirez. He pitched well for them this year before they shipped him to Chicago for minor league outfielder Paulo Orlando. The Royals would give Ramirez a chance to start.   Continue Reading

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Week In Review: 8/3 - 8/9

Here's a quick look back at some of the bigger stories on MLBTR over the past week: D'Backs ace Dan Haren signed a very affordable extension with the team, which would keep him in Arizona through 2012 with an option for 2013. Great deal for the D'Backs and their fans. Brian Giles was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox, which is now believed to have been an effort to block the Rays from acquiring him. Giles blocked the trade to Boston with his no-trade clause. The Rockies acquired Livan Hernandez from the Twins. Minnesota won't receive a player in...   Continue Reading

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Horacio Ramirez Traded to White Sox

On the same night, the White Sox lost and added a pitcher. On the negative side, 36-year-old Jose Contreras ruptured his Achilles' tendon, which could sideline him for the season. On the positive side, they traded for Royals pitcher Horacio Ramirez. In exchange, the White Sox sent minor league outfielder Paul Orlando to Kansas City. David Just of MLB.com suggests that the Sox could use Ramirez as a replacement for Contreras, but since they plan to demote reliever Boone Logan today, they could make another move to recall a starter, leaving Ramirez in the bullpen. This will be Ramirez's third...   Continue Reading

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Royals Sign Horacio Ramirez

Horacio Ramirez has finally hooked on with a team. The Royals signed him to a minor league deal and sent him to extended spring training. Ramirez, 28, had a run as a mildly useful if oft-injured groundball pitcher before the infamous trade to Seattle for Rafael Soriano.   Continue Reading

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Angels In Need Of Another Arm?

At the end of his most recent column Ken Rosenthal posits a nightmare scenario for the Angles, going back to 2001 when the Mariners cracked out to a 20-4 start to seize the AL West crown before May Day. With John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar on the shelf for at least 4-6 weeks, should the Angels be concerned going into 2008? Is a move to pick up an extra starter in order? The team is looking at filling 14-16 starts. With a surplus of outfielders the Angels are certainly in position to make a move. They could opt for a...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal's Latest: Roberts, Horacio, Willits

Rumor guru and baseball insider Ken Rosenthal has a new column at FOX Sports. Let's discuss. Rosenthal does not see the Cubs taking on the salaries of both Brian Roberts and Coco Crisp, even if they shed their Jason Marquis commitment. Roberts remains the focus. Horacio Ramirez's agent says seven clubs have already expressed interest in his client. Perhaps he meant to say 0.7. Rosenthal runs through many Rocco Baldelli replacement options for the Rays: Reggie Willits, Kenny Lofton, Gabe Gross, and Reed Johnson. Only Willits seems the perfect fit, and the Angels aren't making him available. Willits and his...   Continue Reading

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Mariners Release Horacio Ramirez

The Mariners released pitcher Horacio Ramirez, closing the door on the Bill Bavasi blunder. RotoWorld makes a good point - the Mariners wasted $458K by not non-tendering Ramirez back in December. Nice. Meanwhile, Rafael Soriano will close for the Braves for the next couple seasons. Ramirez, a 28 year-old southpaw, brings nothing to the table at this point aside from his groundball rate.   Continue Reading

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