The Rangers have designated lefty Cesar Ramos, per a club announcement. He’ll make way for the return of fellow southpaw Jake Diekman.
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Ramos, 32, contributed 47 2/3 innings this year, but wasn’t as effective as he has been in recent campaigns. Fresh off of a 2.75 ERA run with the Angels in 2015, Ramos has worked to just a 6.04 ERA for Texas. His 5.1 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9 in 2016 also fall well shy of his numbers from a year ago, and Ramos has seen his swinging strike rate dip as he has continued to lose velocity.
The Rangers tried to do too much with Ramos. He’s a reliever and I can’t help but believe that the constant flip-flopping had something to do with his struggles. He could certainly help a team down the stretch strictly as a reliever.
But they hang onto to Alex Claudio? Wtf? Ramos has at least contributed at certain points this year.
You might want to go look at their stats and ages before posting