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Rays To Sign Alexei Ramirez

By Steve Adams | September 8, 2016 at 1:54pm CDT

The Rays have signed veteran shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who was recently released by the Padres, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). The signing of Ramirez comes less than a week after the news that shortstop Matt Duffy would likely undergo season-ending surgery to alleviate a nagging Achilles injury.

Alexei Ramirez

The 34-year-old Ramirez inked a one-year, $4MM contract with the Padres on the heels of a disappointing 2015 season — albeit one that saw him finish with a strong .282/.329/.426 in the season’s final three months — but received woeful results from the longtime White Sox infielder. Ramirez batted just .240/.275/.330 through 444 plate appearances with the Friars, and while he’s long graded out as a plus defender at short, Defensive Runs Saved pegged him at -17 this season, with Ultimate Zone Rating offering a similar assessment (-15.1).

Furthermore, Tampa Bay’s decision to sign Ramirez rather than bring the recently demoted Tim Beckham back to the Majors sends a strong message to the former No. 1 overall pick (as Topkin tweets). Beckham was demoted for a trio of baserunning blunders just prior to roster expansion, two of which directly stemmed from a lack of hustle. While the 26-year-old showed some improvement at the dish this season, hitting .247/.300/.434 in 215 plate appearances, he’s yet to justify his elite draft spot or even cement himself as a viable long-term option for the Rays.

Details on Ramirez’s contract aren’t yet clear, but it’s presumably just a one-year Major League pact, meaning it would run only through the end of the 2016 season. The Rays, then, would be on the hook for nothing more than the pro-rated portion of the league minimum. While that’s a fairly negligible investment, it’s still something of a mildly unexpected bonus for the Padres, who will save about $70K due to the Rays’ unexpected expenditure.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

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25 Comments

  1. Phillies2017

    9 years ago

    So- is it like a 3 week contract?

    Reply
  2. Ryan Barnes

    9 years ago

    Color me surprised.

    Reply
  3. ermahgerd16

    9 years ago

    “Alexxxxiiiiiiiiiiii”-Hawk H

    Reply
    • Kayrall

      9 years ago

      On Kris Bryant: “He’s got 36 homeruns and 91 RBIs but he’s not Todd Frazier defensively.” – Hawk H

      Reply
      • TheMichigan

        9 years ago

        Hawk H makes my blood boil, he’s so annoying and bias, adds zero commentary to the game other than “YES! YES! YES! YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD! MARK BUERHLE IS THE GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME! YOU GOT TO BE BLEEPING ME WEGNER! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!?” So annoying I hope he gets fired some day, does nothing other than adding bias commentaries. Coming from a Tigers fan color me salty

        Reply
        • Jizz Chasholm

          9 years ago

          He terrible, worse than remy and eckersly in Boston for bias

          Reply
        • AidanVega123

          9 years ago

          The fact that he refers to the Whitesox as the “good guys” while implying that the other team is the “bad guys” just shows how biased he is.

          Reply
        • conquerbeard

          9 years ago

          JFisnasty, I’ll give you that Eck is biased, but Remy? I don’t see it. When Remy was paired with Don Orsillo, I felt they were one of the more neutral broadcast teams. Not sure where you’re coming from, especially when comparing him to Hawk – that’s just cruel.

          Reply
        • Jizz Chasholm

          9 years ago

          Maybe he’s not to bad, I’ve only watched a few sox games on nesn and noticed it a bit. But like you said, eck defintly is

          Reply
      • Cam

        9 years ago

        I have no idea how Hawk has a job.

        Reply
        • SixFlagsMagicPadres

          9 years ago

          Yeah that guy is probably one of the most annoying sports commentators I’ve ever heard. I feel bad for the fact that you white sox fans shave to listen to him on a season-long basis.

          Reply
        • SixFlagsMagicPadres

          9 years ago

          *have

          Reply
        • chesteraarthur

          9 years ago

          Same way that a bunch of unqualified white sox employees do (lookin at you kenny williams)

          Reply
  4. Rbase

    9 years ago

    Completely useless signing.

    Reply
    • baronbeard

      9 years ago

      You’d think that…..and you’d be correct.

      Reply
    • Valkyrie

      9 years ago

      They needed a shortstop for 3 weeks. What’s the problem?

      Reply
      • Rbase

        9 years ago

        In my opinion, they should have called Beckham back up to the majors. I think he got the message by now and since the minor league season is finished he is just sitting at home. How does that help him? The at bats that he could have had to help his development are now going to a 34 year old that will not be on the team (and maybe not on any MLB team) next year.

        Reply
        • Valkyrie

          9 years ago

          Or maybe Beckham is getting the message sitting at home instead of getting some “additional development time”

          He’s had enough development time. He doesn’t field well, he is a marginal hitter and worst of all, he doesn’t play hard.

          Maybe he won’t be on team or any MLB team next year either.

          Reply
  5. marmaduke

    9 years ago

    Saving, evening it’s just a penny, is that cheap-ass Padres owner’s bottom line. Just like when Tom Werner owned them. A triple-A team masquerading itself as major-league-caliber, unsuccessfully.

    Reply
    • disgruntledreader 2

      9 years ago

      I think it’s safe to say that the Padres were not expecting any other club to pick up Ramirez at this point.

      Reply
    • davidcoonce74

      9 years ago

      You do remember when that “cheap-ass” Padres owner took on a hundred million dollars of contracts last offseason, right?

      Reply
  6. ottomatic

    9 years ago

    Yawn

    Reply
  7. craigmcgill

    9 years ago

    What does Hawk have to do with this post?

    Reply
  8. largeunit

    9 years ago

    #RaysGonnaRay

    Reply
  9. RaysFan2021

    9 years ago

    Really good pickup for the Rays.

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