The Marlins will select the contract of outfielder Harold Ramirez, according to Craig Mish of MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM (Twitter link). The corresponding move and precise timing isn’t yet known.
Ramirez, now 24, once owned a 40-man roster spot with the Pirates and Blue Jays but never made it onto the active roster before being outrighted. He was a widely pursued minor-league free agent this winter after a solid effort last year at Double-A. Ramirez followed that with a strong showing in the Venezuelan Winter League and has kept the good vibes going since.
Ramirez elected not to opt out of his deal with the club this spring despite not making the active roster. There’s little reason for the Fish not to give Ramirez a look at this point. After turning in 120 plate appearances of .355/.408/.591 hitting at Triple-A, Ramirez is an easy choice for a club that is receiving next to nothing from its outfield unit.
How many other people read this is Hanley Ramirez lol
I am firmly in the Harold Ramis camp.
This
Guilty
My early morning blearly eyes saw “Manny” for a second!
yeah i was really confused.
YES!! I love this kid. He’s a stud
agreed. i would have been really pleased if we picked him up as a depth option, but he went to Miami for a reason
Great for him. I hope he does well. I was disappointed that the Jays didn’t hold onto him. Wouldn’t be surprised if he winds up with a nice career when all is said and done.
Well deserved. Nice to see him rebound the past couple years after seeing his stock fall so far from where it once was.
Injuries, particularly with his legs, that took away some of his defensive and baserunning abilities hindered him as a prospect in the Pirates’ system both from a loss of physical ability standpoint and an availability standpoint. Always seemed like he had both a good approach and ability as a hitter at all minor league levels though. Seems like he could have a solid MLB career for a handful of years as a high BA, high OBP, slightly below average power type of hitter without a real defensive position. A Jose Martinez-lite type of guy. All in all good for him for looking at Miami’s roster this off season and saying “yep I’m better than enough of those guys to get a shot this year”.
He reminded me of a Jose Tabata or Lastings Milledge type of player,someone with little power,only decent speed,a fair fielder,but who could sustain a decent ML average if given the chance.
I agree that the Marlins have nothing to lose in giving him a deserved extended chance as he has evidently outgrown the minor leagues.
Definitely. And being that type of player, ideally hitting a sort of hollow .280-.295 average, I feel like he could get real ROY consideration how that category is still dominated by traditional baseball card (counting) stats. And he’s been leaning into his power the last two years more than ever too. I’ve been heavily, heavily drinking the Kool-Aid on this guy since the Pirates gave up on him. Lol
Lastings Milledge. There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long while.
Should have broke camp! Was my outside, outside, outside pick for 2019 NL ROY. I can see a .280 AVG with a .800 OPS.
The only people actually named Harold are TV show dads.
Hope he tears it up. He wasn’t going to get a chance in Toronto because he performed, mich like Dwight Smith. Blue Jays organization rewards failure and outperforming expectations is not tolerated.
Good luck to Harold Ramirez. Show them they were wrong.
Three Colombians on their active roster now. That’s cool.
love this guy. lots of potential, something Miami’s rebulid really needs. i would have liked to pick him up as a depth option, but alas. Miami finally wins one i guess.
Can we all agree the Curtis Granderson experiment isn’t working? Two Marlins left fielders -.200! Two Baby Cakes left fielders +.350! Ramirez & Dean!
Triple A isn’t the MLB…
No, AAA isn’t the Majors. Maybe Granderson should go down & see if he can have any success there. Harold definitely has proven he could. Now it’s about time to see if he can have some success in the Majors.
I like Ramirez’ approach to the game … hustle all the way.
Dean should be in the everyday OF for Miami as well. He hits as well or better than Harold.
You stole my thunder on Austin Dean…
Only bad thing is on a team that can’t hit. Hard to hit when no one around you can.
uh what
Will be, at worst, a competent 4th outfielder
Hell, cut a hundred points off all of those AAA split numbers & still you have an above average hitter at the MLB level…