The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization have purchased first baseman Roberto Ramos’ contract from the Rockies, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Ramos can earn up to $500K in 2020, MLBTR has learned.
This ends a five-season tenure in the Colorado organization for Ramos, whom they chose in the 16th round of the 2014 draft. Ramos worked his way up to the Triple-A level for the first time last year and raked. Across 503 plate appearances, the 25-year-old slashed .309/.400/.580 with 30 home runs. Ramos did have the benefit of playing in the offense-happy Pacific Coast League, but his production was still 35 percent better than the PCL average, according to FanGraphs’ wRC+ metric.
Thanks in part to his powerful showing in 2019, Ramos recently earned spots on a couple Rockies prospect lists. MLB.com placed him as the team’s 27th-best farmhand after the season. FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen and Kylie McDaniel had Ramos No. 31 in Colorado’s system in rankings released last month, crediting his “gigantic raw power.” However, they wrote that Ramos has “Quad-A hitter written all over him.”
Good for him! Bounce back candidate.
Maybe he can take his brother Wilson with him too
wow. would’ve at least given him a look.
Is there some seedy shop, maybe down in Hells kitchen where one can purchase Rockies contracts? Asking for a friend
Hells Kitchen is upscale yuppie now…..
However, they wrote that Ramos has “Quad-A hitter written all over him.”
I am sick of this. Two people that probably never even played the game are passing judgment on a guy that never even got a chance to play at the majors based on nothing other than their opinion. What’s worse is that the Rockies organization is basically doing exactly what they say. And it was such an easy fix. Ramos could have EASILY been called up in September just to see how he could handle major league pitching. That is what September call ups are supposed to be all about.
they should have traded him. he has some value in not needing a 40 man spot.
He can’t Catch. He literally can’t catch a ball at first base.
Who fault is that, don’t the Rockies have an instructor that teaches?
Its the team’s fault that a professional baseball player can’t catch the ball??
Is there no personal responsibility left in the world?
Sound like a good an upcoming prospect to just sell him. Are the Rockies so strapped for cash they are selling a top 100 prospects?.
Ramos isnt even a top 20 prospect in their system.
He should be very good in the KBO and might make it back to the MLB.
You don’t need the word back there. He never made it to MLB to begin with.