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Padres Outright Nick Ramirez

By Anthony Franco | September 21, 2021 at 8:30am CDT

Sept. 21: The Padres’ Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas, announced that Ramirez has been assigned outright to their roster after going unclaimed on waivers.

Sept. 17: The Padres announced they’ve designated reliever Nick Ramirez for assignment. The move creates a 40-man roster spot for Vince Velasquez, who has been selected to the big league club to start this evening’s game against the Cardinals. San Diego signed Velasquez to a minor league deal on Wednesday and announced at the time that he’d be added to the major league roster to make a start this weekend.

Ramirez signed a minor league deal with San Diego over the winter and was selected to the majors in mid-April. He’s been up-and-down over the course of the season, making thirteen MLB appearances and getting into 30 games with Triple-A El Paso. Often called upon to work multiple innings out of the bullpen, Ramirez has tallied 20 1/3 frames of 5.75 ERA ball at the big league level this year. He hasn’t missed many bats, striking out just 15.4% of opponents with a below-average 9.4% swinging strike rate. But Ramirez has avoided walks and induced ground-balls at a slightly above-average clip.

In the minors, Ramirez has had more success generating whiffs. He’s fanned an average 24.1% of batters faced with El Paso, although his ERA has been inflated by some poor sequencing and batted ball fortune. Opposing hitters have a .339 batting average on balls in play against Ramirez in the minors, and just over a third of the baserunners he’s allowed have come around to score, resulting in a similarly disappointing 5.23 ERA in Triple-A.

Ramirez appeared in the majors with the Tigers between 2019-20, logging 79 2/3 frames of relief during his rookie campaign. All told, the 32-year-old owns a 4.55 ERA in 110 2/3 innings at the highest level. The Friars will place Ramirez on waivers over the coming days. He’d have the right to elect free agency should he pass through unclaimed by virtue of the fact that he’s previously been outrighted in his career. Even if he were to accept an outright assignment, he’d qualify for minor league free agency at the end of the season if he’s not added back to the 40-man roster before then.

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  1. Chief Two Hands

    4 years ago

    Go go gadget anything! The Padres have nothing to lose at this point and their previously cocky fanbase is relatively quiet of late. Maybe two wins will wake them up in time to watch their team miss the playoffs.

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    • Faith in the Padres

      4 years ago

      Probably shouldn’t let random people on the internet and mlb threads get to you man. You’d probably be happier in life.

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      • Deleted_User

        4 years ago

        lol

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      • BeforeMcCourt

        4 years ago

        Pointing out someone is obnoxious hardly means they “got to you”

        It… just means they are obnoxious. Funny that you’re one of the ones to reply. Some just never change

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        • Faith in the Padres

          4 years ago

          Padres article. Shouldn’t be a shocker a Padres fan is on an article about the Padres.

          Also. Taking time to complain about obnoxious people unsolicited means they got to you.

          God gave you a brain McCourt. Try using it for once.

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    • Jasona9

      4 years ago

      Chief Two Hands, the Padres don’t have a “cocky fanbase”. If anything Padres fans are humble and very loyal. Fans have to be both those things to root for a team that has been to the playoffs six times in fifty three years.

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      • 1984wasntamanual

        4 years ago

        Did you skip the comments section on many of the offseason articles?

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        • tstats

          4 years ago

          The minority does qualify the mass

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        • tstats

          4 years ago

          I meant doesnt, that was dumb

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  2. Jasona9

    4 years ago

    I like Nick Ramirez and wish him well. He had a good change up and pitched pretty well for a converted First Baseman.

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    • Ron Tingley

      4 years ago

      Didn’t know, that’s pretty cool. Only a few minor leaguers spend so long as a position player before making such a quick ascend into mlb as a pitcher. Matt Bush, Brooks kishneck or whatever his name was

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  3. Bob333

    4 years ago

    VV does not deserve this spot HE STINKS

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