Full name: Ramon Santo Ramirez (not Ramon A. Ramirez)
Position: Relief Pitcher
Born: August 31, 1981
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200 lbs.
How acquired: Obtained in a trade with Andres Torres from the San Francisco Giants for Angel Pagan.
Uniform number: 52
MLB Experience: 6 seasons, with Colorado, Kansas City, Boston and San Francisco.
Best season: 2011, when he appeared in 66 games for the Giants, with a 2.62 ERA and a 1.165 WHIP.
Injury history: Elbow sprain (2007); Shoulder inflammation (2007).
2012 Salary: $2.65 million
Actual scouting notes: Santo, as I like to never call him, has a 92-95 mph fastball, a nasty slider, and a curve that are all effective in small doses. He began his career as a starting pitcher in Japan, returned west and entered the Yankees system, and then was traded to Colorado for Shawn Chacon. At Denver, he had one good year in the bullpen before losing most of 2007 to arm problems. He was traded to KC, and then to Boston (for Coco Crisp), where he had a nice 2009 season, and then was shipped off to the Giants for spare parts. I'm not sure why other GM's don't like this guy, other than he is a standard fungible righty reliever. He's been extremely solid since going to the bullpen full-time. His BABIP in San Fran went from .152 in 2010 to .280 in 2011, and he still managed pretty similar ERA and WHIP numbers, which is amazing. AT&T Park is death on homers, and Ramirez has been stingy with the long ball generally. We'll see how the new fences affect his pitching at Citi Field. He should be a 7th or 8th inning guy, depending on who else is available and effective, and could close in a pinch. Considering he was an afterthought in the Angel Pagan-for-Andres Torres trade, I really like this pick-up.
Weird, wild stuff: He shares a name with another sort-of active bullpen guy as noted above. That one last pitched for Cincinnati in 2009, but is in the Red Sox camp this spring. I wonder if John Henry is sending paychecks to the wrong guy. Wikipedia says Ramirez learned to pitch at the Coca-Cola bottling plant near his home in the Dominican Republic. He took a job there at age 16 after he was released by the Texas Rangers for giving them a bogus birth certificate and being a lousy outfielder. When Terry Collins signals to the bullpen to bring him in, will this be the pause that refreshes? Is he the real thing? Will he add life to the team? Will we enjoy his tenure? Okay, I have to go teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.
Position: Relief Pitcher
Born: August 31, 1981
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200 lbs.
How acquired: Obtained in a trade with Andres Torres from the San Francisco Giants for Angel Pagan.
Uniform number: 52
MLB Experience: 6 seasons, with Colorado, Kansas City, Boston and San Francisco.
Best season: 2011, when he appeared in 66 games for the Giants, with a 2.62 ERA and a 1.165 WHIP.
Injury history: Elbow sprain (2007); Shoulder inflammation (2007).
2012 Salary: $2.65 million
Actual scouting notes: Santo, as I like to never call him, has a 92-95 mph fastball, a nasty slider, and a curve that are all effective in small doses. He began his career as a starting pitcher in Japan, returned west and entered the Yankees system, and then was traded to Colorado for Shawn Chacon. At Denver, he had one good year in the bullpen before losing most of 2007 to arm problems. He was traded to KC, and then to Boston (for Coco Crisp), where he had a nice 2009 season, and then was shipped off to the Giants for spare parts. I'm not sure why other GM's don't like this guy, other than he is a standard fungible righty reliever. He's been extremely solid since going to the bullpen full-time. His BABIP in San Fran went from .152 in 2010 to .280 in 2011, and he still managed pretty similar ERA and WHIP numbers, which is amazing. AT&T Park is death on homers, and Ramirez has been stingy with the long ball generally. We'll see how the new fences affect his pitching at Citi Field. He should be a 7th or 8th inning guy, depending on who else is available and effective, and could close in a pinch. Considering he was an afterthought in the Angel Pagan-for-Andres Torres trade, I really like this pick-up.
Weird, wild stuff: He shares a name with another sort-of active bullpen guy as noted above. That one last pitched for Cincinnati in 2009, but is in the Red Sox camp this spring. I wonder if John Henry is sending paychecks to the wrong guy. Wikipedia says Ramirez learned to pitch at the Coca-Cola bottling plant near his home in the Dominican Republic. He took a job there at age 16 after he was released by the Texas Rangers for giving them a bogus birth certificate and being a lousy outfielder. When Terry Collins signals to the bullpen to bring him in, will this be the pause that refreshes? Is he the real thing? Will he add life to the team? Will we enjoy his tenure? Okay, I have to go teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.
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