New Bird on the Block: Orioles Snag Yohan Ramírez!
The Baltimore Orioles just made a power move by acquiring hard-throwing Yohan Ramírez from the New York Mets, and they paid in cold hard cash! The Orioles' 40-man squad is now at full strength with Ramírez on board.
The deal went down after the Mets waved goodbye to Ramírez, designating him for assignment earlier in the week. It was only a short stint for Ramírez at the Mets, having joined them in a December trade with the White Sox. Despite a few bumps on the mound, his respectable 4.31 ERA over 129 1/3 innings sends a clear message: the man's got skills.
"Yohan Ramírez: He dazzles with Ks and grounders but walks on the wild side with his control."
The prospect of nailing down a spot in Baltimore's bullpen will be a cliffhanger, especially since they're all stocked up with pitchers without options like Craig Kimbrel and Jacob Webb. Could Ramírez be the next to dodge the waiver wire limbo? Stay tuned, as the Orioles might have to pull some strings to keep him in the mix!
Major League Shuffle: Ramirez Lands with Orioles!
Yohan Ramirez, sometimes wild but always intriguing, is the newest member of the Baltimore Orioles. In a straight cash deal, the right-handed pitcher jumps ship from the New York Mets, after getting the DFA (Designated for Assignment) tag just days ago. With Ramirez, the Orioles' 40-man roster is now packed to the brim.
This isn’t the 28-year-old's first rodeo; he’s been around the block, wearing jerseys from five different teams in four years. His career numbers? A solid ERA of 4.31 with a 23.1% strikeout rate, but man, those walks – he’s given a free pass to over 12% of batters he’s faced!
Ramirez is a master of the sinker when it's on, boasting a groundball rate of 58.4% last season. But will Baltimore be his pitching paradise or is it just another short stop in his MLB journey? The plot thickens as there's no more minor league options left. If Baltimore wants to tuck him into Triple-A, they've got to sneak him through waivers. That's one high-stakes game of bullpen roulette!
Baltimore's had a busy day plucking players, nabbing infielder Livan Soto right before landing Ramirez. What’s next for the Orioles and their crammed bullpen gang of Kimbrel, Baumann, Coulombe, and Webb, plus Cano, Akin, and Tate—who aren't packing their bags for the minors any time soon? Ramirez's future is up in the air – will he stick or will waivers whisk him away again?
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