Harold Ramirez

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Tampa Bay Rays

2023 Stats

AVG

.307

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Ramirez was acquired by the Cubs in November 2021, but he was traded to the Rays after the lockout in March. He had a strong campaign for Tampa Bay with a .300/.343/.404 slash line, six home runs and 58 RBI in 120 games. The 28-year-old split most of his playing time between first base, right field and designated hitter, but he could see more action at first in 2023 after the Rays traded away Ji-Man Choi. Ramirez had a .350 BABIP that was fueled by a 40.9 percent hard-hit rate, and he outperformed his expected average by 20 points. He should see regular starts against left-handed pitching and should provide a solid average given his contact skills, though he's not likely to hit .300 for a second straight year. Ramirez's fantasy value is mostly tied to his average given his limited power and speed. Read Past Outlooks

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#454

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 232

DOB 9/6/1994

Born Cartagena, Colombia

College None

Drafted 2011 PIT

Blasts 10th home run

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 8, 2023

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's victory over the Mariners.

ANALYSIS
Ramirez went yard in the seventh inning off Isaiah Campbell to give the Rays a lead they never conceded. This was his first home run since June 8, ending a drought that lasted 190 plate appearances, and his 10th of the year. Ramirez has reached double-digit homers for the second time in his career after first achieving the feat in his 2019 rookie season with the Marlins.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

vs Right-Handed Pitchers

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+23%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+28%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+25%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+16%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.861	367	46	8	41	5	.340	.381	.480
Since 2021vs Right	.702	853	87	16	123	6	.272	.312	.390
2023vs Left	.939	120	17	4	12	3	.374	.400	.539
2023vs Right	.735	304	37	7	53	2	.279	.326	.409
2022vs Left	.873	121	16	2	17	2	.360	.413	.459
2022vs Right	.699	314	30	4	41	1	.277	.315	.384
2021vs Left	.774	126	13	2	12	0	.288	.333	.441
2021vs Right	.665	235	20	5	29	3	.258	.289	.376
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+3%

OPS at Home

2023

Even Split

2022

+25%

OPS at Home

2021

+22%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.762	604	68	13	75	8	.287	.336	.425
Since 2021Away	.739	616	65	11	89	3	.299	.330	.410
2023Home	.794	231	30	9	37	4	.275	.325	.469
2023Away	.795	193	24	2	28	1	.344	.373	.422
2022Home	.833	208	27	3	27	2	.333	.380	.453
2022Away	.669	227	19	3	31	1	.270	.308	.360
2021Home	.628	165	11	1	11	2	.247	.297	.331
2021Away	.765	196	22	6	30	1	.286	.311	.454
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Stat Review

How does Harold Ramirez compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.29

BB Rate

5.2%

K Rate

18.2%

BABIP

.353

ISO

.141

AVG

.307

OBP

.347

SLG

.448

OPS

.794

wOBA

.347

Exit Velocity

89.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.8%

Barrels/PA

3.3%

Expected BA

.268

Expected SLG

.404

Sprint Speed

24.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

55.0%

Line Drive %

16.6%

Fly Ball %

28.4%

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Ramirez was nagged by a hamstring injury for the second consecutive season and also split time in the Cleveland outfield in 2021. Despite being limited to 361 plate appearances as a result, Ramirez has proven to possess the ability to make contact consistently (18.2 K%) across three major-league seasons, but he lacks plate discipline (3.9 BB%, 45.2 O-swing%) and power (.130 ISO, 6.3% barrel rate). Despite boasting 88th percentile sprint speed, Ramirez has never recorded more than three stolen bases in a season, all of which leads to him posting a respectable batting average but little else. Not surprisingly, Ramirez wasn't a priority for Cleveland to retain this offseason, and he was designated for assignment in late November. Though he was dealt to the Cubs, a team with potential playing time available in the outfield, several rebuilding clubs have given up on Ramirez in the past due to his lack of upside, so everyday playing time isn't assured.

The Marlins' season was interrupted early on by a COVID-19 outbreak among the team and staff and Ramirez was one of the players who tested positive. It took more than a month for Ramirez to get to the point where he could play major-league baseball, and he appeared in just one game upon his return before a left hamstring strain put him back on the shelf for good. Ramirez was in the lineup more often than not in 2019, coming to the plate 446 times. A meager 4.0 BB% saddled him with a .312 OBP that year, but Ramirez has decent bat-to-ball skills, a little pop and a little speed. Plus, while Miami is getting better, right field looks up for the taking. Still just 26, Ramirez is a candidate to re-emerge if he's fully healed after an offseason of rest, but that re-emergence would be back onto the NL-only scene, not the mixed-league scene.

After stalling out at Double-A with Pittsburgh and Toronto, Ramirez signed a minor-league deal with the Marlins prior to the 2019 season and made his big-league debut in May after impressing across 31 games at Triple-A. Aside from a July swoon, Ramirez put together a surprisingly solid rookie campaign, hitting .276/.312/.416 across 446 plate appearances (119 games). The outfielder doesn't walk much (4.0 BB%), and -- thanks in part to his heavy groundball tendencies (57.4 GB%) -- his power is nothing to write home about (.140 ISO, 11 home runs), which limits his value in a poor Marlins lineup. Ramirez likely profiles best as a fourth outfielder down the road, though with Miami in the midst of a rebuild, he'll have a chance to win a spot in the team's starting outfield to begin the 2020 season; it could only be temporary, however, with a pair of well-regarded outfield prospects looming at Triple-A.

Ramirez was part of the haul that brought Francisco Liriano to Toronto in August. He was an above average hitter (112 wRC+) in the Eastern League for Double-A Altoona while smashing 29 extra-base hits, including 17 doubles and seven triples. From 2012 to 2015, he stole 66 bases in 100 attempts. However, in his first Double-A season, Ramirez was only successful on seven of 17 attempts, evidence that he is not going to be much of a threat in that department going forward. His bat-to-ball skills are excellent, but the power has not come and plus speed is a thing of the past, so there is not much left to get excited about. He could offer a high batting average with minimal counting stats in the coming years if the Blue Jays ever run out of superior options, but he is starting to look like a fourth outfielder long term.

The 21-year-old has set himself apart from other prospects, boosting his numbers every season since signing as a free agent out of Columbia at 17 years of age. In 2015, Ramirez saw his first action for High-A Bradenton, slashing .337/.399/.458 with four homers and 22 stolen bases. Ramirez’s body type — he stands 5-foot-10, 205 pounds — projects as an extra-base hit bat. He continues to steal bases but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the power numbers go up and the stolen bases go down. Look for Ramirez to start the season in Bradenton with a potential midseason move to Double-A Altoona.

A hamstring injury forced Ramirez to miss time in 2014, but when he played, he showed good speed with an ability to hit for average. The outfielder compiled a .309/.364/.402 composite line in 226 plate appearances with Low-A West Virginia. He was named the top prospect in the New York-Penn league in 2013. At age 20 and with parts of three minor league seasons behind him, Ramirez seems primed to put together a strong showing in 2015. The organization will need to decide whether to keep Ramirez and fellow outfield prospect, Austin Meadows, at the same level, but Ramirez simply needs to stay healthy and let his natural ability take over.

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Back on bench Tuesday

OFTampa Bay Rays

September 5, 2023

Ramirez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.