Harold Ramirez

Harold Ramirez

30-Year-Old DHDH
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
It might surprise you to learn that, among players with at least 500 plate appearances over the last two seasons, only four have a higher batting average than Ramirez's .306 mark. The 29-year-old has hit .300 in each of his two seasons in Tampa Bay and has done so thanks in large part due to his ability to crush left-handed pitching, as he torched southpaws to the tune of a .345/.385/.486 batting line over that span. Ramirez sports a more pedestrian .279/.322/.401 line versus righties during that time, giving the Rays all the excuse they need to limit his exposure against same-handed hurlers. He cracked a career-high 12 home runs in 2023, but Ramirez's heavy groundball tendencies (54.5 percent) and inconsistent playing time make him mostly a batting average specialist. Read Past Outlooks
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#420
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with Atlanta in August of 2024.
Latches on with Atlanta
DHAtlanta Braves  
August 23, 2024
Ramirez signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Friday, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
After being released by the Nationals on Aug. 14, Ramirez will now attempt to carve out a role for himself with Atlanta. The 29-year-old has slashed .261/.280/.324 with 29 RBI across 246 plate appearances between the Rays and Nationals this season, though he'll likely need to turn in some positive results at Triple-A Gwinnett before he gets another shot in the majors.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
8
9
12
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
8
10
4
2
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+25%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .844 341 46 8 44 5 .346 .378 .466
Since 2022vs Right .693 774 86 12 111 9 .273 .313 .381
2024vs Left .653 96 12 2 14 0 .277 .292 .362
2024vs Right .572 150 16 0 15 6 .250 .273 .299
2023vs Left .966 124 18 4 13 3 .387 .411 .555
2023vs Right .749 310 40 8 55 2 .281 .329 .420
2022vs Left .873 121 16 2 17 2 .360 .413 .459
2022vs Right .699 314 30 4 41 1 .277 .315 .384
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+21%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+25%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .749 575 70 14 78 10 .288 .329 .421
Since 2022Away .730 540 62 6 77 4 .304 .337 .393
2024Home .553 136 13 2 14 4 .242 .257 .295
2024Away .668 110 15 0 15 2 .283 .309 .358
2023Home .794 231 30 9 37 4 .275 .325 .469
2023Away .834 203 28 3 31 1 .354 .384 .450
2022Home .833 208 27 3 27 2 .333 .380 .453
2022Away .669 227 19 3 31 1 .270 .308 .360
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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
0.10
 
BB Rate
2.0%
 
K Rate
20.3%
 
BABIP
.321
 
ISO
.063
 
AVG
.261
 
OBP
.280
 
SLG
.324
 
OPS
.604
 
wOBA
.268
 
Exit Velocity
87.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
21.2%
 
Barrels/PA
2.4%
 
Expected BA
.236
 
Expected SLG
.311
 
Sprint Speed
24.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
63.0%
 
Line Drive %
16.9%
 
Fly Ball %
20.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Cut loose by Washington
DHFree Agent  
August 14, 2024
The Nationals requested unconditional release waivers for Ramirez on Wednesday.
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Scrubbed from 40-man roster
DHWashington Nationals  
August 13, 2024
The Nationals designated Ramirez for assignment Tuesday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.
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On bench again Sunday
DHWashington Nationals  
August 4, 2024
Ramirez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Sitting down Saturday
DHWashington Nationals  
August 3, 2024
Ramirez isn't in the Nationals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
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Playing time likely to increase
DHWashington Nationals  
July 29, 2024
Ramirez will serve as the Nationals' designated hitter and No. 3 batter in Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Trade value improving?
DHTampa Bay Rays  
January 28, 2024
Ramirez is playing center field this winter in the Venezuelan League, which Jon Morosi of MLB Network speculates could boost his trade value.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old made 14 appearances in the corner outfield last season but hasn't seen action in center field for the Rays since 2021. Ramirez is coming off the best season of his career, and Tampa Bay may be looking to sell high after he posted a .313/.353/.460 slash line in 122 games during 2023.
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