Erasmo Ramírez accepted an project to Triple-A Durham after being outrighted by the Rays. Tampa Bay had designated the veteran lengthy reliever for project late final week.
It’s the second DFA of the yr for Ramírez. Tampa Bay ran him by waivers in late Could and stored him in Durham till August 26. The Rays introduced Ramírez again for a number of days, getting him into two video games earlier than pulling him off the roster. Ramírez tossed two scoreless innings towards the Mariners in his first outing, however the Padres tagged him for 2 runs on 4 walks throughout 2 2/3 frames throughout his second look.
On the season, Ramírez has tossed 20 2/3 innings throughout 13 low-leverage reduction outings. He has a 4.35 ERA with a below-average 17.6% strikeout fee and a lofty 11.8% stroll proportion. He has turned in very sturdy numbers for Durham, pitching to a 3.02 ERA with plus strikeout (28.6%) and stroll (6.5%) numbers over 47 2/3 frames.
Ramírez is clearly snug with the Rays, as he has signed there on a number of events and now accepted a pair of outright assignments. He’ll stick round for the season’s last month and can be a free agent at yr’s finish. The 34-year-old will possible search for one other minor league contract in the course of the upcoming offseason.
