H/W: 5-10 185 lb. B/T: L/L DOB: 9/29/89
It's not every day that a 2nd Team All-American prep outfielder falls into your lap in the 15th round, but with $1 million in hand, the Nationals successfully plucked the young Texan from his commitment to Tulane. Ramirez responded well in his brief GCL stint gathering 4 hits, 4 walks, and 8 RBI in just 11 AB's as he continued to put to rest the murmurs that his small stature would be exploited at higher levels. His sturdy build and sweet left-handed swing allows him to make consistently hard contact with just about every ball he swings at and he effectively utilizes the entire field from foul line to foul line. Ramirez has an advanced feel for the strike zone which should help him limit his strikeout totals and hit for a high average. Defensively, Ramirez has an average arm and good range that should allow for him to play either CF or LF at the major league level. Ramirez has decent speed, but not the impact speed that will result in high stolen base totals.
2009 Projection: Ramirez should get his first sniff of full season ball this season at Low-A Hagerstown. The challenge for J.P. will be to show that he can generate enough pop to be considered as a starting outfielder. He is close to maxed out physically which limits his upside. Ideally, he is a solid #2 hitter with 10-15 HR power and a batting average that hovers around .300. Watch his doubles totals this season, if he cracks more than 30, there is a good chance that he could produce the kind of pop that belies his size. He was able to do this as a prep player, but wooden bats seem to weed out the pretenders from the contenders.
Key J.P. Ramirez Baseball Cards:
- 2008 Donruss Elite Extra Auto #/719
- 2008 Razor Signature Series Auto #/1199
- 2008 Upper Deck Team USA
 2009 Tristar Projections Green 199 J P Ramirez /50 $1.99 |
 2009 Tristar Projections Yellow 199 J P Ramirez /25 $2.49 |
 2008 Extra Edition J.P. Ramirez Auto Autograph 271/719 $0.99 |
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