Aldo Ramirez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Washington Nationals #12 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Ramirez signed with the Red Sox out of the Mexican League for $550,000 in 2018. He continued to pitch well against more mature competition, first in the Dominican Summer League in 2018 and later in the New York-Penn League in 2019. After starting 2021 off strong at Low-A Salem, Ramirez was sidelined with elbow tendonitis in June and was traded to Washington in exchange for Kyle Schwarber in July. After the trade, he made just a handful of appearances in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: Ramirez has always stood out for the way his stuff plays up due to his good fastball command and feel for his secondary pitches. In recent years, his stuff has ticked up, however, with his fastball now touching 98, all while maintaining feel for a potential plus curveball with impressive movement and depth and a potential average changeup. His numbers in the FCL after the trade weren’t pretty, but some in the organization point to Ramirez perhaps trying to do too much in an effort to make a good first impression.
  
  The Future: Being healthy through a full season workload at Low-A or High-A will be a good next step. If Ramirez can continue his mastery of the finer points of pitching while his stuff ticks up, a future as a back-of-the-rotation starter is in play.
  
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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #25 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Ramirez was advanced enough to pitch in the Mexican League as a 16-year-old in 2018 before the Red Sox purchased him from Aguascalientes for $550,000. His maturity and understanding of his three-pitch mix allowed him to dominate in his 2018 pro debut in the Dominican Summer League. He held his own as an 18-year-old in the New York-Penn League in 2019, when he struck out 9.2 per nine innings in the college-heavy league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez typically worked in the low 90s with his fastball in Lowell but arrived at instructional league in 2020 having added strength. His fastball took a corresponding velocity bump and now sits at 93 mph and tops out at 96. His fastball doesn't have a lot of deception, though he does spot it well, and his feel for his curveball and changeup help them play above their grades.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez currently has the stuff of a swingman or back-of-the-rotation starter, but his feel for pitching and command give him a chance to exceed that projection. Those traits also give him a chance to be given aggressive assignments relative to his age.
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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #27 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: When Ramirez was just 17, he showed impressive maturity and poise while pitching in the Mexican League against much older veterans. Those traits, in tandem with a good delivery, convinced the Sox to move aggressively to sign him. He was one of the younger pitchers in the short-season New York- Penn League in 2019, where he forged a 3.94 ERA with 9.2 strikeouts and just 2.3 walks per nine innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez still is on the smallish side, raising questions about whether he has the size and physicality to handle a starter's workload. Despite makings of a solid delivery, Ramirez has a deep arm path which could create issues down the road. Ramirez features a fastball in the low 90s that topped out at 95-96 mph. He also has good feel for a 12-to-6 curveball in the 75-80 mph range. The late fade of his changeup adds to a vertical mix, although command is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez shows back-of-the-rotation potential but may slide into a long reliever's role should durability become an issue. He should open 2020 as a teenager at low Class A Greenville.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked New York-Penn League #18 prospect in 2019
  Ramirez turned 18 years old just before the season started and already has an advanced feel for how to pitch to hitters. He opened some eyes in the Dominican Summer League the year prior, posting a 0.39 ERA through 23 innings after leaving the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League and signing with the Red Sox. The righthander works with a four-pitch mix from a sound delivery. He throws two different fastballs, a four-seamer and two-seamer, with the ability to dial it up to 95 mph. His best secondary offering is his curveball, which has 12-to-6 movement with sharp action down in the zone. Ramirez can throw his changeup for strikes with arm-side fade and sink, though the pitch doesn't offer much separation from his fastball. His command is advanced for his age, and his arsenal should allow him to continue to develop as a back-end starter.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 40/Medium
  
  Track Record: Ramirez signed with the Red Sox out of the Mexican League for $550,000 in 2018. He continued to pitch well against more mature competition, first in the Dominican Summer League in 2018 and later in the New York-Penn League in 2019. After starting 2021 off strong at Low-A Salem, Ramirez was sidelined with elbow tendonitis in June and was traded to Washington in exchange for Kyle Schwarber in July. After the trade, he made just a handful of appearances in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: Ramirez has always stood out for the way his stuff plays up due to his good fastball command and feel for his secondary pitches. In recent years, his stuff has ticked up, however, with his fastball now touching 98, all while maintaining feel for a potential plus curveball with impressive movement and depth and a potential average changeup. His numbers in the FCL after the trade weren&#39t pretty, but some in the organization point to Ramirez perhaps trying to do too much in an effort to make a good first impression.
  
  The Future: Being healthy through a full season workload at Low-A or High-A will be a good next step. If Ramirez can continue his mastery of the finer points of pitching while his stuff ticks up, a future as a back-of-the-rotation starter is in play.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Ramirez signed with the Red Sox out of the Mexican League for $550,000 in 2018. He continued to pitch well against more mature competition, first in the Dominican Summer League in 2018 and later in the New York-Penn League in 2019. After starting 2021 off strong at Low-A Salem, Ramirez was sidelined with elbow tendonitis in June and was traded to Washington in exchange for Kyle Schwarber in July. After the trade, he made just a handful of appearances in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: Ramirez has always stood out for the way his stuff plays up due to his good fastball command and feel for his secondary pitches. In recent years, his stuff has ticked up, however, with his fastball now touching 98, all while maintaining feel for a potential plus curveball with impressive movement and depth and a potential average changeup. His numbers in the FCL after the trade weren’t pretty, but some in the organization point to Ramirez perhaps trying to do too much in an effort to make a good first impression.
  
  The Future: Being healthy through a full season workload at Low-A or High-A will be a good next step. If Ramirez can continue his mastery of the finer points of pitching while his stuff ticks up, a future as a back-of-the-rotation starter is in play.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Acquired from the Red Sox for Kyle Schwarber, Ramirez continues to get stronger and throw harder as he matures and was in the midst of a strong year at Low-A Salem before the trade. His fastball velocity still has a wide band from 90-98 mph, but he shows the potential for a plus fastball and a plus curveball in the future. He also has a firm changeup that shows average potential and has good fastball control for his age. Ramirez is a long way away and requires a lot of projection, but he has a chance to be a back of the rotation starter if everything clicks.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Ramirez was advanced enough to pitch in the Mexican League as a 16-year-old in 2018 before the Red Sox purchased him from Aguascalientes for $550,000. His maturity and understanding of his three-pitch mix allowed him to dominate in his 2018 pro debut in the Dominican Summer League. He held his own as an 18-year-old in the New York-Penn League in 2019, when he struck out 9.2 per nine innings in the college-heavy league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez typically worked in the low 90s with his fastball in Lowell but arrived at instructional league in 2020 having added strength. His fastball took a corresponding velocity bump and now sits at 93 mph and tops out at 96. His fastball doesn't have a lot of deception, though he does spot it well, and his feel for his curveball and changeup help them play above their grades.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez currently has the stuff of a swingman or back-of-the-rotation starter, but his feel for pitching and command give him a chance to exceed that projection. Those traits also give him a chance to be given aggressive assignments relative to his age.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Ramirez was advanced enough to pitch in the Mexican League as a 16-year-old in 2018 before the Red Sox purchased him from Aguascalientes for $550,000. His maturity and understanding of his three-pitch mix allowed him to dominate in his 2018 pro debut in the Dominican Summer League. He held his own as an 18-year-old in the New York-Penn League in 2019, when he struck out 9.2 per nine innings in the college-heavy league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez typically worked in the low 90s with his fastball in Lowell but arrived at instructional league in 2020 having added strength. His fastball took a corresponding velocity bump and now sits at 93 mph and tops out at 96. His fastball doesn't have a lot of deception, though he does spot it well, and his feel for his curveball and changeup help them play above their grades.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez currently has the stuff of a swingman or back-of-the-rotation starter, but his feel for pitching and command give him a chance to exceed that projection. Those traits also give him a chance to be given aggressive assignments relative to his age.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: When Ramirez was just 17, he showed impressive maturity and poise while pitching in the Mexican League against much older veterans. Those traits, in tandem with a good delivery, convinced the Sox to move aggressively to sign him. He was one of the younger pitchers in the short-season New York- Penn League in 2019, where he forged a 3.94 ERA with 9.2 strikeouts and just 2.3 walks per nine innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez still is on the smallish side, raising questions about whether he has the size and physicality to handle a starter’s workload. Despite makings of a solid delivery, Ramirez has a deep arm path which could create issues down the road. Ramirez features a fastball in the low 90s that topped out at 95-96 mph. He also has good feel for a 12-to-6 curveball in the 75-80 mph range. The late fade of his changeup adds to a vertical mix, although command is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez shows back-of-the-rotation potential but may slide into a long reliever’s role should durability become an issue. He should open 2020 as a teenager at low Class A Greenville. BA GRADE 45 Risk: Extreme BA GRADE 45 Risk: Extreme
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: When Ramirez was just 17, he showed impressive maturity and poise while pitching in the Mexican League against much older veterans. Those traits, in tandem with a good delivery, convinced the Sox to move aggressively to sign him. He was one of the younger pitchers in the short-season New York- Penn League in 2019, where he forged a 3.94 ERA with 9.2 strikeouts and just 2.3 walks per nine innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Ramirez still is on the smallish side, raising questions about whether he has the size and physicality to handle a starter's workload. Despite makings of a solid delivery, Ramirez has a deep arm path which could create issues down the road. Ramirez features a fastball in the low 90s that topped out at 95-96 mph. He also has good feel for a 12-to-6 curveball in the 75-80 mph range. The late fade of his changeup adds to a vertical mix, although command is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: Ramirez shows back-of-the-rotation potential but may slide into a long reliever's role should durability become an issue. He should open 2020 as a teenager at low Class A Greenville.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Ramirez turned 18 years old just before the season started and already has an advanced feel for how to pitch to hitters. He opened some eyes in the Dominican Summer League the year prior, posting a 0.39 ERA through 23 innings after leaving the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League and signing with the Red Sox. The righthander works with a four-pitch mix from a sound delivery. He throws two different fastballs, a four-seamer and two-seamer, with the ability to dial it up to 95 mph. His best secondary offering is his curveball, which has 12-to-6 movement with sharp action down in the zone. Ramirez can throw his changeup for strikes with arm-side fade and sink, though the pitch doesn't offer much separation from his fastball. His command is advanced for his age, and his arsenal should allow him to continue to develop as a back-end starter.