behind the dugout

a look in from the outside

Archives for the ‘horacio ramirez’ Category

White Sox acquire Horacio Ramirez

By john • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: chicago white sox, horacio ramirez, kansas city royals, major leagues

With Jose Conteras lost for the season and left handed specialist Boone Logan in a terrible slump Chicago White Sox GM Kenny Williams set out for pitching help. What he got was Horacio Ramirez.
Had this been two years ago I’d be raving about how well Ramirez can pitch and saying that for a end of [...]


Horacio Ramirez gets a raise

By john • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: cha seung baek, horacio ramirez, r.a. dickey, seattle mariners

Apparently even a 7.16 ERA can’t prevent you from getting a raise when it comes to arbitration.
The Seattle Mariners resigned the 28 year-old lefty to a $2.75 million dollar contract Friday. Ramirez started just 20 games last season posting a 8-7 record.
Ramirez was so bad for the team that they again experimented with Cha Seung [...]