The Angels released Ramirez on Tuesday.
Ramirez had been included in the Angels' 60-man roster pool and was throwing regularly at the team's alternate training site, but a callup to the big club never came for the veteran reliever. The right-hander is now free to pursue opportunities with other organizations.
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Angels' Neil Ramirez: Snags 60-man roster spot
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Ramirez will be part of the Angels' 60-man roster.
Ramirez, who is not on the 40-man roster, was signed by the Angels to a minor-league deal in December. He appeared 22 times with Cleveland and Toronto last season, posting a combined 5.40 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 25 innings. He is on the roster simply to provide depth and is unlikely to offer any fantasy value in 2020.
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Angels' Neil Ramirez: Latches on with Angels
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Ramirez signed a minor-league contract with Los Angeles on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Ramirez pitched in 22 games a season ago across stops with Cleveland and the Blue Jays, posting a 5.40 ERA and 1.64 WHIP with a 24:15 K:BB over 25 innings of relief work. He'll be tasked with earning a spot on the big-league roster during spring training, though even if he begins the year in Triple-A, he could surface in the majors at some point during the season.
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Neil Ramirez: Elects free agency
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Ramirez cleared waivers and elected free agency Wednesday, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.
Ramirez recorded a 5.40 ERA this season in 25 innings for Cleveland and Toronto. The 30-year-old owns a career 4.46 ERA over parts of six seasons, meaning he's likely to keep finding work but is unlikely to pitch in a high-leverage role.
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Blue Jays' Neil Ramirez: Surrenders roster spot
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Toronto designated Ramirez for assignment Sunday.
The 30-year-old righty reliever was bumped off the 40-man roster to make room for another bullpen arm in Ryan Tepera (elbow), who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Over 22 appearances between the Indians and Blue Jays this season, Ramirez has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.64 WHIP across 25 innings.
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Blue Jays' Neil Ramirez: Tabbed as Monday's opener
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Ramirez will serve as the Blue Jays' opener Monday against the Rangers, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Ramirez signed with the Blue Jays earlier this week after being released by the Indians and had his contract selected from Triple-A on Sunday. Either Brock Stewart or Zack Godley will be the bulk pitcher to follow.
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Blue Jays' Neil Ramirez: Contract selected
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Ramirez's contract was selected from Triple-A Buffalo prior to Sunday's game against the Yankees.
He allowed five runs in an inning back on July 26, which hurt his ratios, but he has not allowed a run in eight of his last 10 appearances for the Bisons. Look for him to work in low-leverage situations.
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Blue Jays' Neil Ramirez: Signed by Blue Jays
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Ramirez joined the Blue Jays on a minor-league deal Wednesday, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.
Ramirez tossed 16.2 innings for Cleveland this year, posting an unimpressive 5.40 ERA. He owns a career 4.41 mark in parts of six seasons but hasn't recorded an ERA below 4.50 since 2015. He'll head to High-A Dunedin to build up for now, but he could join the Blue Jays' bullpen at some point down the stretch.
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Neil Ramirez: Cut loose by Cleveland
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Ramirez was released by Cleveland on Friday.
Ramirez opened the year in the big leagues but was designated for assignment in mid-May after recording a 5.40 ERA in 16.2 innings. He then went on to record a 4.91 ERA in 29.1 innings for Triple-A Columbus. He'll presumably be looking for a minor-league contract with a new club.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Ramirez was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus.
He passed through waivers unclaimed and will head to Triple-A to serve as organizational bullpen depth.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Designated for assigment
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Ramirez was designated for assignment Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
The move opens up a roster spot for Adam Plutko. Ramirez had a 5.40 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 18:9 K:BB in 16.2 innings for the Indians.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Avoids arbitration
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Ramirez signed a one-year, $1 million deal with Cleveland on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com reports.
Ramirez appeared in 47 games for the Indians in 2018, posting a 4.54 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with 51 strikeouts in 41.2 innings of relief. The 29-year-old will have a chance to crack the club's Opening Day roster this spring after starting the past year at the Triple-A level.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Rehabbing at Double-A
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Ramirez (back) made a rehab appearance at Double-A Akron on Wednesday, retiring three of the five hitters he faced and notching a strikeout.
Ramirez has only been on the disabled list for about a week after experiencing lower-back spasms, so the rehab appearance may be the only one he requires before rejoining the Indians. He'll likely be reinstated from the DL on Sunday when first eligible.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Put on DL
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Ramirez was placed on the 10-day DL on Thursday due to lower-back spasms.
Ramirez appeared to have suffered the injury during Wednesday's relief appearance against Boston. He will be sidelined for the rest of the month, but isn't expected to miss much more than the minimum while recovering from this issue. in a corresponding move, Josh Tomlin (hamstring) was reinstated from the DL.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Summoned to majors
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Ramirez had his contract purchased from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Ramirez will take the roster spot of Bradley Zimmer (chest), who was sent to the disabled list in a corresponding move. The 28-year-old owns a solid 2.55 ERA and 31:3 K:BB across 17.2 innings with the Clippers this season, but his 7.18 ERA across 31.1 big-league innings in 2017 will likely limit him to lower-leverage situations during his time with the big club.
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Indians' Neil Ramirez: Agrees to minor-league deal with Cleveland
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Ramirez signed a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Indians on Thursday.
Ramirez spent the 2017 season jumping from organization to organization, finishing with the Nationals after being with the Giants, Blue Jays and Mets earlier in the year. All in all, he appeared in 29 major-league games, posting a 7.18 ERA and 1.79 WHIP over 31.1 relief innings. Looking ahead, Ramirez will likely start out the season with Triple-A Columbus and should provide organizational depth for the Indians.
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Nationals' Neil Ramirez: Signs with Nationals on minors pact
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Ramirez inked a minor-league deal with the Nationals on Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The reliever will stay in the NL East after being designated for assignment by the Mets late last week. Because he's on a minor-league deal, Ramirez is unlikely to join the Nationals in the near future. Still, he could help a leaky Nationals bullpen down the stretch if he can improve in terms of limiting baserunners given his 1.79 WHIP and 62.0 percent strand rate over 31.1 major-league innings this season.
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Mets' Neil Ramirez: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Ramirez was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, MLB.com reports.
With 44 strikeouts over 31.1 innings this season with the Giants and Mets, Ramirez has occasionally flashed signs of dominance out of the bullpen, but his issues with the long ball and putting runners on base were too significant to overcome. After the Mets dropped him from the 40-man roster earlier in the week, Ramirez will remain in the organization, but his path back to the big leagues now becomes much more difficult.
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Mets' Neil Ramirez: Designated for assignment
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Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Thursday.
New York deemed the right-hander expendable upon activating southpaw Josh Smoker (elbow). Ramirez carries a 7.18 ERA on the year with 44 strikeouts and 21 walks in 31.1 innings and could catch on with another club if he isn't outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Mets' Neil Ramirez: Takes loss Tuesday
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Ramirez failed to record an out Tuesday against the Marlins, allowing a hit and a walk to lead off the seventh inning before watching both runners come around to score and getting charged with the loss.
The 28-year-old right-hander has been a disaster since joining the Mets in mid-May, posting a 6.46 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 19:15 K:BB in 15.1 innings. Ramirez has already bounced through three organizations this season, and it may not be long before he's looking for a fourth.
