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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
20	8986	.283	.341	.492	118	36.9

Birth Date	6-25-1978
Height	6' 1"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	45 years, 10 months, 0 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1998	PIT	20	72	275	59	9	1	6	18	72	4	0	1	.235	.296	.351	69	-10.2	-3.1	-10.0	-1.5
1999	PIT	21	18	64	10	2	1	0	6	9	0	0	0	.179	.254	.250	68	-2.4	-0.5	0.6	0.0
2000	PIT	22	73	274	65	15	2	6	10	36	5	0	0	.256	.293	.402	76	-7.5	-0.6	-7.2	-0.5
2001	PIT	23	158	655	181	40	0	34	40	100	8	5	4	.300	.350	.536	129	27.8	-0.6	2.1	5.1
2002	PIT	24	142	570	122	26	0	18	29	95	8	2	0	.234	.279	.387	79	-12.1	-1.2	-6.7	-0.2
2003	CHN	25	63	255	60	7	1	15	17	31	3	1	1	.259	.314	.491	108	3.6	-0.7	6.1	1.7
2003	PIT	25	96	415	105	25	1	12	25	68	7	1	1	.280	.330	.448	106	4.8	-2.9	5.8	2.0
2004	CHN	26	145	606	174	32	1	36	49	62	3	0	2	.318	.373	.578	142	33.0	-3.0	-10.6	3.9
2005	CHN	27	123	506	140	30	0	31	35	60	6	0	1	.302	.358	.568	140	24.7	-2.1	-1.0	3.9
2006	CHN	28	157	660	173	38	4	38	50	63	9	2	1	.291	.352	.561	124	24.1	-3.1	-19.0	2.4
2007	CHN	29	132	558	157	35	4	26	43	66	4	0	0	.310	.366	.549	129	23.2	-2.7	8.9	4.7
2008	CHN	30	149	645	160	44	1	27	74	94	11	2	2	.289	.380	.518	135	29.1	-1.1	-10.6	3.9
2009	CHN	31	82	342	97	14	1	15	28	43	8	2	1	.317	.389	.516	127	12.3	0.2	-5.5	1.8
2010	CHN	32	124	507	112	21	1	25	34	90	3	0	0	.241	.294	.452	107	4.8	-4.0	-9.3	0.8
2011	CHN	33	149	626	173	35	1	26	43	69	10	1	1	.306	.361	.510	134	25.2	-5.3	-14.4	2.6
2012	MIL	34	149	630	171	50	3	27	44	82	12	9	2	.300	.360	.540	128	20.2	-2.5	-4.4	3.5
2013	MIL	35	92	351	86	18	0	12	36	55	8	0	1	.283	.370	.461	123	9.4	-2.8	-13.2	0.4
2014	MIL	36	133	531	141	23	1	15	21	75	13	3	0	.285	.330	.427	113	7.5	-3.0	-9.1	1.2
2015	MIL	37	81	302	69	18	0	11	16	42	4	1	0	.247	.295	.430	95	-0.7	-1.4	2.0	1.0
2015	PIT	37	56	214	48	13	1	6	15	26	1	0	0	.245	.299	.413	97	0.1	-0.2	-2.1	0.4
Career			2194	8986	2303	495	24	386	633	1238	127	29	18	.283	.341	.492	118	217.0	-40.7	-97.4	36.9

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
1996	AUG	A	SAL	6	23	.000	.000	.000	.250			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	ERI	A-	NYP	61	263	.000	.000	.000	.341			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	LYN	A+	CRL	0	574	.000	.000	.000	.300			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	PIT	MLB	NL	72	275	.268	.329	.423	.305	102	-12	7.1	1.1	69	12	-10.0	-3.1	-10.2	-1.5
1998	NAS	AAA	PCL	0	196	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	PIT	MLB	NL	18	64	.266	.330	.420	.208	98	-5.5	1.7	0.3	68	11	0.6	-0.5	-2.4	0.0
1999	NAS	AAA	PCL	0	542	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	PIT	MLB	NL	73	274	.265	.335	.433	.273	112	-11.8	8.6	1.2	76	12	-7.2	-0.6	-7.5	-0.5
2000	NAS	AAA	PCL	0	182	.000	.000	.000	.401			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	PIT	MLB	NL	158	655	.262	.328	.425	.311	102	22.8	19.5	2.7	129	11	2.1	-0.6	27.8	5.1
2002	PIT	MLB	NL	142	570	.260	.329	.413	.248	101	-18.9	16.4	1.9	79	10	-6.7	-1.2	-12.1	-0.2
2003	CHN	MLB	NL	63	255	.260	.324	.410	.238	103	6.7	6.7	1	108	8	6.1	-0.7	3.6	1.7
2003	PIT	MLB	NL	96	415	.259	.329	.417	.307	102	-1.3	10.9	1.7	106	8	5.8	-2.9	4.8	2.0
2004	CHN	MLB	NL	145	606	.265	.330	.430	.303	96	35.7	18.0	2.5	142	7	-10.6	-3.0	33.0	3.9
2005	CHN	MLB	NL	123	506	.264	.327	.421	.291	103	23.5	14.6	2	140	9	-1.0	-2.1	24.7	3.9
2006	CHN	MLB	NL	157	660	.268	.330	.431	.270	97	33.6	19.9	2.7	124	9	-19.0	-3.1	24.1	2.4
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	132	558	.271	.334	.432	.313	102	28.8	16.6	2	129	8	8.9	-2.7	23.2	4.7
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	149	645	.264	.328	.419	.303	104	25.4	18.6	2.4	135	5	-10.6	-1.1	29.1	3.9
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	82	342	.261	.332	.416	.331	97	18.7	9.8	1.3	127	12	-5.5	0.2	12.3	1.8
2009	PEO	A	MDW	3	9	.257	.328	.364	.500	100	1.9	0.3	0	186	0	-0.1	0.1	0.8	0.1
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	124	507	.258	.322	.405	.245	97	3.6	14.0	1.8	107	9	-9.3	-4.0	4.8	0.8
2010	PEO	A	MDW	2	8	.249	.350	.352	.250	97	-0.3	0.2	-0.1	77	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	149	626	.256	.318	.400	.308	102	28.9	16.9	2	134	10	-14.4	-5.3	25.2	2.6
2012	MIL	MLB	NL	149	630	.258	.320	.408	.310	107	27.3	17.3	2	128	11	-4.4	-2.5	20.2	3.5
2013	MIL	MLB	NL	92	351	.251	.314	.392	.308	106	9.2	9.2	0.8	123	11	-13.2	-2.8	9.4	0.4
2014	MIL	MLB	NL	133	531	.249	.308	.384	.310	103	0.5	13.7	1.5	113	9	-9.1	-3.0	7.5	1.2
2014	WIS	A	MID	2	6	.273	.339	.410	.400	103	-0.1	0.2	-0.1	87	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2015	MIL	MLB	NL	81	302	.261	.320	.411	.253	96	-1.3	8.2	0.9	95	10	2.0	-1.4	-0.7	1.0
2015	PIT	MLB	NL	56	214	.250	.310	.394	.253	91	-1.5	5.8	0.5	97	10	-2.1	-0.2	0.1	0.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
1996	ERI	A-	NYP	263	223	37	68	14	4	9	117	42	31	41	0	0	.305	.406	.525	.220	0	0
1996	AUG	A	SAL	23	20	3	4	1	0	1	8	2	1	7	0	2	.200	.304	.400	.200	0	0
1997	LYN	A+	CRL	574	482	85	134	24	2	29	249	114	80	103	5	3	.278	.394	.517	.239	0	0
1998	PIT	MLB	NL	275	251	23	59	9	1	6	88	24	18	72	0	1	.235	.296	.351	.116	1	1
1998	NAS	AAA	PCL	196	168	19	46	10	0	5	71	18	24	28	0	2	.274	.378	.423	.149	0	0
1999	NAS	AAA	PCL	542	460	92	151	35	1	21	251	74	73	56	5	3	.328	.430	.546	.217	0	0
1999	PIT	MLB	NL	64	56	2	10	2	1	0	14	7	6	9	0	0	.179	.254	.250	.071	1	1
2000	NAS	AAA	PCL	182	167	28	59	12	2	4	87	26	11	26	2	1	.353	.407	.521	.168	0	0
2000	PIT	MLB	NL	274	254	19	65	15	2	6	102	35	10	36	0	0	.256	.293	.402	.146	4	1
2001	PIT	MLB	NL	655	603	83	181	40	0	34	323	112	40	100	5	4	.300	.350	.536	.235	4	0
2002	PIT	MLB	NL	570	522	51	122	26	0	18	202	71	29	95	2	0	.234	.279	.387	.153	11	0
2003	CHN	MLB	NL	255	232	31	60	7	1	15	114	39	17	31	1	1	.259	.314	.491	.233	3	0
2003	PIT	MLB	NL	415	375	44	105	25	1	12	168	67	25	68	1	1	.280	.330	.448	.168	8	0
2004	CHN	MLB	NL	606	547	99	174	32	1	36	316	103	49	62	0	2	.318	.373	.578	.260	7	0
2005	CHN	MLB	NL	506	463	72	140	30	0	31	263	92	35	60	0	1	.302	.358	.568	.266	2	0
2006	CHN	MLB	NL	660	594	93	173	38	4	38	333	119	50	63	2	1	.291	.352	.561	.269	7	0
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	558	506	72	157	35	4	26	278	101	43	66	0	0	.310	.366	.549	.239	5	0
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	645	554	97	160	44	1	27	287	111	74	94	2	2	.289	.380	.518	.229	6	0
2009	PEO	A	MDW	9	6	2	3	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	.500	.667	.667	.167	0	0
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	342	306	46	97	14	1	15	158	65	28	43	2	1	.317	.389	.516	.199	0	0
2010	PEO	A	MDW	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.000	0	0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	507	465	61	112	21	1	25	210	83	34	90	0	0	.241	.294	.452	.211	5	0
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	626	565	80	173	35	1	26	288	93	43	69	1	1	.306	.361	.510	.204	8	0
2012	MIL	MLB	NL	630	570	92	171	50	3	27	308	105	44	82	9	2	.300	.360	.540	.240	4	0
2013	MIL	MLB	NL	351	304	43	86	18	0	12	140	49	36	55	0	1	.283	.370	.461	.178	3	0
2014	WIS	A	MID	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0
2014	MIL	MLB	NL	531	494	47	141	23	1	15	211	66	21	75	3	0	.285	.330	.427	.142	3
2015	MIL	MLB	NL	302	279	25	69	18	0	11	120	42	16	42	1	0	.247	.295	.430	.183	3	0
2015	PIT	MLB	NL	214	196	18	48	13	1	6	81	33	15	26	0	0	.245	.299	.413	.168	2	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2489	0.4781	0.4681	0.7914	0.6672	0.2856	0.8539	0.6577	0.2086	-0.0037
2009	1265	0.4759	0.5154	0.8067	0.7243	0.3258	0.8716	0.6759	0.1933	0.0024
2010	1939	0.5044	0.5199	0.7758	0.7117	0.3247	0.8261	0.6635	0.2242	-0.0056
2011	2058	0.4961	0.5466	0.8231	0.7551	0.3414	0.8949	0.6667	0.1769	-0.0080
2012	2229	0.5011	0.5209	0.7950	0.7117	0.3291	0.8755	0.6202	0.2050	-0.0048
2013	1288	0.4689	0.4852	0.7824	0.6987	0.2968	0.8578	0.6256	0.2176	-0.0041
2014	1774	0.4775	0.5592	0.7833	0.7485	0.3862	0.8691	0.6313	0.2167	-0.0051
2015	1810	0.4724	0.5326	0.8226	0.7240	0.3613	0.9031	0.6783	0.1774	-0.0010
Career	14852	0.4857	0.5179	0.7977	0.7161	0.3306	0.8689	0.6522	0.2023	-0.0041

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-08-17	2014-08-17	DTD	0	0	-	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-
2014-06-23	2014-06-23	DTD	0	0	-	Back	Tightness		-
2014-05-11	2014-06-04	15-DL	24	22	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2014-04-29	2014-05-01	DTD	2	2	Left	Elbow	Contusion		-	-
2014-02-19	2014-03-08	Camp	17	0	-	General Medical	Surgery	Non-malignant Colon Polyp	2014-02-19	-
2013-09-26	2013-09-28	DTD	2	2	Left	Knee	Soreness		-	-
2013-09-14	2013-09-16	DTD	2	2	Left	Wrist	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-07-07	2013-08-13	15-DL	37	32	Left	Knee	Sprain		-	-
2013-05-19	2013-05-20	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Soreness		-	-
2013-04-06	2013-05-02	15-DL	26	22	Left	Knee	Sprain		-	-
2013-03-03	2013-03-15	Camp	12	0	Left	Knee	Sprain	Sliding	-	-
2012-09-06	2012-09-08	DTD	2	2	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2012-08-02	2012-08-05	DTD	3	2	-	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2012-07-29	2012-07-29	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2012-06-03	2012-06-07	DTD	4	3	-	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2012-05-26	2012-05-28	DTD	2	2	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2011-09-21	2011-09-26	DTD	5	4	-	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-08-09	2011-08-10	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2011-08-01	2011-08-02	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-06-02	2011-06-05	DTD	3	2		Face	Laceration		-
2011-05-26	2011-05-27	DTD	1	1		Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2011-03-19	2011-03-23	Camp	4	0		General Medical	Illness	Fever	-
2010-09-06	2010-09-12	DTD	6	5		Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2010-08-11	2010-08-14	DTD	3	3	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-08-01	2010-08-01	DTD	0	0	Left	Thumb	Soreness		-
2010-07-03	2010-07-05	DTD	2	2	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-
2010-06-08	2010-06-24	15-DL	16	14	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-
2010-05-21	2010-05-22	DTD	1	1		Thumb	Soreness		-
2010-03-14	2010-03-24	Camp	10	0	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Triceps	-
2009-09-28	2009-10-02	DTD	4	3	Left	Shoulder	Soreness	From Earlier Dislocation	-
2009-08-14	2009-08-17	DTD	3	2		General Medical	Illness	Head Cold	-
2009-08-09	2009-08-15	DTD	6	6	Left	Shoulder	Soreness	From Earlier Dislocation and Received Cortisone Shot	-
2009-08-02	2009-08-03	DTD	1	1	Left	Forearm	Tightness	HBP	-
2009-05-09	2009-07-05	15-DL	57	49	Left	Shoulder	Dislocation		-
2009-04-24	2009-05-01	DTD	7	7	Left	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-
2009-04-12	2009-04-16	DTD	4	3		Low Back	Tightness		-
2008-09-08	2008-09-09	DTD	1	0		Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-
2008-08-15	2008-08-16	DTD	1	1	Left	Hip	Contusion	Sliding	-
2008-05-03	2008-05-06	DTD	3	3	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-
2008-03-02	2008-03-08	Camp	6	0		Shoulder	Soreness		-
2007-08-07	2007-08-14	DTD	7	6	Right	Wrist	Sprain		-
2007-08-01	2007-08-01	DTD	0	0	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2007-06-07	2007-06-22	15-DL	15	14	Left	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendinitis	-
2007-04-11	2007-04-17	DTD	6	4	Right	Wrist	Inflammation		-
2006-09-26	2006-09-29	DTD	3	2		Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2006-06-11	2006-06-13	DTD	2	1	Right	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2006-04-12	2006-04-14	DTD	2	2		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2005-08-25	2005-10-02	15-DL	38	34	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2005-07-28	2005-07-28	DTD	0	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2005-07-09	2005-07-09	DTD	0	0	Left		Contusion	Big Toe Foul Ball	-
2005-06-30	2005-06-30	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	HBP	-
2005-06-01	2005-06-02	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-
2005-05-19	2005-05-20	DTD	1	0		Low Back	Soreness		-
2005-05-15	2005-05-17	DTD	2	1		Low Back	Soreness		-
2004-08-29	2004-08-31	DTD	2	2	Left	Groin	Soreness		-
2004-08-13	2004-08-17	DTD	4	3	Left	Groin	Soreness		-
2004-08-10	2004-08-11	DTD	1	1	Left	Groin	Soreness		-
2004-07-03	2004-07-18	DTD	15	11	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2000-08-29	2000-10-02	15-DL	34	33	Left	Shoulder	Subluxation		-	-
1998-08-10	1998-09-03	15-DL	24	20	Left	Shoulder	Hyperextension		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	MIL	$14,000,000
2014	MIL	$16,000,000
2013	MIL	$10,000,000
2012	MIL	$6,000,000
2011	CHN	$14,600,000
2010	CHN	$16,750,000
2009	CHN	$16,650,000
2008	CHN	$15,000,000
2007	CHN	$9,000,000
2006	CHN	$10,750,000
2005	CHN	$8,950,000
2004	CHN	$6,000,000
2003	PIT	$3,000,000
2002	PIT	$500,000
2001	PIT	$285,000
2000	PIT	$230,000

Years	Description	Salary
16 yr	Previous	$147,715,000
16 yr	Total	$147,715,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y 111 d	Paul Kinzer	3 years/$36M (2012-14), 2015 option

Details

3 years/$36M (2012-14), plus 2015 mutual option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/13/11. 12:$6M, 13:$10M, 14:$16M, 15:$14M mutual option ($4M buyout). Limited no-trade protection. $6M in 2014 salary deferred (paid in two $3M payments 12/15/17 and 12/15/18). If option is declined, buyout is paid in two $2M payments 12/15/15 and 12/15/16. Award bonuses, including $50,000 for All-Star selection. Milwaukee exercised its portion of the 2015 mutual option 10/31/14. Ramirez exercised his portion of the 2015 mutual option 11/4/14. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Milwaukee 7/23/15 (remaining 2015 salary of about $5,584,699, with Pirates to pay $3M and Brewers the balance). Retired 11/15.
5 years/$75M (2007-11), plus 2012 mutual option, $2M buyout. Signed extension with Chicago Cubs 11/06. $5M signing bonus. 07:$8M, 08:$14M, 09:$15.65M, 10:$15.75M, 11:$14.6M player option, 12:$16M club option $2M buyout. Full no-trade 2007-10. Ramirez may void remainder of deal after 2010 season. $1M assignment bonus if traded. If Ramirez is traded, new club my exercise 2012 option. Cubs exercised 2012 mutual option 10/29/11. Ramirez declined 2012 mutual option 10/30/11.
4 years/$42M (2005-08), plus 2009 mutual option. Signed extension with Chicago Cubs 4/05 (replaced 1 year/$8.95M deal signed 1/05, avoiding arbitration, $10.25M-$8M). $1M signing bonus. 05:$8M, 06:$10.5M, 07:$11M, 08:$11.5M, 09:$11M mutual option. Option guaranteed with 270 games in 2007-08. Ramirez may void remainder of deal after 2006 season (exercised right to void 10/06).
3 years/$9.5M (2002-04). 02:$0.5M, 03:$3M, 04:$6M. Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Pittsburgh 7/03.

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Date	Question	Answer
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Thank goodness for the Aramis Ramirez trade. I was afraid that the Nationals were going to have to face Yhonathan Barrios (and $3M) tonight against the Pirates! (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	Seems like they didn't do much better with Liriano. (Mike Gianella)
2015-06-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you're the Mets, how much would you give up for a guy like Frazier? Matz and Conforto sound fair or would it have to be more? (Steven from Long Island)	I don't think I'd trade for a guy like Frazier, to be honest. They'd be better off trading smaller pieces for a one-year fix like Aramis Ramirez. Matz should only be moved for a premium piece, not a 29-year-old third baseman with a year remaining on his contract. I'd think differently if I had any confidence whatsoever that the Mets org had money for an extension. (J.P. Breen)
2014-04-16 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Who wins this trade Aramis Ramirez, Nate Eovaldi and Tyler Skaggs for Eric Hosmer Doug Fister and Chris Archer? (Jason from Uranus)	Is this real? The Hosmer/Fister/Archer side, all day errday. I guess there's some cause to hesitate in redraft leagues, but even then, give me Door No. 2 (Ben Carsley)
2014-04-16 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a 14 team, 6 keepers per team league with traditional 5x5 roto scoring. We also get 20 minor leaguers who can be kept for 3 free years once they pass 120AB/50IP. I'm being offered a deal of Jose Reyes, Aramis Ramirez and either Huston Street or Eddie Butler for David Wright and Matt Lindstrom or Alex Gonzalez. Is the injury history of Reyes/Ramirez too much? Should I not give up the best player in a keeper league? Or does the quantity outweigh those concerns? (oscarbluth from Madison, WI)	If you can only keep 6 players, I keep the Wright side. If you think you can win it all this year with another closer and some speed, then pull the trigger and pray for health. (Ben Carsley)
2013-02-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a 5x5 12 team keeper league (keep 7). Keepers are Holliday, cliff lee, Chris sale, Aramis Ramirez, Billy Butler, Jose Bautista and Allen Craig. Been offered a trade: Craig for Matt Cain. Should I accept and why? (Fletch from Tierra Del Fuego)	With the caveat that fantasy is absolutely not my thing, I would do that deal for sure. You should be able to replace Craig's offense at 1B fairly easily, and Cain is an elite starter who will almost certainly give you 220 innings a year for the next couple of seasons. So yeah, pull the trigger! (Ian Miller)
2013-01-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for the chat, how would you rank 3B Longoria, Beltre, and Aramis Ramirez for next season? (Noah Braun from SD)	You're welcome, Noah - and thanks for the question. I'd put them in precisely that order, both from a fantasy standpoint and in real life. Hopefully Longoria can avoid the disabled list this year. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-07-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were the Brewers' GM, what would you be looking to do at the deadline? (adambennett from The Batcave)	The Crew is feeling the hangover from last year's playoff push, and too many injuries makes it clear they won't be in the playoff picture. So I'd sell, just like they're getting ready to do now. Zack Greinke is a great trading chip, and I'd move Aramis Ramirez and maybe Corey Hart if I had to-if anyone wants Randy Wolf or K-Rod, I'd trade them as well. Also not a Carlos Gomez fan; I've been hoping they'd dump him for years. They need to restock their farm system with some position prospects to make up for last year's fire sale and give a look to Logan Schafer and Taylor Green. They can be competitive again once the team's healthy, so there's no need to dump everyone, but they need to face reality and get ready for 2013. (Michael Street)
2011-02-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What kind of line would you expect out of Aramis Ramirez this year? Last year was surely disappointing and someone is offering him to me in a fantasy trade for Michael Young and I am tempted... (What the Funck? from Funkytown)	I am unabashedly a big A-Ram fan, and I expect him to bounce back. His consistency prior to his injuries was amazing. I'd prefer him to Young, but I can certainly understand why others wouldn't agree. (Ken Funck)
2010-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can we expect Aramis Ramirez to rebound into form next yr? (Matt from Chicago)	His second-half went well (.276/.321/.526) so I guess that injury he went on the DL for was bothering him more than people suspected. Health is a skill too though, and Ramirez has missed significant chunks of the past two seasons. I'm more leery of him from that perspective than from a production one. If he's healthy, he'll mash. (Marc Normandin)
2010-10-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	John mentioned today that the Red Sox may be interested in trading for Aramis Ramirez if they can't sign Adrian Beltre- I'm thinking the Cubs should be all over this, especially if they don't have to pick up much (or any) of his salary. Considering Ricketts says they may decrease payroll, gives them some flexibility to sign Adam Dunn. Guess they have to come up with another third baseman though (Vitters?)...thoughts? (KRS from Loop)	At this point it doesn't look like Vitters is ready for AA, much less the majors. DeWitt could play third, and they could use some combination of Barney/Baker/etc. at second base (the Cubs organization isn't known for its lack of second basemen). Is it a GOOD idea? I dunno. It's hard to see a scenario where they contend next year anyway. (Colin Wyers)
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)	Will Aramis Ramirez finish up as a Cubbie? Do teams value him now that he's bounced back from his struggles/injury this year? (Peter J. Lish from Wrigley)	I don't think his 2012 option will be picked up and he'll finish his career with another team on a below-market contract, producing slightly above average offensively. (Eric Seidman)
2010-07-29 16:30:00 (link to chat)	What was the statistical likelihood that Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee would both have 85 game collapses? Now that the real Aramis Ramirez has returned, can the real D. Lee be far behind? (Cousin Michael from Los Angeles)	Hi, Michael! Sorry about your Cubs...both of them were way below their 10th percentile projection so unless their collapses were not independent, so you know as well as I do there was less than a 1% chance that would happen. Of course, their rebounds are probably independent, too. I wouldn't count on a huge return from D. Lee...though he must be better than this, right? (Matt Swartz)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm blinded by my Cubs fandom. Is Aramis Ramirez back now, or was it just a case of Snakes and pitching not mixing? (mcquown from Chicago)	Remind me next season that if Rodrigo Lopez is in the rotation to pick the team for last place. Ramirez wasn't terrible in June, though it's a small sample, and he's looked great since he came back, though it's also a small sample. Probably worth keeping tabs on or tossing a flyer to if he's available due to someone else giving up in fantasy, but I'm not convinced in the real-world yet. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What options do the Cubs have with Aramis Ramirez? Seems like too much historical production and cash left in that contract to sit or cut him? (Sour Lou from Dark Bar in Chicago)	I see a few questions about Aramis, and the answer isn't very upbeat I'm afraid. I thought Patrick Sullivan's take this morning was pretty interesting, and he came to the conclusion that Ramirez really is a bit lost at the plate. His sub-.200 BABIP won't continue, but he hasn't traditionally been a .300 BABIP guy either. I'd be worried, Cubs fans. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Aramis Ramirez will hit ___ home runs this season and please do not say 4? (Sweet Lou from Windy City Doghouse)	5? Seriously, he's in a deep hole. I'll say 15 unless his hand injury is so bad that it either alters his swing or lands him on the DL. (John Perrotto)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Christina- can Chone Figgins play SS? Wondering if the Cubs should try this, making Theriot a utility guy (assuming Baker is the everyday 2B). Thoughts? (KRS from Chicago)	I think it's been far too long for Figgins to see him as a shortstop for anybody; I frankly don't know how well a move back to center would go, assuming they make Bradley go away and would be willing to put Fukudome back in right. From your comments, it seems as if Theriot's issue is his thorough adequacy, in a lineup that didn't get enough Aramis Ramirez and had to deal with Soto, Soriano, and Bradley delivering so much less than expected. That's not on Theriot, or at least it shouldn't be. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a real chance that Aramis Ramirez' injury will recur, will need surgery sooner rather than later, and that he won't contribute much this year at all? (Mike from Chicago)	Chance? Yes. The shoulder has some internal damage and if it's lax, then yes, it could pop out again. I don't think they'll let him back if they feel there's a significant risk, but remember that the injury was a bit of a fluke. He fell in just the wrong way with the wrong force and pow, his shoulder's out. (Will Carroll)
2009-05-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Has the prognosis on Aramis Ramirez been updated at all? I've heard August being thrown out there...that's, what, 12 weeks away. Is the separation really that bad? (Henry from NJ)	It was a dislocation, not a separation. Ok, demo ... cup one hand, kind of shallow, like a crescent more than a "C". Make a fist with the other and put it in the cupped hand. That's your shoulder. If the fist moves up to the edge of the cup and pops back down, that's a separation. When it comes completely out of the cup and a doctor has to come PHYSICALLY MANIPULATE THE ARM until it pops back in, that's a dislocation and yes, it's as painful as it sounds. Now, the dislocation is over. It's back in joint. The real problem is what damage did it do? I'll refer you back to UTK for that explanation. (Will Carroll)
2008-11-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for the chat Joe. I haven't seen any mention on the site of Aramis Ramirez winning the NL Hank Aaron award. Maybe it deserves no mention, but seeing that it was a fan vote, it can't help the movement to add more voters to the other awards voting pools. (jtrichey from Indianapolis)	I snuck a mention into one of the extra bits I did for SI.com during the Series. Basically, if the award for the best/most productive/whatever hitter in the league lands on the 19th-best hitter in the league, it ends up looking like a joke. The fans had a vote, but I believe their vote was one of many. In any case, you don't build credibility by handing out an award this badly. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Evan Longoria or Aramis Ramirez...who do you think will be more productive the rest of the year? (Matt from Bloomington, IL)	Ramirez. (Jeff Erickson)
2008-06-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think this weekend's performance finally puts Aramis Ramirez on the national stage? One All Star game? That screams underrated, then again the fans shouldn't be voting anyway, but that is a whole other discussion. (Goose from Chicago)	Personally, being from Pittsburgh, I've known how good Ramirez is for a long time. He loves the chance to be in the spotlight. While there may no such things as clutch hitting, he seems like to hit with the game on the line. I do think he will finally get his due this year, though. He showed this past weekend just how good he can be. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As a cub fan it's kind of funny, but Aramis Ramirez has been here 5 years and I've hardly ever seen him quoted or interviewed. Probably my favorite cub hitter to watch, what's he like off the field? (Mike from Chicago)	Very quiet. I get along with him great. You're right, he flies under the radar. He's one of the best players in the game today and doesn't get enough credit because of what you mentioned. (Len Kasper)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Aramis Ramirez singles -- seven batters away! (Kevin Goldstein)

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