Wilson Ramos
WILSON RAMOS
This trade may have been the biggest steal of the deadline. The Phillies got Wilson Ramos, an All-Star catcher with the Rays this year for a player to be named later or cash. He provided a significant offensive upgrade over Jorge Alfaro and Andrew Knapp, hitting .297 with a .834 OPS in 78 games for Tampa Bay.
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The catch was Ramos was still on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. He could have been out all the way until September, but whenever he did return, he would become arguably the team’s best hitter. Thankfully, Ramos was back on the field
Ramos debuted with a bang, hitting two doubles and a triple with three runs batted in against the Red Sox. He has been tremendous at the plate for Philadelphia with a .382/.436/.559 line with nine extra-base hits and 14 runs batted in. Since debuting for the Phillies, Ramos has the second-best batting average, 10th-best on-base percentage, and 21st-best OPS among all hitters.
The only issue with Ramos is that he is still not 100% healthy. He has started 17 games behind the plate for the Phillies, often times needing a day or even two off between starts. If Ramos was healthy this trade would easily be an A, but I will have to knock off one grade for it.
Of all the players on expiring contracts, Ramos is the only one I would consider bringing back. A tandem of him and Alfaro would be quite effective behind and at the plate.