The White Sox are calling up third baseman Bryan Ramos from Double-A Birmingham, according to James Fox of the FutureSox web site. The corresponding 26-man roster transfer isn’t but identified, however Ramos has been on Chicago’s 40-man roster since November 2022.
Ramos might be bypassing the Triple-A stage fully with a purpose to make his Main League debut each time he makes his first look on the sphere.
It’s a fairly aggressive promotion for the White Sox to make with the 22-year-old, particularly since Ramos wasn’t precisely forcing the difficulty with a sluggish begin towards Double-A pitching — an .182/.265/.307 slash line over 98 plate appearances with Birmingham this season. Ramos no less than had higher numbers in an extended pattern measurement at Double-A in 2023, hitting .272/.369/.457 with 14 homers over 339 PA.
Accidents may very well be forcing Chicago’s hand, as Danny Mendick was scratched from yesterday’s lineup as a consequence of tightness in his decrease again. Whereas supervisor Pedro Grifol informed MLB.com and different media that he didn’t assume Mendick’s harm was too severe, that stance may need modified after some additional testing, plus the White Sox are already short-handed at third base as it’s.
With Yoan Moncada out till late July as a consequence of an adductor pressure, the recent nook has been a revolving door, with Mendick, Braden Shewmake and Lenyn Sosa all getting begins in Moncada’s absence. Sosa is at Triple-A and infielder Zach Remillard remains to be within the group after lately being outrighted off the 40-man roster, nevertheless it seems as if the White Sox will as an alternative check out an up-and-coming prospect.
A global signing in July 2018, the Cuban-born Ramos posted stable numbers at A-ball in 2021, which led to his first style of Double-A motion in 2022. He spent the majority of the 2023 marketing campaign again at Birmingham, although he missed near to 2 months of motion with a groin harm.
It may very well be that this missed time led the White Sox to start out Ramos again at Double-A this season moderately than transfer him to Triple-A Charlotte, and it is likely to be that Ramos will get optioned to Charlotte moderately than Birmingham if and when he’s despatched again right down to the minors.
Relying on Mendick’s standing, Ramos would possibly simply be getting a cup of espresso within the Present as roster depth for a day or two.
Then once more, for the reason that 6-26 White Sox are already trying to the long run, they may take this chance to offer Ramos some actual taking part in time. Moncada is within the final assured yr of his contract, and because it doesn’t appear to be the Sox will train their $25M membership possibility on Moncada for 2025, Ramos may very well be seen as an on a regular basis candidate by Opening Day 2025 and even this season, relying on how he fares in his first seems towards MLB pitching.
Baseball America and MLB Pipeline each rank Ramos because the fourth-best prospect in Chicago’s farm system, citing his energy potential and hard-contact tendencies, even when breaking pitches stay a problem. Defensively, Ramos has a 55-grade throwing arm and has made loads of positive aspects together with his glovework at third base.
Each scouting shops made observe of Ramos’ perspective and drive to enhance, with BA’s scouting report noting that Ramos’ “make-up and work ethic…[is] described as being off the charts, and he has labored onerous on firming his physique since initially coming to the U.S.”
