Angels acquire LHP Cesar Ramos from Rays for RHP Mark Sappington

[bloodbrother]

Alden Gonzalez @Alden_Gonzalez  Â·  37s 37 seconds ago

Another trade for wheeling-and-dealing #Angels: LHP Cesar Ramos acquired from #Rays for RHP Mark Sappington.

 

Team is very active today

[MVTrout]

Keep it up, Dipoto!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Stockpiling rondons

[Richard]

Long Beach State

[Jammer36]

Dipoto is getting after it this week!

[bloodbrother]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 3m3 minutes ago

Cesar Ramos, 30, had a 3.70 ERA in 43 G (7 GS) in 2014. 1.36 WHIP, 1.69 K/BB, 82 2/3 IP, 2 years of arbitration left. #Angels

 

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 1m1 minute ago

Ramos is better against LHHs (.625 OPS) than RHHs (.716) in 186 career appearances, but I wouldn’t necessarily call him a LOOGY. Length guy.

 

 

 

Even more depth. Can start in a pinch and has shown to be effective as a reliever. Had a 2.92 ERA in 52.1 innings as a reliever last year. He'll have the tough task of filling Joe Thatcher's shoes, who will be sorely missed after his stellar run with the Halos this past season

Edited November 5, 2014 by bloodbrother

[wopphil]

Odd trade, can't say I understand this one.

[Angelsjunky]

Hmmm...not so crazy about this one. Ramos is a run-of-the-mill middle reliever and thus really only depth. Sappington had a bad year, and I suppose this was a sign that the Angels had soured on him.

[WallyWorld]

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez  6m6 minutes ago

Cesar Ramos, 30, had a 3.70 ERA in 43 G (7 GS) in 2014. 1.36 WHIP, 1.69 K/BB, 82 2/3 IP, 2 years of arbitration left. #Angels

 

not spectacular numbers, but solid. Sounds like a Thatcher replacement?

[Angelsjunky]

Ah, I see now - he's a lefty. Buh-bye, Thatcher. Decent trade, then.

 

And by the way, Ramos is not a Rondon. A Rondon is a young prospect that only organizational fans know about and thus over-rate.

[nate]

Jerry doing work!

[Jay]

WS or bust!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Sorry AJ, i just thought it was a lating minor league guy. Whats our term for that? If none is available yet, i vote for imposter imposter (until they get to the bigs)

[Jay]

At least Dipoto played the game, thus avoiding the humiliation of being LOL'd at by Theriot

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/ryan-theriot-laughs-off-dodgers-hiring-of-gm-farhan-zaidi-190201826.html

[WallyWorld]

Beto Duran â€@DuranSports  1m1 minute ago

Newest Angel reliever Cesar Ramos was teammate with Jered Weaver and Jason Vargas at Long Beach State

[WallyWorld]

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez  2m2 minutes ago

More Sapp: "I'm looking forward to a new opportunity with the Rays. I'm going to miss everybody. I love a lot of people with the Angels."

 

i guess they cut off the part of the quote where he said "except for the big catorce."

 

[Jay]

So this is the new Santiago?

[nando714]

Is this because the angels didn't wanna pay the bucks for a lefty rp in fa?

Does this mean Thatcher isn't an option to resign as well

[LightTheHalo]

 

Beto Duran â€@DuranSports  1m1 minute ago

Newest Angel reliever Cesar Ramos was teammate with Jered Weaver and Jason Vargas at Long Beach State

 

 

If you go even wider on this photo, is Evan Longoria or Troy Tulowitzky in it? #fingers_crossed

[tomsred]

I approve of this trade.

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Patiently waiting to see what his connection is to the DBacks or Rockies.

[tomsred]

Patiently waiting to see what his connection is to the DBacks or Rockies.

 

He stayed at at a Holiday Inn once in both cities?

[DW711]

Odd trade, can't say I understand this one.

 

minor league depth.

[Angel Oracle]

If you go even wider on this photo, is Evan Longoria or Troy Tulowitzky in it? #fingers_crossed

Tulo was a teammate in 2004, but Longoria was still in junior college.   Those two would be teammates for a year in 2005. 

 

How LB failed to make the 2004 CWS is a mystery.

Most talented team ever at LB, yet they couldn't do what the 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1998 teams did (CWS appearance).  

[tomsred]

If you go even wider on this photo, is Evan Longoria or Troy Tulowitzky in it? #fingers_crossed

 

 

 

Sorry!

Edited November 5, 2014 by tomsred