Ben Ramirez Stats & Scouting Report

AB	299
AVG	.207
OBP	.262
SLG	.271
HR	2

Full name Ben William Ramirez
Born 12/02/1998 in Chula Vista, CA
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Southern California
Drafted in the 13th round (384th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2021 (signed for $100,000).

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A 35th-round pick of the Cubs out of high school, Ramirez started four years at Southern California while bouncing around to different positions. He settled in as the Trojans’ starting third baseman this spring and hit .304 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs, all of which led the team. Ramirez is more solid than exceptional. He’s an average defender at third base with an above-average arm and has the versatility to play second base. He makes decent contact from the left side and projects to be a potentially fringe-average hitter. Ramirez’s biggest development this spring was his power increased from well below-average to potentially fringe-average. He doesn’t project to hit enough to be an everyday player, but his increased power gives him a better chance to stick on a big league bench with his defensive versatility. He projects to be taken late on the draft’s second day or early on the third day.

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A 35th-round pick of the Cubs out of high school, Ramirez started four years at Southern California while bouncing around to different positions. He settled in as the Trojans’ starting third baseman this spring and hit .304 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs, all of which led the team. Ramirez is more solid than exceptional. He’s an average defender at third base with an above-average arm and has the versatility to play second base. He makes decent contact from the left side and projects to be a potentially fringe-average hitter. Ramirez’s biggest development this spring was his power increased from well below-average to potentially fringe-average. He doesn’t project to hit enough to be an everyday player, but his increased power gives him a better chance to stick on a big league bench with his defensive versatility. He projects to be taken late on the draft’s second day or early on the third day.
Ramirez was a two-sport star in basketball and baseball at Eastlake (Calif.) High and carried the Titans to a CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) baseball championship as a senior. The Cubs drafted him in the 35th round after high school, but he opted for USC and became a three-year starter in the Trojans infield. Ramirez looks the part at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds and can move all around the infield. He is a reliable defender with excellent hands, above-average arm strength and the ability to make accurate throws from awkward angles. Ramirez played shortstop, second base and third base in the Cape Cod League and at USC, with scouts citing third base as his best position. Ramirez got stronger over the summer and set a new career high in home runs (three) in only 15 games this spring, but scouts still see a below-average hitter who doesn’t have the power to profile at third base. Barring significant gains at the plate, Ramirez’s ticket up the minors will be his defensive versatility.
Ramirez was an early bloomer that drew the attention of scouts as a 6-foot-2, 170-pound freshman. His promise was in his projectable frame, but he never made the expected strength gains and thus divides scouts in their present evaluations. Now a senior, Ramirez is a thinly-built 6-foot-3, 180 pounds with below-average bat speed and little strength to impact the ball against good competition. Some evaluators believe his strength is still to come, while others who have been waiting for years are doubtful. Ramirez played shortstop in high school but projects to move to third base, where his reliable hands and average arm will work. Ramirez's upside depends on if he ever gets stronger. The evaluators that believe he will see Ramirez as a projectable gamble worth taking in the top 10 rounds, while others think he should honor his commitment to Southern California.