Emmanuel Ramirez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Diego Padres #30 prospect in 2016
  An under-the-radar signing in November 2012, Ramirez kept a low profile until 2015. After spending three seasons in the Dominican Summer League as a reliever with middling results, Ramirez came to the U.S. in 2015 and opened eyes as a starter. After walking 49 batters in 36 innings as a reliever in 2013, Ramirez walked just 20 in 73 innings at three stops in 2015. An athletic righthander, he has a solid, repeatable delivery and receives high marks for aptitude. Ramirez leads with a fastball that can touch 93 mph but sits 90-92, but his separating pitch is a curveball that rates as the best in the organization. While Padres 2015 third-rounder Jacob Nix has a hammer curve with power, Ramirez has a diving tumbler with a better spin rate than Nix. Ramirez could return to Tri-City in 2016 if he doesn't make a full-season club.