Erasmo Ramirez Designated For Assignment
1 year agoThe Tampa Bay Rays designated right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment on Saturday and recalled right-hander Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Ramirez has made 37 appearances (two starts) this year for the Rays and Washington Nationals and hasn't been effective at all with a 6.12 ERA (4.82 FIP), 1.52 WHIP, 13 walks and 39 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched. The Rays had seen enough from the 33-year-old after he gave up four earned runs on eight hits in just three innings of relief on Friday night in the 9-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. In his 30 1/3 innings for the Rays, he had a 5.93 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 26 strikeouts.
Source: Rays Communications
Source: Rays Communications