AJ Ramos RP FA Thu 6/8/17 1:30 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos tossed 1.1 innings against the Cubs on Wednesday, working around a walk and recording a strikeout for his ninth save.
EDGE Analysis
He came on with two outs and the tying man on second in the eighth and struck out Ian Happ to end the threat, then navigated a fairly low-stress ninth. Ramos has converted all of his save chances successfully, but he still holds unattractive ratios for a closer: a 3.92 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. He often tends to land himself in hot water in non-save situations with poor control; over the course of his nine saves, Ramos has issued just four walks, but his 13 non-save appearances have resulted in nine walks. Fortunately for fantasy owners dealing with Ramos' subpar ratios, the sample sizes is too small for him to hurt your stats too much.
AJ Ramos RP FA Sun 6/4/17 8:35 PM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos struck out a pair in a clean inning of work to earn his eighth save of the season Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
The Marlins bullpen put forth an exceptional all-around performance in the come-from-behind win and Ramos confidently capped it off with a spotless inning, needing 14 pitches to retire the side. Though Ramos can be shaky at times, he's strung together five scoreless appearances to lower his ERA to 4.19 and still hasn't blown a save opportunity in 2017.
AJ Ramos RP FA Fri 6/2/17 10:36 PM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos pitched a perfect inning while striking out two to notch his seventh save Friday against the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Ramos was protecting a two-run lead and converted the opportunity with ease. He's yet to blow a save this year, and his 4.42 ERA is a bit misleading, as that number ballooned based upon three rough outings, and he remains a useful source for saves.
AJ Ramos RP FA Mon 5/29/17 11:35 PM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos notched his sixth save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Phillies, firing a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed a walk and struck out the side.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran closer issued an inning-opening walk to Aaron Altherr before setting down Tommy Joseph, Michael Saunders and Cameron Rupp on swinging strikes. Ramos undoubtedly makes matters interesting at times, but he's now posted three consecutive scoreless outings and has been successful in all six of his save opportunities. The 30-year-old had had some control issues (12 walks), but he's also racked up 22 strikeouts over 17.1 innings.
AJ Ramos RP FA Sat 5/27/17 9:43 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos pitched one-third of an inning on Friday, recording his fifth save of the season.
EDGE Analysis
It took Ramos only one pitch to seal the deal in this contest and record his fifth save of the season. Save chances have come few and far between for the closer, so fantasy owners will take them any way they can get them. He now has a 5.28 ERA to go along with a 1.57 WHIP on the season, but most of the damage against him has come in non-save situations. He's converted all five of his save opportunities on the campaign and has a firm hold on the closer's role.
AJ Ramos RP FA Wed 5/24/17 8:50 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out two in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 11-9 win over the A's.
EDGE Analysis
He was warming up to protect a 9-6 lead before the Marlins tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning, but the Marlins' closer made that insurance necessary with a clunker of an outing that included a two-run homer by Rajai Davis. Ramos has now given up five runs in his last two appearances, nearly doubling his ERA to 5.40, but all the damage against him this season has come in non-save situations -- the 30-year-old is a perfect 4-for-4 in converting save chances with a 0.00 ERA and 6:2 K:BB during those games.
AJ Ramos RP FA Mon 5/15/17 8:16 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos pitched a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to collect his fourth save of the season during Sunday's win against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
It's been a disappointing start for Ramos, as he's had just four save opportunities all season. With the Marlins sporting a 14-22 record and a 4.35 team ERA, there might not be a significant uptick in chances for Ramos, either. Still, he's posted a 2.57 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 10.7 K/9 dating back to 2015 and remains a solid fantasy asset.
AJ Ramos RP FA Wed 5/10/17 12:24 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos (1-2) gave up an unearned run on two hits and got stuck with the loss against St. Louis on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
While the run was unearned, Ramos deserved it, as it was his own error that caused Magneuris Sierra to go to second base; he then came home with the winning run on Dexter Fowler's RBI single. The ugly outing polished off a full-blown bullpen meltdown by the Marlins, as Kyle Barraclough and Brad Ziegler conspired to give up a four-run lead before Ramos came into a tie game. After netting 40 saves last season, Ramos has seen only three opportunities this year, but he's converted all of them successfully.
AJ Ramos RP FA Sun 4/30/17 10:05 AM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos allowed two hits and a solo home run during the ninth inning of Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh.
EDGE Analysis
The closer hadn't taken the hill since April 23, and his last save opportunity was April 22. After notching 72 saves the past two years, there haven't been many chances for Ramos in 2017, and his 4.00 ERA and 1.44 WHIP aren't helpful ratios. Patience should pay off, though. Ramos has been a solid fantasy option since taking over closing duties in 2015.
AJ Ramos RP FA Sun 4/16/17 12:28 PM
AJ Ramos
RP FA
Ramos struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to notch his second save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
The 30-year-old righty now has a 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 7:3 K:BB through his first six innings on the season. Ramos remains one of the better second-tier fantasy closers in the league.