Mon 4/23/12 11:09 AM

Alexei Ramirez is batting just .246/.271/.316 with one home run through his first 15 games this season. Ramirez has struck out 11 times and has only swiped one base. But the 30-year-old shortstop has a .581 career OPS in the first month of the season, so these early struggles shouldn't be all that alarming. He finished the 2011 campaign with a .269/.328/.399 batting line, 15 home runs and seven stolen bases.