Ramos is the leading candidate to fill the vacancy in the Rangers' rotation for Monday's game against the Yankees, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cole Hamels was initially scheduled to take the hill Monday, but the Rangers have opted to scratch him for that game after he picked up a groin injury following his most recent start. It's not expected that Hamels will miss more than one turn in the rotation, so if Ramos indeed gets the call to pitch Monday, he's unlikely to parlay the opportunity into an extended run with the big club. The 31-year-old has a 3.18 ERA and 10 strikeouts over 11.1 innings in his three starts with Round Rock this season.