Ten quick thoughts on the Red Sox’ decision to designate Hanley Ramirez for assignment …
1. Ramirez has always been an enigma – as an early 2000s phenom in the Red Sox organization who didn’t often have eye-popping numbers to match the hype, when he was winning a batting title and competing for Most Valuable Player awards during his electric youth with the Marlins, and especially during his uneven days with the Dodgers. It seems only fitting that his departure here would also have puzzling undertones.
2. Sure, Ramirez was an enigma here too. But the negative connotation of the word didn’t always apply.