It seems like so long ago, but there was a time when Jose Ramirez was simply a more compact version of Michael Brantley. When he broke out in 2016 you could take his slash line that year (.312/.363/.462) slap Brantley’s name on it and no one would be the wiser. In fact it’s almost exactly what PECOTA expected from Brantley. If that had held up as Ramirez’s yearly output, all you’re looking at is a top five third baseman in the league. But Ramirez didn’t want to do that. He experienced the life of Brantley and evidently found it not to his liking.
Jose Ramirez is his own kind of superstar
