The Miami Marlins drafted A.J. Ramos back in 2009 in the 21st round of the Amateur draft. He was a stud for Texas Tech, where he’s from.
Ramos was never a big time star but continuously worked his butt off and got outs. Whether it was in the minors or the Marlins bullpen, he had to climb the ladder.
Ramos got his first opportunity to be the Marlins closer in 2015 and hasn’t looked back. When Steve Cishek was scuffling, Ramos who was the set up guy took reigns of the closer role.