Acquired from the Rays on July 28th for Steve Cishek, Erasmo Ramirez quietly held the Mariners rotation together in August, prompting the fun nickname, Er”ace”mo from some fans. While not an ace, Ramirez did provide solid inning for the team down the stretch.
After joining the rotation, Ramirez posted good numbers for the Mariners. His 3.92 ERA and 1.16 WHIP were respectable. So to where his 7.8 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 ratios. On the surface, Ramirez appeared to be the prototypical #4 starter.
However, a deeper dive into numbers do raise some eyebrows.