Alexi Ramirez: Whose worried?

[A Fleshner Fantasy]

As I'm sure all of my fellow Alexi Ramirez owners know (as well as a lot of others) his start has been brutal. I know he's not typically a quick starter, but I'm getting a bit concerned. While I know that SS is not a particularly strong position (making it more logical to wait it out and hope he improves), there are a few players who it's tempting to take a flyer on. Whose worried about Ramirez and who thinks that it's worth it to just be patient and give him time to turn it around?

[Padsin05]

he was brutal last year also, maybe hes just never gonna live up to expectations.

[gnarboots11]

It is time to write him off. Take it from an owner who owned him last year and missed out on guys like Zobrist because I thought he would turn it around. It was a mistake and I recommend you don't make the same mistake. Dump him for the next hot item.

[footballisbetter.com]

I got sick of waiting for him to "show his potential". I dumped him when Castro got called up. And he is still sitting on the WW.

[AquaMan2342]

Konerko and Rios must be drinking the right water because everybody else is struggling in Chicago.

[thejusman1]

He's a free agent in both my 12-team leagues... I he's a fringe-worthy starter in mixed leagues.

[RyeWhiskey]

I actually just added him off the FA in a deep bench 10 team league (Drew is my everyday SS). I am not buying into a huge ressurgence but the following stats are worth noting:

2009:
April/March: .214 BA, .273 OBP, .558 OBS (1 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 5 SB)
May: .281, .320, .695 (2 - 14 -10 -4)
June: .283, .347, .833 (7 - 15 - 19 - 2)
July: .298, .354, .759 (1 - 9 - 14 - 1)

2010:
April/March: .221, .231, .542 (1 - 8 - 5 - 1)
May: .236, .276, .603 (1 - 6 - 4 - 1)
It's also worth noting that his K/BB in April/March was atrocious (13/1) and has improved thus far through May (8/3).

So I took a flier and am thinking he's having a prolongued early-season slump and should pull out of it soon. I'm not expecting the world but if he begins to produce for a month or so I'd look to deal him on the upswing and see what I can get in return from someone hurting at SS.

[j24jags]

I really do not think he is ever going to live up to the hype/potential. IMO we're looking at a guy whose CEILING is the season he had in 2008. If you pay for anything more than 15 HRs/20 SBs you will be sorely disappointed. I think that is approximately his ceiling and it is much more realistic to expect 15 SBs. His avg likely won't help you either, around .275-.280.

[jake_twothousandfive]

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