Where is hanley ramirez going to play

Being an athletic player who had managed to play shortstop for most of his career, the organization believed he would be able to thrive in left field. He continued his hot hitting through April, putting up an OPS of.

But all that changed on May 4, when he collided into the wall while tracking down a fly ball and injured his left shoulder, which he had already had two surgeries on in the past. Ramirez struggled throughout the rest of May, hitting just. But he seemed to have made a full recovery when he put up a strong month of June, posting a. The injury bug struck him again at the end of the month when he was hit on the wrist by a line drive from teammate Xander Bogaerts.

And although he did not miss any time on the IL once again, he was never the same that year. He finished out his first year in Boston by struggling to the tune of a. His inconsistent hitting combined with his disastrous fielding gave him a fWAR of However, expectations were still high for Ramirez entering Hanley did not disappoint.

He hit. Just as the Red Sox slugger seemed to be hitting his stride, he turned into a full-blown disaster.

His offensive production sputtered in , and it started to become obvious that his defensive play at first base was far from passable.

Once again, the injury excuse was used. He seemed to be limited by a nagging left shoulder problem that would not go away and had to have surgery at the end of the season. As a result, fans were optimistic once again entering Han-Ram was slotted in at the No. Martinez protecting him in the cleanup spot.

Everything seemed to be running smoothly at the end of April, as Ramirez and his. But his production took a rapid turn for the worse, hitting just.

The notion was to move him to the outfield. After spending his career as an infielder, Ramirez posted minus defensive runs saved in left field in and ultimately moved to first base. As his offense continued to tumble and he became more of a defensive drag, Ramirez went from impactful to superfluous to an albatross. Once a prolific slugger, Ramirez now struggles to catch up with fastballs, hitting just. The Sox moved on. And, it seems, the other 29 MLB teams moved on as well. Ramirez didn't sign so much as a minor league pact after his release from Boston, and he still hasn't.

It's possible an AL club in need of a DH will take a flier on him. A minor league deal with a spring training invite feels about right. Fair enough. More MLB News ». View all MLB Sites. More AL East News ». View all AL East Sites. More AL Central News ». View all AL Central Sites. More AL West News ». View all AL West Sites. More NL East News ». View all NL East Sites. More NL Central News ». View all NL Central Sites.